30 September 2024: Timber markets in some Asian countries are showing signs they are stabilizing, according to the latest edition of the Global Timber Index (GTI) Report, released today. The ITTO-supported GTI tracks the performance of the timber sector in nine pilot countries.

25 September 2024: A chapter in the 2024 edition of A Better World, released this week to coincide with the UN Summit of the Future, describes ITTO’s work to support members in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and reiterates the Organization’s commitment to enabling stakeholders to maximize their contributions to sustainable development.

Macao, 12 September 2024: The Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF) has launched the Action Framework for Promoting Legal and Sustainable Timber Supply Chains to strengthen international collaboration among stakeholders in timber supply chains, promote the sustainable development of the timber industry, and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals and combating climate change.

28 August 2024: The latest edition of the Tropical Forest Update features articles on work by ITTO and partners to support the sustainable development of the tropical forest sector through advocacy, projects and reliable data, including a report on a new study of three decades of tropical forest statistics and an article on amplifying the uptake and impact of ITTO’s guidelines on tropical forest landscape restoration.

27 August 2024: There is no shortage of inventiveness in timber traceability, but more investment and incentives are needed to further develop these innovations, facilitate their uptake in the timber sector, and ensure that such systems are financially self-sustaining, an ITTO officer has told Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)’s illegal logging expert group, known as EGILAT.

20 August 2024: The overall performance of international timber markets in July was still relatively sluggish. Amid the continued downturn, enterprises in many countries explored ways to survive and grow, according to the latest edition of the Global Timber Index (GTI) Report, released today.