Tropical Forest Update

Contents

• Editorial

• Putting tropical forests in the global spotlight

   by ITTO Secretariat
  At key UN conferences, ITTO stressed the crucial role of tropical forests in solutions to the world’s environmental crises.

• Agarwood: expensive, exploited and endangered

   by Thompson, Lim and Turjaman
  A new ITTO report explores the tough issues surrounding the trade, conservation and management of the agarwood-producing genera Aquilaria and Gyrinops.

• Buzzing livelihoods bolster an Indonesian reserve

   by Sidabutar, Zatnika, Hidayat and Rudianto
  An ITTO project promoted beekeeping and other livelihoods to build support for conservation and sustainable land use in the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve.

• Are Amazon production forests sustaining biodiversity?

   by Souza, Guadalupe and Silva
  Analysis using ITTO/IUCN guidelines shows that more on-the-ground action is needed to protect nature.

• Tapping knowledge and custom to conserve mahogany in Ecuador

   by Rivas, Prieto, Santiana, Iglesias and Quispe
  An ITTO project has filled data gaps and mined Indigenous knowledge to strengthen efforts to conserve endangered mahogany populations in the Amazon.

• Fellowship report

   by Kpabeba
  An ITTO Fellow surveyed the ecosystem services provided
  by mangrove forest in southeast Togo and found a need for
  sustainable management.

• Market trends

   by Adams
  The pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis have roiled the global economy, including the housing sector, with serious consequences in markets for tropical timber products.

• Tropical and topical

• Recent editions

• Meetings