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.

Yokohama, Japan, 19 August 2021: 2020 was a challenging year worldwide. By working collaboratively, however, ITTO achieved a great deal, as reflected in the Organization’s latest annual report, which is now available.

Yokohama, 6 August 2021: Indonesia’s devastating forest fires in 1997/98 and 2015 burnt 9.7 million and 2.6 million hectares, respectively. Since then, however, the country has reduced fire occurrence, with fewer than 300 000 ha affected in 2020. A recent webinar held as part of an ITTO project explored Indonesia’s learnings—including the importance of involving communities in fire prevention.

Yokohama, 28 July 2021: An ITTO project was officially launched recently with the aim of tackling the threat of wildfire in Peru through integrated fire management.

Yokohama, 27 July 2021: In a joint communiqué issued in May 2021, the G7 Ministers responsible for Climate and Environment committed to working with ITTO to increase support for sustainable supply chains that decouple agriculture from deforestation and forest degradation.