Tropical Forest Update

Issue 29 No. 2
When communities and governments collaborate
For more than 30 years, ITTO has been bringing communities, governments and the private sector together. It has done this in many ways but especially through its projects and activities, of which there have been more than one thousand. The best results are always achieved when diverse actors work cooperatively towards a shared vision around environmental sustainability, economic development and social empowerment. This edition of the TFU features stories from ITTO projects in which non-governmental organizations have brought together local authorities, communities and enterprises to effect lasting change.
Contents
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From the Executive Director
by DieterleThe pandemic has increased the threat to tropical forests and those who depend on them, and a united front is needed. -
Editorial
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Striving for sustainability in the Chimbo River basin
by Idrovo, Cabrera and CorderoGreater engagement with women is proving crucial in efforts to restore a degraded catchment in Ecuador. -
Saving the sacred
by Bossou, Lokossou, Assongba and AgbanglaiAn ITTO project has helped restore religiously important forests at two Ramsar sites in southern Benin and increase local incomes. -
Panama’s new timber traceability system
by De Gracia and MagallonWith ITTO support, the country has successfully piloted a forest tracking and monitoring system and reduced illegal logging. -
Rising to the challenge of REDD +
by Thuch, Nguon, Sophal, Syneath, Vireak, Chenda, Chandararith, Somkol and NheataAn ITTO project has helped prepare for REDD+ by building the capacity of local authorities and improving the livelihoods of communities in a forest in Cambodia. -
Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 key findings
by FAOFAO’s latest report shows that the world’s forests are changing—with both encouraging and worrying signs. -
Fellowship report
by LostaunauCommunication: a powerful strategy for the conservation
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Market trends
by AdamsBeat back the health risks—and prepare for the looming economic crisis -
Tropical and topical
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Recent editions
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Meetings

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The ITTO Tropical Forest Update is published quarterly in English, French and Spanish.
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