International Tropical Timber Organization
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| ITTO | |
|---|---|
| Founded: | 1986 |
| Scope: | Global |
| Policy area: | Forest and forestry |
| Type of institution: | Intergovernmental organisation |
| Field of work: | Other |
| Language: | English |
| URL: | ITTO website |
| Format: | html |
| Access: | Free |
| Publisher: | ITTO |
| Country(ies): | Japan |
| Date: | 1/2/2012 |
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) was established under the auspices of the United Nations in 1986 amidst increasing worldwide concern for the fate of tropical forests. ITTO is an intergovernmental organization promoting the conservation and sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources. Its 59 members represent about 80% of the world’s tropical forests and 90% of the global tropical timber trade.
| Objective | To collect, analyse and disseminate data on the production and trade of tropical timber and to fund a range of projects and other action aimed at developing industries at both community and industrial scales |
| Thematic priority(ies) | Use and trade of tropical forest resources |
| Functions | To develop international agreed policy documents to promote sustainable forest management and forest conservation and assists tropical member countries to adapt such policies to local circumstances and to implement them in the field through projects |
| Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions | FAO, MCPFE, CIFOR, CBD, CITES, IUFRO, UNECE, UNFF, World Bank |
| Keywords | Sustainable forest management, tropical forest, timber trade, forest conservation |
| FOREST EUROPE criteria | FOREST EUROPE indicators | ToSIA indicators |
| Socio-economic functions | Trade in wood | Trade balance |
