Tropical Forest Update

Issue 18 No 4
Sustainable forest industries
Contents
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Quantifying NTFPs
Photo: IUCN
An ITTO-sponsored project helps address the lack of information on non-timber forest products in Central Africa
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Changing realities for tropical forest managers
Photo: W. Laurance
The tropical timber industry needs effective self-policing to maintain markets
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Converting mahogany
Photo: J. Grogan
Peru’s efforts to monitor trade and contribute to sustainability of an endangered timber species
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Systems for SFM
Photo: J. Carvalho
An ITTO-sponsored project has supported a public-private partnership to promote the adoption of good forest management practices in the Brazilian Amazon.
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Getting more money for forests
Photo: H. Castro
(Conservation International)ITTO promotes responsible investment in tropical forests
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Getting a better handle on forest products in India
Photo: J. Blaser
An ITTO-sponsored workshop starts a process aimed at improving India’s forest-sector statistics
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Fellowship report
The development of a bamboo utilization tool for Ghana
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Market Trends
Global economic slowdown hits tropical timber prices
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Passing of a forester
Alf Leslie, friend of ITTO and eminent forester, passed away earlier this year

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