Tropical Forest Update
Issue 33 No. 3/4
Mainstreaming sustainability in tropical forests
Examining the contents of this issue of Tropical Forest Update, a reader might struggle to identify a unifying theme given the wide range of topics, from ITTO’s global advocacy to microcredit schemes in Cambodia to the emergence of Viet Nam’s booming forest sector. In fact, the wide variety of subjects demonstrates how sustainable forest management (SFM) is permeating the whole forest sector. Slowly but steadily, an approach that delivers benefits simultaneously for society, the economy and the environment is becoming mainstream—the status that SFM must attain to be effective.
Bird’s-eye view of lush forests in Chong Luong’s Community Forestry
situated in Pou Treng village, Dak Dam commune, O’ Raing district, Mondulkiri
province—showcasing the rich canopy and natural beauty of one of Cambodia’s most
biodiverse landscapes. Photo: Chhin Navin
Contents
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Editorial
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Sustainable advocacy: how ITTO beat the drum for forests in 2024
by ITTO SecretariatFrom shaping global policy to brainstorming regional solutions, ITTO has kept tropical forests high on the international climate and biodiversity agenda -
Advancing sustainable teak in the tropics
by Yongyut Trisurat, Tetra Yanuariadi and P.K. ThulasidasA well-attended workshop for an ITTO project explored how smallholders in Asia and Africa can produce higher quality teak timber -
Enhancing the value of secondary forest in Costa Rica
by Natalia ChacónAn ITTO-funded project identified new products and strategies to help communities make more effective use of sustainably managed secondary forest -
Tapping microcredit to strengthen community forests in Cambodia
by Hort Sothea, Pang Phanit, Chhin Navin, and Soo Min LeeMicrocredit schemes are boosting livelihoods and generating revenue under an ITTO project that explores how to incentivize -
Indicating sustainability in the Caribbean
by Denny Dipchansingh, Steve Johnson and Jurgen BlaserAn expert workshop recognized the value of ITTO’s criteria and indicators in strengthening the management of Trinidad and Tobago’s extensive tropical forests -
Viet Nam’s great leap toward sustainable forestry
by Ngo Sy HoaiThe country has undergone a remarkable shift from overexploitation of its natural forest estate to a thriving wood industry based on timber from plantations -
Tropical and topical
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Recent editions
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Meetings
Bird’s-eye view of lush forests in Chong Luong’s Community Forestry
situated in Pou Treng village, Dak Dam commune, O’ Raing district, Mondulkiri
province—showcasing the rich canopy and natural beauty of one of Cambodia’s most
biodiverse landscapes. Photo: Chhin Navin
Full edition
The ITTO Tropical Forest Update is published quarterly in English, French and Spanish.
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