Tropical Forest Update
Issue 35 No. 1
Advocacy. Action. Impact: Supporting sustainable tropical forestry on all fronts
Sustainable forest management (SFM) advances not through declarations alone, but through the patient, systematic work of translating commitments and principles into practices that brings economic, social and environmental benefits. ITTO demonstrates this principle across scales—from high-level international forums to tropical forests and plantations, from policy dialogues to financing mechanisms, and from research conferences to community woodlots. The articles in this edition of Tropical Forest Update illustrate how effective forest stewardship emerges when global engagement connects meaningfully with national institutions, technical innovations, and local realities.
Measuring a large Brazilian cedar tree in Brazil, documented under the ITTO–CITES Programme. © S. Hirakuri (STCP)
Contents
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Editorial
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A snapshot of ITTO’s global engagement in 2025 to champion tropical forests
by ITTO SecretariatFrom advancing legal timber trade to shaping climate policy, ITTO strengthened the case for sustainable tropical forest management at pivotal international meetings. -
ITTO as part of the global mutirão
by Paula SarigumbaThe Organization backed COP30 host Brazil’s push for greater collective climate action to conserve tropical forests and urged support for sustainable forest use. -
Walking the talk on sustainable forest management: Reflections from Latin America
by Sheam SatkuruOn a mission in Latin America, ITTO engaged with government partners, forest institutions, the private sector and local
communities to assess progress, strengthen collaboration, and explore workable future actions for sustainable tropical
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Environmentally focused forest financing for small and medium producers
by Maribel Jiménez Montero, Diego Camacho Cornejo and Cynthia Salas GaritaAn ITTO-funded project contributes to the validation and promotion of a state forest financing mechanism in Costa Rica
aimed at small-scale production of fast-growing timber. -
Teaching teak: ITTO webinar series at halfway
by Yongyut Trisurat, Hwan-ok Ma, Tetra Yanuariadi, and P.K. ThulasidasA flagship ITTO project shows what is needed to boost production of quality teak timber in smallholdings -
From Brisbane to Rio: knowledge transfer in action
by Alexandre Monteiro de CarvalhoAn ITTO Fellow is sharing insights from an Australian timber technology conference with Brazilian students and researchers -
Tropical and topical
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Recent editions
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Events
Measuring a large Brazilian cedar tree in Brazil, documented under the ITTO–CITES Programme. © S. Hirakuri (STCP)
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The ITTO Tropical Forest Update is published quarterly in English, French and Spanish.
The French and Spanish editions are usually posted about one month after the English.
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