Yokohama, Japan, 5 June 2023: Timber, especially tropical timber, has considerable potential for reducing the environmental footprint of plastics by replacing them in everyday uses, stated ITTO Executive Director Sheam Satkuru on World Environment Day. 

Yokohama, Japan, 26 May 2023: Three ITTO projects on fire prevention and response, and the Organization’s guidelines on fire management in tropical forests, were the focus of a workshop held as part of the 8th International Wildland Fire Conference in Porto, Portugal, last week. The conference also adopted the Landscape Fire Governance Framework to promote collaboration on fire management.

Yokohama, Japan, 23 May 2023: ITTO Executive Director Sheam Satkuru stated forest investments must be scaled up to recognize the true value and centrality of forests, particularly tropical forests, in providing diverse products, benefits and services. She was speaking at the Panel on Transformative Actions held during the 18th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) on 9 May 2023.

Yokohama, Japan, 22 May 2023: The ITTO project designed to promote sustainable landscape management in the Giam Siak Kecil-Buit Batu Biosphere Reserve, a 705 000-ha conservation and sustainable use area on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, held its first steering committee meeting ahead of the International Biodiversity Day, being celebrated today.

Yokohama, Japan, 19 May 2023: Realizing the renewable energy potential of tropical forests requires inclusive, innovative and integrated sustainable forest management (SFM) practices, ITTO Executive Director Sheam Satkuru said in a presentation at the 18th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests.

Yokohama, Japan, 18 May 2023: More attention should be given to productive forests as means for conserving biodiversity, ITTO Executive Director Sheam Satkuru told a side-event held during the 18th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests in New York last week.