Tropical Forest Update
Issue 30 No. 3/4
Council appoints new Executive Director
In this edition of the TFU we report on the outcomes of the most recent session of the International Tropical Timber Council, which concluded in early December 2021. Most crucially at the session, Ms Sheam Satkuru, a Malaysian national and the first woman to win the position, was appointed by consensus as ITTO’s next Executive Director. Ms Satkuru is a lawyer by training and has considerable experience in international negotiations and the tropical timber trade.
The Council made several other decisions at the session, including on a new strategic action plan that will guide policy and project work for the next five years.
Sheam Satkuru, ITTO’s newly appointed Executive Director. Photo: CTWPDA
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Sheam Satkuru appointed as ITTO’s new Executive Director
The International Tropical Timber Council also discussed the Organization’s policy and project portfolio and made a range of decisions. -
Integrating smallholders into forest landscape restoration
by Feurer, Caillard, Geisler, Damnyag and KokouITTO is promoting the participation of smallholders in six West African countries in efforts to restore 20 million hectares of degraded land by 2030. -
Guatemala’s new approach to coastal restoration
by López-Alquijay and Zacarías-CoxicThe Blanca Cecilia community has restored a degraded area of mangroves in a process that could work in other coastal communities. -
Introducing the National Forest Stocks and Monitoring System
by BrizAn ITTO project has helped develop a timber-tracking system as a means for improving forest governance in the Philippines and increasing investor confidence in the timber sector. -
Improving teak resources in the Mekong
by Piananurak and KhumchompooAn ITTO project is helping foresters and smallholders grow higher-quality teak. -
The rise of India’s timber market
by Nautiyal and KantAn analysis of trends and projected demand suggests that the country’s wood imports will rise dramatically in coming years. -
New e-course to help develop supply chains
by IkhsanITTO has released a free online course designed to help realize the potential of timber supply chains to encourage sustainable forest management. -
Fellowship report
by BarreroAn ITTO Fellow’s study plans took an unexpected turn because of the pandemic, but she still emerged with a master’s degree. -
Market trends
by AdamsThe 2021 Annual Market Discussion organized by ITTO’s Trade Advisory Group examined challenges in manufacturing and trade during the pandemic. -
Tropical and topical
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Recent editions
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Meetings
Sheam Satkuru, ITTO’s newly appointed Executive Director. Photo: CTWPDA
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