Council & committees

ITTO's governing body is the International Tropical Timber Council, which comprises all the Organization's members; it meets once a year to develop forest-related policies and approve and finance field-level projects.

The Council is assisted by four committees: the Committee on Economics, Statistics and Markets, the Committee on Reforestation and Forest Management, the Committee on Forest Industry and the Committee on Finance and Administration. Usually, these committees convene during sessions of the Council.

Click here to see coverage of sessions of the Council.

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International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006

This is the international treaty under which ITTO operates. It entered into force on 7 December 2011, superseding the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994.

Published :  1 February 2006

International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994

This is the international treaty under which ITTO operated from 1 January 1997 to 6 December 2011, superseding the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983.

Published :  1 February 2006

International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983

This is the international treaty under which ITTO operated from 1 April 1985 to 31 December 1996.

Published :  1983
ISBN :  92-1-112358-5