An update on recent policy developments in two major markets for timber and timber products- Side event at 45th Meeting of the International Tropical Timber Council

11 November 2009, 16:00-17:30, Yokohama, Japan

45th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and Associated Sessions of the Committees

9-14 November 2009, Yokohama, Japan

ITTO Side Event: “Promoting Sustainable Forest Management in the Tropics”

21 October 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Steven Johnson
Communications Unit
e-mail: johnson@itto.or.jp
Ph.: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

ITTO-CITES Side Event: Ensuring International Trade in CITES-listed Timber Species is Consistent with Their Sustainable Management and Conservation

19 October 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Steven Johnson
Communications Unit
e-mail: johnson@itto.or.jp
Ph.: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

International Symposium on Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization towards Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

5–8 October 2009 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr. Hwan Ok Ma
ITTO Reforestation and Forest Management
e-mail: ma@itto.or.jp
Ph.: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

National forum to strengthen policies and opportunities for forest investment in the forest sector of Ecuador

1-3 September 2009, Quito, Ecuador

Ramon Carrillo Arellano
ITTO Forest Industry Division
e-mail: carrillo@itto.or.jp
Ph.: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

National forum to strengthen policies and opportunities for forest investment in the Philippines

12-14 August 2009, Manila, Philippines

Ramon Carrillo Arellano
ITTO Forest Industry Division
e-mail: carrillo@itto.or.jp
Ph.: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

Latin America regional forum on promoting wood-based bioenergy using wood residues and wastes

13-16 July 2009, Manaus, Amazonas (Brazil)

Dr. Tetra Yanuariadi
ITTO Forest Industry Division
e-mail: tetra@itto.or.jp
Ph.: +81 45 223 1110; Fax: +81 45 223 1111

Mr. Daniel Tristão,
International Cooperation Division, the Brazilian Forest Service
e-mail: Daniel.tristao@florestal.gov.br
Ph.: +55 61 33077266; Fax: +55 61 33077269

Children's environmental education conference on tropical forests

10 July 2009, Yokohama, Japan

Kanako Sakaguchi
Tel: 045-223-1110, Fax: 045-223-1111, E-mail:sakaguchi@itto.or.jp

International conference on promotion of Intra-African trade in timber and timber products

30 June – 2 July 2009, Accra, Ghana

ITTO Secretariat,
Email: ahadome@itto.or.jp
Fax: +81 45 223 1111
Tel: +81 45 223 1110

Asian Workshop of the ITTO-CITES Project on Ensuring International Trade in CITES-listed Timber Species is Consistent with their Sustainable Management and Conservation: Gonystylus spp. (Ramin)

1-2 July 2009, Bogor, Indonesia

Forest tenure, governance and enterprise: New opportunities for livelihoods and wealth in Central and West Africa

25-29 May 2009,Yaoundé, Cameroon

Eduardo Mansur (ITTO RFM)
E-mail: mansur@itto.or.jp
Tel: 81-45-223-1110
Fax: 81-45-223-1111

ITTO Capacity Building Training Workshops for Project Formulation

1.20-24 April 2009, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2.27 April-1 May 2009, Libreville, Gabon
3.12-16 May 2009, Guatemala City, Guatemala
4.11-15 May 2009, Ibadan, Nigeria

Ms. Kanako Sakaguchi
ITTO Secretariat
e-mail: sakaguchi@itto.or.jp
Ph.: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

National Forum to strengthen policies and opportunities for forest investment in Congo

17 - 19 February 2009 , Brazzaville, Congo

Ramon Carrillo Arellano
ITTO Forest Industry Division
e-mail: carrillo@itto.or.jp
Ph.: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

International Workshop on Promotion of Rubberwood Processing Technology in the Asia-Pacific Region

