ITTO launches 40th anniversary poster design competition

For 40 years, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) has worked to promote the sustainable management of tropical forests and the legal and sustainable trade of tropical timber.

As ITTO celebrates this milestone, the Organization has launched a poster design competition, inviting artists, designers, students and creative individuals from ITTO member countries to illustrate through digital or hand-drawn artwork how tropical forests, wood and non-timber forest products enrich our daily lives and contribute to environmental and socio-economic development.

Entries should reflect one or more of the following ideas communicated through a positive, inspiring and forward-looking message: 

• Sustainable tropical forests, wood production & use for climate-friendly development
• Timber as a renewable and biocircular material
• Sustainably managed forests for enriched livelihoods and wellbeing
• Connection between people, forests, innovative construction and wood products

Submissions will be accepted until 30 September 2026, with winners to be announced in November 2026. 

Winning poster designs will be featured at the the 62nd and 63rd sessions of the International Tropical Timber Council, displayed at ITTO exhibitions, and potentially used in ITTO publications and displayed on social media, with full credit given to the original artists.

The winner and first runner-up will receive a sponsored trip to a national park or forest ecosystem in their country of residence.

Entries should be sent to communications@itto.int with the subject line: ITTO at 40 Poster Design Competition.

For full competition details, please click on the PDF attached to this webpage.