Yokohama, 13 April 2026 — Sustainable forest management (SFM) advances not through declarations alone, but through the patient, systematic work of translating commitments and principles into practices that brings economic, social and environmental benefits. ITTO demonstrates this principle across scales—from high-level international forums to tropical forests and plantations, from policy dialogues to financing mechanisms, and from research conferences to community woodlots. 
 

Colorado Springs, 10 April 2026: From developing smallholder teak production and markets for all kinds of tropical timber to co-organizing international business conferences, ITTO is providing wide-ranging and far-reaching support for the tropical timber sector embracing sustainability. This was the message delivered by ITTO Director of Trade and Industry, Mohammed Nurudeen Iddrisu, at the 70th World of Wood Convention, held by the International Wood Products Association (IWPA) in Colorado Springs, United States on 17–19 March 2026.

 

Yokohama, 1 April 2026: You are invited to join and participate in the 8th webinar of the ITTO-BMLEH Teak and Other Valuable Species Plantations Project. The theme of this webinar is "Roles of Smallholder Plantation in the Production Forest Landscape". It will take place virtually on Wednesday 22 April 2026 at 6:00 AM GMT/3:00 PM JST.

Yokohama, 27 March 2026: Join the ITTO, the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) of Macao, and the Global Green Supply Chains Initiative (GGSC) on 22–23 September 2026 for the Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2026 (GLSTF 2026). The GLSTF 2026 theme will be ’Innovation and Transformation – Pursuing Avenues for Resilient and Sustainable Global Timber Industries’.

Yokohama, 22 March 2026: Water sustains all forms of life. From single-celled organisms to wildlife thriving in verdant rainforests or seeking refuge in patches of oases in the world’s most arid lands, from freshwater species in rivers and lakes to the diverse marine life that populate the Earth’s expansive seas, life organizes itself around the presence of water.

Yokohama, 21 March 2026: Forests are fundamental to healthy economies. On the International Day of Forests 2026, celebrated under the theme “Forests and Economies,” the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) highlights how sustainably managed tropical forests support economic prosperity while safeguarding the precious ecosystems on which mankind depends.