8-10 December 2008,Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China

Dr. Zhao Youke, Ms. Xiong Manzhen
Research Institute of Wood Industry, Chinese Academy of Forestry,
Wan Shou Shan, Beijing 100091, China
TEL: 86-10-6288-9407, 86-10-6288-9412
FAX: 86-10-6288-1937
Email: youke.zhao@hotmail.com, kjc.mg@caf.ac.cn
http://www.paneltech.cn/rubberwood/workshop.htm

The Second “D”: Addressing forest degradation with sustainable forest management ITTO/IUCN/FAO side event at Forest Day 2

6 December 2008,Poznan, Poland

Eduardo Mansur (ITTO; mansur@itto.or.jp)
Carole Saint-Laurent (IUCN/GPFLR; CarSaintL@bellnet.ca)
Moujahed Achouri (FAO; moujahed.achouri@fao.org )

EU FLEGT Side Event at 44th ITTC 'An update on the implementation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan" by the European Community

6 November 2008,

Nimmo-Bell and Co. Side Event "Tapping into Economic benefits from Environmental Services generated by SFM"

5 November 2008,

Charlotte Cudby
Agribusiness Consultant
(Forestry & Environmental Economics)

Nimmo-Bell and Co.
PO Box 10-790
Wellington 6143, New Zealand

Email: charlotte@nimmo-bell.co.nz
Phone: +64 4 472 4629
Fax: +64 4 472 4630
Mob: +64 21 818 090

www.nimmo-bell.co.nz

44th ITTC Annual Market Discussion

5 November 2008,

Helveta CI Timber Tracking Side Event at 44th ITTC

4 November 2008,Plenary Hall

Asia Pacific Regional Forum on Promoting Wood-Based Bioenergy Using Wood Residues and Waste

14-17 October 2008,Jakarta, Indonesia

Dr. Tetra Yanuariadi
ITTO Forest Industry Division
e-mail: tetra@itto.or.jp
Ph.: +81 45 223 1110; Fax: +81 45 223 1111

Mr. Jansen Tangketasik
Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia
e-mail: jansen_57@yahoo.com and noni_e_rahayu@yahoo.com
Ph.: +62 21 5730433; Fax: +62 21 5737093

International Workshop on Innovations in Tropical Forestry and Forest Product Industries

22-25 September 2008,Abidjan, Cote d'Ivore

Ramon Carrillo Arellano
ITTO Forest Industry Division
e-mail: carrillo@itto.or.jp
Ph.: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

http://www.aifort2008.com/

Forest Dialogue statement on forests and climate change now available

17-18 September 2008,Washington DC, United States

Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Afforestation and Reforestation Projects Development under the CDM

8 – 12 September 2008,Seoul, Korea

Hwan Ok Ma
Projects Manager, Reforestation and Forest Management Division, ITTO Secretariat
Email: ma@itto.or.jp

Regional Training on Rattan Taxonomy and Inventory

7-13 September 2008,Bangkok, Thailand

Dra. Aida B. Lapis

ITTO-Philipines-ASEAN Rattan Project
ITTO PD 334/05 Rev. 2 (I)
'Demonstration and Application of Production and Utilization Technologies
for Rattan Sustainable Development in the ASEAN Member Countries'
ERDB, College, Laguna 4031 Philippines
Telefax: +6349-536-4051
Tel.No.: +6349-536-2229, 536-2269 local 230
E-mail: itto_rattan@yahoo.com, itto@aseanrattan.org
Website: www.aseanrattan.org

African Regional Forum on Promoting Wood-Based Bioenergy Using Wood Residues & Wastes

3-5 September 2008,Douala, Cameroon

Tetra Yanuariadi
ITTO Forest Industry Division
e-mail: tetra@itto.or.jp
Ph.: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

Mr. Marfor Tangala Alphonse
Ministry of Forest and Wildlife, Cameroon
e-mail: marfor_ta@yahoo.fr
Ph.: +237 77625228

FAO/ITTO Regional Workshop on Improving Forest Law Compliance and Governance in Tropical West Africa

