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Third Announcement for Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2026

The GLSTF 2026, scheduled on 22–23 September 2026 in Macao, will further strengthen this annual collaborative platform on legal and sustainable timber supply chains.

Third Announcement for Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2026

The GLSTF 2026, scheduled on 22–23 September 2026 in Macao, will further strengthen this annual collaborative platform on legal and sustainable timber supply c···

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Tracing the growth of Global Timber Index since its launch

ITTO and GGSC recently released the "Global Timber Index: Milestones and Achievements", which contains reflections from the focal points highlighting GTI's grow···

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Meeting held between GGSC and GTI-Ecuador Focal Point on project operation status

On 28 November 2025, the Secretariat of the Global Green Supply Chains Initiative (GGSC) held discussions with representatives from Ecuador’s Ministry of Envir···

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Fourth & Final 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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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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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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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...
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.
Experts' Views: Ms. Eva Mueller，Director General of Forest Agency, BMEL
Countries all over the world must continue to invest resources to combat illegal logging and protect wood resources. Looking forward to building a global green supply chain network, jointly promote the procurement of legal wood worldwide, and promote the sustainable...

News

News on timber industry in Asia - July 2026
Chinese government issued the "Forestry and Grassland Protection and Utilization '15th Five-Year' Plan," proposing to strive for a forestry and grassland coverage rate of 56.4%, a forest coverage rate of 25.8%, a forest stock volume of 22.4 billion cubic meters, and a total forestry and grassland industry output value ···

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News on timber industry in Africa - July 2026
On July 20, Rosalie Matondo, Minister of Forest Economy of the Republic of Congo, officially launched a pre-investment forest inventory for nine formerly concessioned forest areas that have been taken back by the state.

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News on timber industry in Latin America - July 2026
Ecuador currently has approximately 172,000 hectares of commercial plantations, supplying domestic and export markets. In addition, under sustainable forest management plans, an average of 28,000 hectares of forest are harvested annually.

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GTI-Ghana focal point convenes one‑day forum on strategic partners
On 21 July 2026, the Forestry Commission of Ghana, which is the focal point of the Global Timber Index (GTI) in Ghana, convened a one‑day forum on strategic partners in Kumasi, with support from the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Global Green Supply Chains Initiativ

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GTI Report - July 2026

The Global Timber Index (GTI) Report for July 2026 revealed that among the ten GTI pilot countries, three countries—Indonesia (52.7%), Brazil (52.2%), and Gabon (51.8%)—registered ···

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GTI-Producers Report - July 2026

In July 2026, the GTI-Producers registered 50.1%, marking a 2.9-percentage-point increase from the previous month and returning to near the 50% critical value after many months, wh···

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GTI-Woodbased Panel (GTI-WBP) Report - July 2026

In July 2026, the GTI-Woodbased Panel (GTI-WBP) Index registered 37.6%, a decrease of 8.5 percentage points from the previous month and below the critical value (50%) for four cons···

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