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23 June 2021 Rome, Italy

ITTO launches e-course on legal, sustainable timber supply chains

22 June 2021

International Conference on Forest Education kicks off

21 June 2021 Yokohama, Zurich

Non-timber forest products can increase viability of sustainable forestry, says new study

17 June 2021

IMM webinar on tropical timber trade trends during the pandemic on June 24th. Read the 1-15 June 2021 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

8 June 2021

The June 2021 newsletter of the ITTO funded project “Enhancing conservation and sustainable management of teak forests and legal and sustainable wood supply chains in the Greater Mekong Sub-region” is now available. (English only)

1 June 2021

Demand driven signs of recovery in Brazil. For this and other timber market news, read the 16-31 May 2021 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

17 May 2021

Shippers resort to utilising conventional cargo vessels. For this and other timber market news, read the 1-15 May 2021 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report:.

12 May 2021

An article just published by Double Helix features work conducted under an ITTO project on DNA timber tracing as part of the Organization's efforts to reduce the illegal trade of African cherry.

3 May 2021

Private sector confronts Paris Olympic Committee on exclusion of tropical timber. For this and other timber market news, read the 16-30 April 2021 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

30 April 2021

ITTO's Guidelines for Forest Landscape Restoration in the Tropics featured in Landscape News

27 April 2021 New York, NY, USA

Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, including ITTO, issued a joint statement, “Challenges and Opportunities in Turning the Tide on Deforestation” at the 16th Session of the UN Forum on Forests.

CPF joint statement at UNFF16

CPF presentation at UNFF16, Turning the tide on deforestation

23 April 2021 Yokohama, Japan

Redesign incentives to encourage SFM, says new study

21 April 2021

The April 2021 newsletter of the ITTO funded project “Enhancing conservation and sustainable management of teak forests and legal and sustainable wood supply chains in the Greater Mekong Sub-region” is now available.

16 Aprill 2021

Indonesia posts double-digit growth in timber exports. For this and other timber market news, read the 1-15 April 2021 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

16 Aprill 2021

ITTO backs Timber Trade Portal to boost transparency of legal, sustainable timber trade

1 April 2021

A survey in Japan has found that most Japanese companies which were considering pursuing overseas operations are rethinking business strategies. For this and other timber market news, read the 16-31 March 2021 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

21 March 2021

Realizing the importance of mangroves, coastal communities are putting them back

16 March 2021

Japan launches Circular Economy initiative. For this and other timber market news, read the 1-15 March 2021 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

3 March 2021

With great sadness we convey the news that Dr Teguh Rahardja, Director of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in Indonesia, has passed away after a brief illness. We send our deepest condolences to his family and colleagues and acknowledge his many positive contributions over the years to ITTO and the International Tropical Timber Council.

Sharp fall in tropical share of European wood products market. For this and other timber market news, read the 16-28 February 2021 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report:

24 February 2021

ITTO participates in APEC Experts Group on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade

ITTO Presentation APEC EGILAT 19

22 February 2021

The latest Independent Market Monitor (IMM) newsletter is now available.

16 February 2021

A dip in freight rates but not a trend. For this and other timber market news, read the 16-31 January 2021 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

5 February 2021

ITTO and biodiversity convention renew collaboration to 2025

1 February 2021

2020 not a good year for Japan’s house builders – the opposite in the US. For this and other timber market news, read the 16-31 January 2021 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

28 January 2021

Mongabay reports that the International Tropical Timber Council's approval of a project proposal last November is "one step" towards creating the Baram "peace park" in Sarawak, Malaysia.

27 January 2021

When the market gives back: new video portrays sustainable forest-based development in Guatemala

26 January 2021

The latest edition of Revista Forestal del Guatemala, the newsletter of Guatemala’s National Forest Institute, reports on ITTO’s work on forest landscape restoration (available in Spanish)

26 January 2021

Togo’s Savoir News announces the commencement of an ITTO-funded project aimed at encouraging the restoration of forest landscapes in the country’s Blitta Lakes region (available in French).

18 January 2021

Positive growth expected in 2021. For this and other timber market news, read the 1-15 January 2021 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

22 December 2020

The latest Independent Market Monitor (IMM) newsletter is now available.

16 December 2020

US furniture imports a boost to producers. For this and other timber market news, read the 1-31 December 2020 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

9 December 2020

Videos raise awareness of Peru’s valuable tropical dry forests

1 December 2020

Plywood imports from two main suppliers halved. For this and other timber market news, read the 16-30 November 2020 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

16 November 2020

Brazil - Domestic demand recovering and exports of wood products rising. For this and other timber market news, read the 1-15 November 2020 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

7 November 2020

Popular webinar unveils timber trade platforms

IMM webinar, data dashboard & STIX, October 2020

5 November 2020 Yokohama, Japan

ITTO modelling examines recovery timeframe in tropical timber sector

Synopsis-Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tropical timber (Nov 2020)

2 November 2020

EU27 tropical timber imports stronger than expected. For this and other timber market news, read the 16-31 October 2020 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

16 October 2020

African Forestry Ministers agree on 2022 log export ban. For this and other timber market news, read the 1-15 October 2020 edition of the ITTO MIS timber market report.

13 October 2020

Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, including ITTO, issued a joint statement, “Towards sustainability: forest solutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic”, on 12 October 2020 as part of World Forest Week, in which they urged all actors to turn the pandemic into an opportunity to shift to green, inclusive societies and ensure a sustainable future for people and the planet.

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