28 August 2024: The latest edition of the Tropical Forest Update features articles on work by ITTO and partners to support the sustainable development of the tropical forest sector through advocacy, projects and reliable data, including a report on a new study of three decades of tropical forest statistics and an article on amplifying the uptake and impact of ITTO’s guidelines on tropical forest landscape restoration.

27 August 2024: There is no shortage of inventiveness in timber traceability, but more investment and incentives are needed to further develop these innovations, facilitate their uptake in the timber sector, and ensure that such systems are financially self-sustaining, an ITTO officer has told Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)’s illegal logging expert group, known as EGILAT.

20 August 2024: The overall performance of international timber markets in July was still relatively sluggish. Amid the continued downturn, enterprises in many countries explored ways to survive and grow, according to the latest edition of the Global Timber Index (GTI) Report, released today.

12 August 2024: The 2024 theme for International Youth Day, celebrated every year on this date, is "From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development", highlighting how young minds are harnessing technology to create sustainable solutions to our world's most pressing challenges.

Rome, Italy, 24 July 2024: A smartphone app developed with ITTO support to estimate log volumes from a photo and improve the efficiency of timber tracking has featured in a high-profile United Nations report on innovations fostering sustainability in the forest sector.

Yokohama, Japan, 16 July 2024: Since its establishment in 1989, the ITTO Fellowship Programme has enabled more than 1400 young and midcareer professionals from 50 countries to strengthen their expertise in tropical forestry and improve their career prospects. The next round of fellowship applications is now open! The deadline is Monday 2 September 2024 at 17:00 (Japan Standard Time) for activities commencing after 1 January 2025.