Workers complete an inspection of a truck loaded with teak sawn wood (Tectona grandis) at a checkpoint in Tandapi, Ecuador, as part of the Forest Products and Wildlife Inspection by the National Forest Management System developed with the support of ITTO project PD 406/06 Rev.1 (M). Photo: LCE Rodriguez, University of Sao Paolo
Approximately 300 participants have congregated at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan to discuss the issue of illegal logging and trade in tropical timber. The International Symposium to Combat Illegal Logging and Associated Trade, which opens on 12th of June 2015, will allow participants to explore further actions on combating illegal logging and in promoting credible timber legality assurances. The symposium is being organized by the “Committee for Wood Utilization Caravan to Bridge Forest and City of Japan” in cooperation with ITTO and is sponsored by the Forestry Agency of Japan.