Yokohama, 17 July 2025: Thailand’s timber sector returned to growth in June after five consecutive months of contraction, making it one of the month’s standout performers, according to the latest Global Timber Index (GTI) report. The ITTO-supported GTI tracks the performance of the timber sector in pilot countries.

Lima, 15 July 2025: The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a workshop with 13 Latin American countries last month to strengthen the reporting of production and trade statistics for tropical timber across the continent.

Yokohama, 11 July 2025: Teak produced through tissue culture is already delivering higher yields and bigger returns on commercial plantations around the world, but this source of improved planting stock is still largely out of reach for smallholders.
 

Agadir, 08 July 2025: The first day of discussions at the UN Forum on Forests’ Country-Led Initiative (CLI) organized by the Government of Morocco from 16 to 18 June 2025, highlighted the growing importance and effectiveness of community-based forest management to achieve multiple global sustainable development and environmental goals.  

Yokohama, 03 July 2025: The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) has led the compilation of pertinent information on Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) and its role in sustainable forest management (SFM), which is now featured in an article on Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia.  

Yokohama, 29 June 2025: June 29 marks the International Day of the Tropics, a moment to reflect on both the remarkable richness and growing vulnerabilities of tropical regions. Covering 40% of the Earth’s surface and home to 80% of its biodiversity, the tropics are essential to global climate regulation, food security, and sustainable development.