15-17 July 2008,Accra, Ghana

Eva Muller
Eva.Muller@fao.org

Steve Johnson
johnson@itto.or.jp

African Regional Workshop on Afforestation and Reforestation Projects Development under the CDM

23-27 June 2008,Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Hwan Ok Ma
Projects Manager, Reforestation and Forest Management Division, ITTO Secretariat
Email: ma@itto.or.jp

Meeting on Operational Modalities of Future Work of the ITTC in Accra, Ghana

9-12 June 2008,Accra, Ghana

Collins E. Ahadome
ITTO Secretariat, Management Services
E-mail: ahadome@itto.or.jp
Tel: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

ITTO at 4th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV)

28-30 May 2008,Yokohama, Japan

Collins E. Ahadome
ITTO Secretariat, Management Services
E-mail: ahadome@itto.or.jp
Tel: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

International Expert Meeting on Addressing Climate Change through Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests

30 April - 2 May 2008,Yokohama, JAPAN

Hwan Ok Ma
Projects Manager, Reforestation and Forest Management Division, ITTO Secretariat
Email: ma@itto.or.jp

Expert workshop on sustainable management of afrormosia (Pericopsis elata)

2-4 April 2008,Kribi, Cameroon

Dr. Steven Johnson
ITTO Secretariat Communications Unit
Email: johnson@itto.or.jp
Tel: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

Bolivia Investment Forum: Investment Opportunities in the Tropical Forestry Sector of Bolivia

26-27 March 2008,Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Forestry Chamber of Bolivia
Prof. Manuel Ignacio Salvatierra 1055
Ph.: +59 13 333 2699
Fax: +59 13 333 1456
e-mail: hmoreno@cfb.org.bo

ITTO Forest Industry Division
Ph.: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111
e-mail: fi@itto.or.jp

ITTO Side Event at COP 13 of UNFCCC on Monday 10 Dec 2007: Sustainable forest management to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in the tropics

10 December 2007,Room IV GH, Grand Hyatt Hotel

Hwan Ok Ma
Projects Manager
ITTO
Email: ma@itto.or.jp

ITTO Side Event at COP 13 of UNFCCC on Forest Day (Saturday the 8th December) SFM for REDD: from acronyms to implementation in the tropics

8 December 2007,Bali Room, Ayodya Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali

Hwan Ok Ma
Projects Manager
ITTO
Email: ma@itto.or.jp

The ITTO Action Plan Meeting

8-12 October 2007,Yaounde, Cameroon

Mr Emmanuel Ze Meka, Assistant Director
ITTO Reforestation and Forest Management Division
Email: zemeka@itto.or.jp

Ms Manami Oshima
ITTO Secretariat
Email: oshima@itto.or.jp

Regional workshop on processing and marketing of teak wood products of planted forests

25-28 September 2007,Peechi-Kerala, India

Dr K. M. Bhat
Workshop Convener
Kerala Forest Research Institute
Peechi 680 653, Thrissur District,
Kerala State, India
Tel: +91 487 2699037, 2699061-64
Fax: +91 487 2699249
Cell: +91 944 7878838
Email: kmbhat@kfri.org

Dr Hwan Ok Ma
Projects Manager, Forest Industry
ITTO Secretariat
Email: ma@itto.or.jp

International conference to promote the development of tropical non-timber forest products and services

23-28 September 2007,Hangzhou, China (field visits) /Beijing, China (conference)

ITTO Secretariat
Forest Industry Division
Tel: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111
Email: fi@itto.or.jp

DENR/FAO/ITTO regional workshop on improving forest law compliance and governance in Southeast Asia

11-13 September 2007,Manila, the Philippines

Steve Johnson, ITTO Secretariat
johnson@itto.or.jp

West and Central Africa tropical forest investment forum: issues and opportunities for investment in natural tropical forests

28-30 August 2007,Accra, Ghana

ITTO Secretariat, Forest Industry Division
Email: ahadome@itto.or.jp or fi@itto.or.jp
Fax: +81 45 223 1111
Tel: +81 45 223 1110

