Global green supply chains will help ensure forest sustainability, says ITTO Executive Director Dr Gerhard Dieterle in an article published in the March edition of the CFA Newsletter published by the Commonwealth Forestry Association (page 7).
Plantation products dominate Brazilian timber exports. Read the MIS report.
IMM report examines impact of FLEGT licensing in EU furniture sector. Read the MIS report.
Legal status of flooring patents to be monitored by new Chinese ‘Alliance’. Read the MIS report.
US flooring and moulding imports cool after a ‘hot’ summer. Read the MIS report.
Brazilian timber and construction companies promoting domestic timber use. Read the MIS report.
US tariff schedule revision affects wood products. Read the MIS report.
In the UNCCD book, “A Better World”, ITTO highlights productive forest as an underused resource for addressing humanity’s biggest challenges. Launched at the UN in September, the book addresses SDG 15: Life on Land.
A new paper co-authored by ITTO’s Steve Johnson examines the role of 11 intergovernmental criteria and indicator processes—including ITTO’s pioneering work—over the last 25 years. It concludes their impacts are significant and positive. Read the paper in the journal Forests.
Peru signs landmark agreement on foreign trade with US. Read the MIS report.
China-Europe railway linked to Chengdu timber distribution centre. Read the MIS report.
Efforts to increase use of lesser-known species for marine works. Read the MIS report.
A paper co-authored by ITTO’s Steven Johnson, “25 years of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management: why some intergovernmental C&I processes flourished while others faded”, has been published in the journal Forests. The article compares and analyses the structure, activities and progress of 11 intergovernmental C&I processes, including ITTO’s pioneering work.
Myanmar launches legality certification system. Read the MIS report.
Changes to US GSP could disrupt Indonesian and Brazilian exports. Read the MIS report.
Third party certification bodies in Myanmar ready to start work. Read the MIS report.
Report of the Workshop to Discuss Implementation of Madagascar’s Use Plan (Business Plan) for Securing and Disposing of Stockpiles of Rosewood and other Precious Woods is now available in English and French.