Yokohama, 14 October 2021: A workshop involving about 30 African forestry experts has validated a draft new version of the ITTO criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of African tropical forests, which, according to participants in a statement, marks a new beginning for the monitoring of sustainable forest management (SFM) in Africa.

Yokohama, 29 September 2021: Creating sustainable livelihood opportunities and obtaining the buy-in of local people through inclusive approaches are key for successful forest landscape restoration, according to participants at a virtual workshop for the Asia-Pacific region co-convened by ITTO and the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO).

Yokohama, 16 September 2021: Forest landscape restoration is a multifaceted endeavour that must improve local livelihoods to succeed, according to participants at a recent webinar for Central America and Mexico co-hosted by ITTO and the Tropical Agricultural Centre for Research and Education (CATIE).

Yokohama, 14 September 2021: There will be a substantial increase in wood consumption in India by 2030, exacerbating an existing shortfall between wood production and demand and increasing the country’s reliance on wood imports, according to an ITTO report published today that analyzes India’s timber market dynamics to 2030.

Yokohama, Japan, 31 August 2021: 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 21 October 2021 at 5pm (Japan Standard Time) for activities commencing after 1 January 2022. 

Yokohama, 30 August 2021: Tropical log production declined by 3% in 2020 due largely to the COVID-19 pandemic, and imports plummeted by 11%, according to ITTO’s Biennial Review and Assessment of the World Timber Situation 2019–2020, which was released today. The flagship report provides data on the production and trade of primary and secondary processed wood products in 73 countries worldwide.