Asia-Pacific tropical forest investment forum: issues and opportunities for investing in natural tropical forests

6-8 August 2007,Bangkok, Thailand

ITTO Forest Industry Division
Email: fi@itto.or.jp
Tel: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

Community forest management and enterprises: global issues and opportunities

16-20 July 2007,Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil

Patricia Hanashiro
Programme Officer - Office of the Executive Director
ITTO Secretariat
Tel: +81 45 223 1110
Fax: +81 45 223 1111
Email: hanashiro@itto.or.jp

Augusta Molnar
Director, Community and Markets Program
Rights and Resources Group
1238 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 204
Washington, DC 20007, USA
Tel: +1 202 470 3892 (office) / +1 202 341 7319 (mobile)
Fax: +1 703 276 8524
Email: AMolnar@righstandresources.org
Web: www.rightsandresources.org

FAO/ITTO regional workshop on forest law enforcement in Central America

27-29 June 2007,San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Steven Johnson, ITTO Secretariat
Email: itto@itto.or.jp
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

CITES and ITTO: collaboration for trade in sustainably managed tropical timber species

7 June 2007,The Hague, Netherlands

Dr Steven Johnson
ITTO Secretariat
johnson@itto.or.jp

Ms Manami Oshima
ITTO Secretariat
oshima@itto.or.jp

ITTO workshops to promote the exchange of experience at the regional level on the implementation of sustainable forest management through ITTO supported projects

May - July 2007,Lomé, Togo / Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia / Medellin, Colombia

Africa
Dr Kouami Kokou (Togo)
Email: kokoukouami@hotmail.com

Asia
Dr Agus Justianto (Indonesia)
Email: agusjustianto@yahoo.com

Ms Nining, Ministry of Forestry (Indonesia)
Email: nininghp@cbn.net.id

Latin America
Heliodoro Sanchez (Colombia)
Email: heliosanchez@etb.net.co

International conference on wood-based bioenergy

17-19 May 2007,Hannover, Germany In conjunction with LIGNA+ 2007

ITTO Secretariat, Forest Industry Division
Email: fi@itto.or.jp
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

Latin American regional workshop on afforestation and reforestation projects development under the CDM

19-23 March 2007,Lima, Peru

ITTO Secretariat, Reforestation and Forest Management
Email: rfm@itto.or.jp

Monica Lau Alarcon
Especialista en Manejo de Recursos
y Areas Naturales Protegidas
Intendencia de Areas Naturales Protegidas
Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales (INRENA)
E-mail: mlau@inrena.gob.pe

FAO/ITTO/COMIFAC regional workshop on forest law enforcement in Central Africa

9-11 January 2007,Libreville, Gabon

Steven Johnson, ITTO Secretariat
Email: itto@itto.or.jp
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

Latin American tropical forest investment forum: issues and opportunities for investment in natural tropical forests

23-24 November 2006,Curitiba, Brazil

ITTO Secretariat, Forest Industry
Email: fi@itto.or.jp
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

Latin American tropical forest investment forum: issues and opportunities for investment in natural tropical forests

23-24 November 2006,Curitiba, Brazil

ITTO Secretariat, Forest Industries
Email: fi@itto.or.jp
Fax: +81 45 223 1111

International conference on managing forests for poverty reduction

3-6 October 2006,Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Mr Emmanuel Ze Meka, Assistant Director
ITTO Reforestation and Forest Management Division
E-mail: zemeka@itto.or.jp

International workshop on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): opportunities and challenges for the forest sector in Sub-Saharan tropical Africa

2-5 October 2006,Accra, Ghana

Mr Ben Gyamfi
Projects Officer for the Ghana Forestry Commission
Email: bengyamfi@hq.fcghana.com or bengyamfi@yahoo.com

Dr Kwame Asumadu
Director, Asumadu Pty Ltd, International Consultant coordinating the workshop
Email: Kasumadu@bigpond.net.au

