On June 29th, the first meeting of “The establishment and operation of the global timber index platform for building legal and sustainable forest products supply chains ” sponsored by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and funded by the Macau Trade and Investme...

ITTO Executive Director Sheam Satkuru has suggested that international organizations, governments and other stakeholders jointly promote the message that “harvesting timber sustainably is not deforestation” to overcome public misconceptions about the role of the timber trade in t...

For millions of years forests have cloaked mother earth as they do today, they are home to many creatures and provide abundant resources. When harvested wisely and with thoughtfulness they give us all the timber we need and then replenish themselves for the next generations over ...