Actualités des Forêts Tropicales

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• Editorial

• Donors announce new funds for ITTO work

   par ITTO Secretariat
  The International Tropical Timber Council also discussed the Organization’s policies and project portfolio and made a range of decisions.

• ITTO projects in Africa are delivering sustainable gains

   par Blaser and Ahimin
  An evaluation of completed projects in West and Central Africa found positive impacts for forests, forest management and livelihoods as well as valuable lessons for future initiatives.

• Europe’s regulation of imported deforestation: the limits of an undifferentiated approach

   par Karsenty
  Unless amended, draft rules to ban deforestation-tainted commodities could unfairly penalize less-developed countries.

• Protecting forests and their value from wildfire in Peru

   par Sobral
  An ITTO-funded project has built understanding of the value of forests and the importance of preventing wildfires as well as capacity to respond to outbreaks.

• Planting materials, gene pools among top concerns at 4th World Teak Conference

   par Thulasidas, Trisurat, Ma and Yanuariadi
  Ghana-hosted gathering discusses key issues for the sustainability of the high-value global teak industry.

• Market trends

   par Hoang Lien Son and Ngo Sy Hoai
  Data show Viet Nam’s wood and wood products industry becoming less reliant on imports from countries that might struggle to meet growing timber legality assurance requirements.

• Tropical and topical

   par Sato

• Recent editions

   par Sato

• Meetings