Mr Emmanuel Ze Meka
ITTO Assistant Director for Reforestatation and Forest Management
Email: zemeka@itto.or.jp

Sub-regional workshop on the reinforcement of forestry training institutions in the Congo Basin

26-27 September 2006,Yaoundé, Cameroon

Mr Emmanuel Ze Meka, Assistant Director
ITTO Reforestation and Forest Management Division
E-mail: zemeka@itto.or.jp

Dr Jean-Claude Nguinguiri
ITTO Regional Officer for Africa
E-mail: itto.roaf@inet.ga or jcnguinguiri@yahoo.fr

Dr Jonas Nagahuedi Sodi
COMIFAC Executive Secretary
E-mail: comifac2005@yahoo.fr

ITTO/ICBR/INBAR international workshop on sustainable development of the global rattan sector

24-26 July 2006,Beijing, China

Huang Shineng, PhD
Research Institute of Tropical Forestry
Chinese Academy of Forestry
Long Dong, Guangzhou 510520, P R China
Tel: (86-20) 8702 8675
Fax: (86-20) 8703 1622 / 8702 8675
Email: snhuang@chinarattan.net or snhuang@pub.guangzhou.gd.cn

ITTO Shipping Consultation

11-12 July 2006,London, UK

ITTO Secretariat
Forest Industry Division
Email: fi@itto.or.jp

International tropical forest investment forum: issues and opportunities for investment in natural tropical forests

26-27 April 2006,Cancún, Mexico

ITTO Secretariat, Forest Industries
Fax: +81 45 223 1111
Email: fi@itto.or.jp

CONAFOR, Ms Alicia Judith Gomez Anaya or Mr Ramón Carrillo Arellano
Tel: + 52 33 3777 7047
Fax: +52 33 3777 7028
Email: agomez@conafor.gob.mx or rcarrillo@conafor.gob.mx

Forest Trends, Mr Michael Jenkins
Email: mjenkins@forest-trends.org

ASEAN-ITTO regional workshop on perspectives of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) forestry projects in Asia and the Pacific

22-24 March 2006,Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Dr. Hwan Ok Ma, ITTO Secretariat
Email: ma@itto.or.jp

RIL implementation in Indonesia with reference to Asia-Pacific Region: review and experiences

15-16 February 2006,Bogor, Indonesia

Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) of ITTO PD 110/01 Rev. 4 (I)
at Centre for Forestry Education and Training (CFET)
Jl. Gunung Batu PO Box 141,
Bogor – Indonesia 16610
Tel/Fax: +62-251-322809
E-mail: pcu@indo.net.id

ITTO/FAO international conference on tropical plywood

26-28 September 2005,Beijing, China

Paul Vantomme, ITTO Secretariat
Assistant Director Forest Industries
Fax: +81 45 223 1111
Email: vantomme@itto.or.jp or fi@itto.or.jp

Workshop on strengthening collaboration in great ape conservation

27 May 2005,ITTO headquarters, Yokohama, Japan

Emmanuel Ze Meka
ITTO Secretariat
Email: rfm@itto.or.jp

ITTO International Workshop on Phased Approaches to Certification

19-21 April 2005,Bern, Switzerland

Mr Amha bin Buang
Email: eimi@itto.or.jp

Forest landscape restoration implementation workshop

3-8 April 2005,Petrópolis, Brazil

Carole Saint-Laurent
Senior Forest Policy Adviser, IUCN
Coordinator, Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration
70 Mayfield Avenue
Toronto, Canada M6S 1K6
Tel: +1 416 763 3437
Email: CarSaintL@bellnet.ca

International workshop on climate change and the forest sector: Clean Development Mechanism in tropical countries

21-23 September 2004,Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Professor Dr Yeo-Chang Youn
Seoul National University
Department of Forest Resources
Silim-dong san 56-1, Gwanak-ku, 151-742
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Tel: 82-2-880-4754
Fax: 82-2-875-4763
Email: youn@snu.ac.kr