The Indonesian Ministry of Trade announced changes to the Export Reference Price (HPE) for a number of wood products and other export commodities, as well as a reduction in the Reference Price (HR) for crude palm oil (CPO) for the period June 2025.

The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Murtala Mohammed has revealed that government plans to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to monitor and manage Ghana’s forest areas in real time to help stop illegal mining activities.

In May 2025, the Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) decreased 12% in value compared to May 2024, from US$334.6 million to US$294.9 million.

Indonesia is pushing for the elimination of a reciprocal tariff imposed by the United States on Indonesian furniture and craft products. All furniture products entering the US are subject to a sectoral tariff of 3 percent. This would surge to 35 percent if the US's 32 percent rec...

Of a total of 190.5 billion CFA francs from project loans this year, Gabon plans to allocate 59% to the fields of roads, construction and public works, that is, 36.9% of the total loan are dedicated to road infrastructure and 22.1% to construction.

Brazil's cultivated tree industry posted record-breaking results in 2024, reaching a trade surplus of USD 15.7 billion, up 23.5% compared to 2023, according to Mosaico Ibá, a bulletin from the Brazilian Tree Industry (Ibá).

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.

First AnnouncementGlobal Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum, GLSTF 2025From Forest to Home – An International Dialogue on Emerging Consumer Trends and Supply Chains Innovation23-24 September 2025,MGM COTAI, Macao SAR, ChinaBackgroundRecent development shows that the timber indu...

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.

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