7 December 2023: More funding must flow into sustainable forest management (SFM) to realize the potential of tropical forests to provide urgently needed nature-based solutions to the challenges of climate change as well as sustainable development.

30 November 2023: The challenges facing smallholders and community forestry in light of trade measures such as the European Union’s new regulation on deforestation-free and forest-degradation-free supply chains was the focus of an event held by ITTO’s Civil Society Advisory Group (CSAG) as part of Trade and Markets Day during the 59th session of the International Tropical Timber Council.

24 November 2023: Timber is a crucial material for a sustainable future, according to 700 participants from governments, enterprises, international organizations and research institutions at the inaugural Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF), which issued a set of nine actions to ensure the stability of the timber sector’s future based on legal and sustainable forest management and supply chains.

20 November 2023: China’s timber industry saw an increase in orders and production last month, according to the October 2023 edition of the Global Timber Index (GTI) Report, released today. The GTI Report tracks the timber sector in seven pilot countries around the world.

Pattaya, Thailand, 17 November 2023: The 59th session of the International Tropical Timber Council closed today, with Chairperson Mohammed Nurudeen Iddrisu calling it “very productive”. The Council made five decisions, including one that endorsed seven new projects and one new pre-project and formalized the financing of five projects and 25 activities, with funding of USD 6.16 million.

Pattaya, Thailand, 16 November 2023: Donors have committed funds in 2023 amounting to about USD 6.16 million to support the Organization’s work, according to announcements made today at the 59th session of the International Tropical Timber Council and contributions made intersessionally.