Yokohama, 9 July 2026 —The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) will be at the Global Nature Positive Summit in Kumamoto, Japan, from 14 to 15 July as we showcase how sustainable tropical forests and legal and sustainable timber value chains contribute to a nature-positive future.

Lomé, 6 July 2026 —The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), in collaboration with L'Office de Développement et d'Exploitation des Forêts (ODEF) of Togo, successfully convened a regional workshop to promote the dissemination and practical application of the ITTO Guidelines for Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Africa from 23–26 June 2026 in Lomé, Togo.

Yokohama, 29 June 2026 —The tropics, a region of the world covering about 40% of its terrestrial area, has an overwhelming role in sustaining biodiversity, providing livelihoods and highly capable of yielding effective solutions to the harmful impacts of various development and environmental challenges that we face today.

Yokohama, 23 June 2026 — Integrating biodiversity considerations into everyday decisions across the forestry sector offers the opportunity to cultivate healthy, productive ecosystems that support both communities and industry over the long term. This was the central message of a recent webinar, “The Business of Biodiversity,” which highlighted ITTO’s extensive experience in conserving the rich biodiversity of the world’s tropical forests and in creating economic opportunities for forest-dependent people.
 

Yokohama, 22 June 2026 — We celebrate World Rainforest Day 2026 by highlighting how forests are inseparable from our daily lives. From cradle to grave, forests reside with us – from our very first breath to the resources that sustain us and ensure a high quality of life.

Yokohama, 17 June 2026 — On World Desertification and Drought Day, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) joins the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the global community in recognizing the central role of rangelands in building climate resilience, ensuring food and water security, conserving biodiversity, and preserving cultural heritage.