Actualités des Forêts Tropicales

Numéro 33 No. 3/4

Mainstreaming sustainability in tropical forests

Examining the contents of this issue of Tropical Forest Update, a reader might struggle to identify a unifying theme given the wide range of topics, from ITTO’s global advocacy to microcredit schemes in Cambodia to the emergence of Viet Nam’s booming forest sector. In fact, the wide variety of subjects demonstrates how sustainable forest management (SFM) is permeating the whole forest sector. Slowly but steadily, an approach that delivers benefits simultaneously for society, the economy and the environment is becoming mainstream—the status that SFM must attain to be effective.

Bird’s-eye view of lush forests in Chong Luong’s Community Forestry situated in Pou Treng village, Dak Dam commune, O’ Raing district, Mondulkiri province—showcasing the rich canopy and natural beauty of one of Cambodia’s most biodiverse landscapes. Photo: Chhin Navin

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Editorial
Sustainable advocacy: how ITTO beat the drum for forests in 2024
par ITTO Secretariat
From shaping global policy to brainstorming regional solutions, ITTO has kept tropical forests high on the international climate and biodiversity agenda
Advancing sustainable teak in the tropics
par Yongyut Trisurat, Tetra Yanuariadi and P.K. Thulasidas
A well-attended workshop for an ITTO project explored how smallholders in Asia and Africa can produce higher quality teak timber
Enhancing the value of secondary forest in Costa Rica
par Natalia Chacón
An ITTO-funded project identified new products and strategies to help communities make more effective use of sustainably managed secondary forest
Tapping microcredit to strengthen community forests in Cambodia
par Hort Sothea, Pang Phanit, Chhin Navin, and Soo Min Lee
Microcredit schemes are boosting livelihoods and generating revenue under an ITTO project that explores how to incentivize
Indicating sustainability in the Caribbean
par Denny Dipchansingh, Steve Johnson and Jurgen Blaser
An expert workshop recognized the value of ITTO’s criteria and indicators in strengthening the management of Trinidad and Tobago’s extensive tropical forests
Viet Nam’s great leap toward sustainable forestry
par Ngo Sy Hoai
The country has undergone a remarkable shift from overexploitation of its natural forest estate to a thriving wood industry based on timber from plantations
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