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ITTO Executive Director highlights the platform value of the GLSTF Forum at United Nations Forum on Forests

Ms Satkuru referred to the ITTO's Legal and Sustainable Supply Chains (LSSC) Programme and the Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF) as key platforms for engaging both public and private s···

ITTO Executive Director highlights the platform value of the GLSTF Forum at United Nations Forum on Forests

Ms Satkuru referred to the ITTO's Legal and Sustainable Supply Chains (LSSC) Programme and the Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF) as key platform···

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First Announcement for Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2025

The GLSTF 2025, which is scheduled on 23-24 September 2025 in Macao, will continue to be co-hosted by ITTO and IPIM and organized by the GGSC Secretariat.

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TAG "Trade Statement 2024" highly affirms the contributions of GLSTF

On December 3 during the Trade and Markets Day of the 60th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council, the Executive Director of International Wood Pr···

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List of "Macao MICE Awards 2024" announced | GLSTF 2024 wins the Brand Convention Award!

On December 3, the "Macao MICE Awards 2024" was held at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre.This year, the Global Legal & Sustaina···

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ITTO introduces the GTI Report at the 10th International Hardwood Conference

On November 7-8, the 10th International Hardwood Conference was successfully held in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Luo Xinjian, Secretary-General of the Global Green Sup···

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GLSTF outcome showed at WTO Trade and Environment Week

On October 9 at the WTO Trade and Environment Week held in Geneva, Switzerland, Professor Jintao Xu from Peking University, aninternationally renowned scholar i···

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The Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2024 successfully held in Macao

The Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2024 (GLSTF 2024), whichis co-hosted by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Commerce a···

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Fourth & Final Announcement for Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum 2024

The GLSTF 2024 aims to enhance networking, collaboration, and business exchange among timber industry stakeholders—producers, buyers, processors and market pla···

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Third Announcement for Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum 2024

11–12 September 2024MGM COTAI, Macao SAR, ChinaBackgroundRecent development shows that the timber industry needs to collaborate even more closely among stakeho···

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Global Timber Index Launches Index for Producers

23 June 2024: The Global Timber Index (GTI) has launched a second specialized index, on timber production, to further increase the scope and depth of the ITTO-s···

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Business Case

ITTO Executive Director says legal, sustainable timber supply chains are key nature-based solutions
ITTO Executive Director Sheam Satkuru stressed the importance of legal and sustainable tropical timber supply chains and called for more investment in sustainable tropical forestry and forest enterprises to promote inclusive and resilient solutions for people and......
Enterprise Case: A self-motivated female timber entrepreneurs
Qi Yunxia, founder of Yunbu Stairs in Fengxian County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, had his right leg amputated in a serious car accident at the age of 15, but went into the wood-processing industry under the influence of his father.
Enterprise case : handmade panels to improve plate quality
In order to improve the efficiency of wood use, Jiangsu HengYuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.retained a traditional production line in the process of wood-based panel processing and manufacturing. On the production line, female workers through cutting, splicing and...
Enterprise Case: Panel enterprises fully use of wood residues, drive the villagers to common prosperity
Jiangsu Ruitai Panel Co., Ltd.make use of local wood resources, purchase the ' three residues ' and ' sub-small fuelwood ' in farmers ' homes as raw materials to produce particleboard, to maximize the use of wood resources. Farmers in their spare time can be...
Experts' Views: Ms. Sheam Satkuru, Executive Director of ITTO
In the past 25-30 years, the international community has attached great importance to sustainable development. The establishment of a legal and sustainable green supply chain requires joint efforts of all relevant bodies, such as government, private sector...
Experts' Views: Dr. Gerhard Dieterle，Former Executive Director of ITTO
Mitigation of climate change, biodiversity conservation and poverty elimination involving trees and forests can only be fully achieved by legally and sustainably use of forest resources, within the framework of legal and sustainable supply chains, from the forest to the market.

News

Regional timber trade and industry leaders convene in Costa Rica for ITTO's Trade and Markets Day
On 04 April 2025, ITTO Trade and Markets Day was held in Costa Rica, serving as a vital platform for discussing transformative trends in tropical timber trade.

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Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF) 2024 Receives Prestigious Macao Brand Convention Award
Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF) 2024 has been honored with the Brand Convention Award at the “Macao Convention and Exhibition Commendation Awards 2024” ceremony.

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GGSC introduces GLSTF during ITTC Trade and Markets Day
From December 2 to December 6, 2024, the 60th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC60) was held in Yokohama, Japan. Representatives from member countries, the timber industry, and civil society gathered to focus on sustainable management of tropical forests and the legal trade o

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60th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council held in Yokohama, Japan
The 60th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC60) started on December 2, 2024, in Yokohama, Japan.

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GTI Report - March 2025

The Global Timber Index (GTI) Report for March 2025 gathers and summarizes timber-related activities such as exhibitions, conferences, and trainings held in nine pilot countries, p···

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TIME

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2025

GTI-Producers Report - March 2025

In March 2025, the GTI-Producers registered 40.3% and had stayed below the critical value (50%) for eleven consecutive months, indicating a continued downturn for the overall prosp···

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TIME

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2025

GTI-Woodbased Panel (GTI-WBP) Report - March 2025

In March 2025, the GTI-Woodbased Panel (GTI-WBP) Index registered 46.1%, an increase of 7.0 percentage points from the previous month, was below the critical value (50%) for twelve···

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