Agadir, 08 July 2025: The first day of discussions at the UN Forum on Forests’ Country-Led Initiative (CLI) organized by the Government of Morocco from 16 to 18 June 2025, highlighted the growing importance and effectiveness of community-based forest management to achieve multiple global sustainable development and environmental goals.  

Yokohama, 03 July 2025: The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) has led the compilation of pertinent information on Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) and its role in sustainable forest management (SFM), which is now featured in an article on Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia.  

Yokohama, 29 June 2025: June 29 marks the International Day of the Tropics, a moment to reflect on both the remarkable richness and growing vulnerabilities of tropical regions. Covering 40% of the Earth’s surface and home to 80% of its biodiversity, the tropics are essential to global climate regulation, food security, and sustainable development.

Yokohama, 24 June 2025: Lesser used tropical timber species are an opportunity for tropical countries to expand their production and trade of sustainable timber and wood products to meet market demand. Research on the durability of timber species and products supports producers in diversifying applications of tropical wood.

Yokohama, 18 June 2025: The timber sector in Ghana, China and other key countries posted further growth in May, even as others including Brazil and Malaysia remained in the doldrums, according to the latest Global Timber Index (GTI) report.

Rome, 10 June 2025: Wildfires have dominated global headlines in recent years. In 2024, the hottest year on record, fires consumed vast swathes of tropical forests. “There is a growing need and importance to focus on fire in the tropics,” said Jennifer Conje, Director of Forest Management of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), as she opened the side event “Responding to Changing Dynamics of Fire Behavior and Integrated Fire Management in the Tropics” held during the Global Fire Management Hub Plenary in Rome on 10 June 2025.