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ITTO promotes the conservation and sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources.

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🌳🇯🇵 Last week, students from @UNIV_TSUKUBA_EN visited the ITTO Secretariat to learn about ITTO's place as the only international organization headquartered in Japan.

The visit reflects ITTO’s focus on connecting with youth from across Japan.

🔗 More: https://t.co/3JBZo3ibCu

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🌳 13 forestry professionals from 11 African countries came together in Togo🇹🇬 to build practical skills in applying the ITTO Guidelines for Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) and to create a network of practitioners to drive lasting impact.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/sUYv4IhuOg

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🌳🇨🇴 In a new #VoicesFromTheField, @Uni_Tolima Professor Arie Klop shares how an ITTO-supported project in Colombia's Bajo Calima trains the next generation of foresters while advancing sustainable forest management.

📺 Watch for more: https://t.co/lk0MS7gXtl

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The July 2026 issue of Tropical Forests News is now available.

Read the full issue: https://t.co/2EcC9c50IN

📮 Subscribe to ITTO’s mailing list: https://t.co/jGfQoZ2HvK

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🗞️New Issue: 16–30 June 2026

🇬🇧🇪🇺Top Story - UK has announced stronger measures to tackle deforestation in import supply chains. New regulations planned for 2027 to strengthen the UK Timber Regulation, closely aligning it with #EUDR
🔗 https://t.co/aXjD6qAtVk

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🐛🌳Join experts at next week’s webinar to explore practical approaches to pest and disease management for teak in plantations and natural forests.

📆 Thursday 9 July 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM Bangkok/ 8:00 AM Lomé / 4:00 AM São Paulo

🔗 Full webinar details: https://t.co/9FTic824rw

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🌏🌳 The tropics sustain life on #Earth. This #DayOfTheTropics, discover how ITTO works to restore forests, improve livelihoods, and promote legal and sustainable timber value chains for a more resilient future.

READ MORE: https://t.co/TxC4dr3XKw

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🌳 How can biodiversity conservation create economic opportunities for forest-dependent communities?

An ITTO-supported project in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula offered a practical answer at a recent ITTO/ @UNBiodiversity/@FSC_IC/@sfiprogram webinar.

More: https://t.co/TKwxZsNoQk

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🌳 #WorldRainforestDay 2026: Across Costa Rica, Malaysia, Indonesia, Benin and beyond, communities are proving that lasting conservation begins with personal commitment and grows into collective action. https://t.co/srzekQnHPq

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🇮🇩 In a new #VoicesFromTheField, entrepreneur Muhammad Haikal Arrasuli shares how developing and commercializing value-added wood products has scaled his business while strengthening Indonesia’s domestic wood industry.

📺 Watch to learn more:
https://t.co/yKTM3PgDIp

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🎯 Now released: May 2026 #GlobalTimberIndex!

🇧🇷 The timber sector in Brazil returned to growth in May 2026, standing out against broadly subdued sentiment across many other markets due to weak demand and rising costs.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/y4MHuGmdYp

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🌱 As land degradation and desertification intensify, restoring and sustainably managing landscapes has never been more important.

On #DesertificationAndDroughtDay, ITTO joins @UNCCD in highlighting the importance of preserving these vital landscapes.

🔗https://t.co/ytoi4NXjlZ

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📊 New Issue: Tropical Timber Market Report (1–15 June)

An Executive Order issued by the U.S. President has called to "strengthen the enforcement of U.S. Customs laws," including Customs requirements for Importers of Record.

🔗 Read the report: https://t.co/cXQBRVRz76

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🌳 On 16 June, ITTO Projects Manager Ramon Carrillo will share case studies highlighting ITTO's approach to advancing a forest-based bioeconomy through community consultation, local empowerment, and sustainable forest management.

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/qvke0bG2ra

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🇨🇴 In the heart of the Colombian Pacific, a transformation is taking place.

In Bajo Calima, ITTO brings together Indigenous knowledge, community wisdom and technical expertise to restore degraded forests, establish agroforestry systems, and strengthen community capacities.

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🌳 How can the forestry sector help advance global biodiversity goals?

Join ITTO on 16 June for a session exploring the vital role of sustainably managed forests and forest-based value chains in advancing the #KMGBF.

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/zSSMgiTm5W

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📣 New updates are now available for the Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2026 (GLSTF 2026), including the provisional agenda and specialized sub-forum concept notes.

🔗 Explore what's planned at GLSTF 2026: https://t.co/suVEgQnR0a

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🌳 On #WorldEnvironmentDay, we celebrate the role forests play as indispensable climate solutions.

As climate pressures intensify, sustained investment in healthy and sustainably managed tropical forests is essential for climate resilience.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/VTBbi75Fi9

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🌿 ITTO shared the progress of the ITTO/@IUCN Guidelines for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Tropical Timber Production Landscapes at a regional biodiversity conference.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/uavu3qPIYJ