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Who is logging the Congo?
Photo: CIB
A new ITTO report has made a preliminary analysis of the forest industry in the Congo Basin
The incredible Condor
Photo: Conservation International
ITTO projects are assisting the establishment of a transboundary 'peace park' in the Condor Range. Articles on the Shuar people's commitment to conservation and sound forest use and the Condor-Kutuku conservation corridor
Rattan reborn?
Photo: A. Sarre
Knowledge about Asia's most important non-wood forest product, rattan, is sorely incomplete. An ITTO pre-project has set out some research and development priorities
Managing mangroves
Photo: J. Gasana
ITTO projects in Colombia, Panama, Thailand, India and Japan have advanced the cause of mangrove conservation and sustainable management
State of play for tropical timber
After several years in the doldrums, what are the short-term prospects for tropical timber exports?
Out on a limb
Tropical timber and sustainable development: is the trade delivering?
Fellowship report
How to improve the regeneration of African mahoganies in the northeastern block forest of the Democratic Republic of Congo
IUCN sets its agenda
The 3rd IUCN World Congress was one of the largest conservation gatherings ever staged
On the conference circuit
Reports on an international conference on illegal logging/trade, a workshop on the Asia Forest Partnership, a meeting on mangrove management and conservation, and a meeting on developing a legal framework on all types of forests
Courses
Training courses for professionals in forestry and related disciplines
Meetings
A comprehensive listing of coming conferences relevant to sustainable tropical forest management