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Celebrating International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples—tropical forest custodians

On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, ITTO reiterates its commitment to fully recognizing and supporting the ownership, control, customary rights and role of local communities and Indigenous Peoples on forest land and resources. The theme of the Day this year is the role of indigenous women in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge.

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New training modules available on legal and sustainable timber supply chains in Congo Basin

Yokohama, Japan, 26 July 2022: ITTO has released four training modules on legal and sustainable tropical timber supply chains in the Congo Basin  aimed at expanding market access for tropical timber produced in the subregion and increasing the contributions of the sector to sustainable development, climate-change mitigation and other regional objectives.

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Sustainable forestry can provide vital nature-based solutions to crises

Yokohama, Japan, 25 July 2022: Sustainable forestry can provide cost-effective solutions to the triple global crises on climate, biodiversity loss and pollution, all of which have been aggravated by recent armed conflicts, according to speakers at a side-event held earlier this month that fed into the 2022 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

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ITTO Fellowship Programme now open for 2022 applications

Yokohama, Japan, 15 July 2022: 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 Thursday 1 September 2022 at 5pm (Japan Standard Time) for activities commencing after 1 January 2023. 

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Indonesia launches new app on forest fire with ITTO support

Yokohama, Japan, 13 July 2022: A new app developed with ITTO assistance has been launched in Indonesia to assist fire brigades in preventing and suppressing wildfires. Forest wildfire is a major threat to human safety, infrastructure and ecosystems in many parts of Indonesia, and the app will assist in its control by increasing the availability of real-time information for firefighters.

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Celebrating the International Day of the Tropics—the critical importance of tropical forests

Yokohama, Japan, 29 June 2022: The tropics are home to extraordinary forests with the largest and most complex biological and cultural diversity while functioning as huge carbon stores. In celebration of the International Day of the Tropics, we describe some of ITTO’s work in three vital and vast tropical forest ecosystems—the Amazon, the Congo Basin and Southeast Asia.

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2022/08/09Celebrating International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples—tropical forest custodians 2022/08/02A new edition of the Teak Mekong newsletter from the ITTO funded project “Enhancing conservation and sustainable management of teak forests and legal and sustainable wood supply chains in the Greater Mekong Sub-region” is now available. 2022/08/01Changes to Forestry and Wildlife Law in Peru raise concerns. Read the 16-31 July 2022 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report for this and other timber market news. 2022/07/28A new edition of the Teak Mekong newsletter from the ITTO funded project “Enhancing conservation and sustainable management of teak forests and legal and sustainable wood supply chains in the Greater Mekong Sub-region” is now available. 2022/07/26New training modules available on legal and sustainable timber supply chains in Congo Basin 2022/07/25Sustainable forestry can provide vital nature-based solutions to crises 2022/07/19European Council adopts position on deforestation law. Read the 1-15 July 2022 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report for this and other timber market news.
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Members who wish to submit a Concept Note in accordance with Decision 4(LVI), Financing Scenario 4, please utilize the Online Submission System at www.itto.int/concept_note/login.  
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2 September 2022, Bangkok, Thailand ITTO eventSustainable Value-Added Teak Products for Green Economy: Lessons from the BMEL-ITTO Teak Project in Mekong 5-8 September 2022, Accra, Ghana ITTO event4th World Teak Conference 2022 7–12 November 2022, Yokohama, Japan ITTO event58th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and Sessions of the Associated Committees 21–22 August 2022, Chiang Mai, Thailand22nd Meeting of the APEC Experts Group on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade (EGILAT22) September 2022 (dates pending), Krakow, PolandForestSAT 2022
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