Sustainable forest management and value chains are an essential parts of a circular economy. And it can provide jobs in rural tropical areas while getting climate change under control ...

A recently completed project of ITTO (PD419/06) involved the rehabilitation of about 5500 hectares of degraded forest around the Duékoué & Scio gazetted forests in the western part of Côte d’Ivoire. #cotedivoire #itto #forests #agroforestry Read more at: itto.int/project_search…

#Women are at bottom of hierarchical pyramid in #forestry and this #needstochange, says Cecile Bibiane Njebet in a panel discussion on the role of women in achieving ITTO objectives at #ITTC54

Watch the Netherlands’ Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Ms Marjolijn Sonnema, speech on the third day of #ITTC54. She urged ITTO to take the lead in efforts to realize the potential of forests to contribute to the 2030 Sustainable... youtube.com/watch?v=7_epCW…

Testimonio de Adi Lazos del programa de becas de la OIMT y el rol de la mujer: youtu.be/sK9W6cQfNww?a via YouTube

Day four of ITTC-54, civil-society panel urges stronger role for women in forestry - mailchi.mp/itto/day-four-…

Peru corruption: Former president Alan Garcia seeks asylum bbc.in/2QOfpCB

The newly-elected, far-right president of Brazil vowed to lower taxes for business and make Brazil more open to foreign trade on.ft.com/2DqJO5Y

Due largely to forest fires and insect infestations, Canada's forests have actually added to our country's greenhouse gas emissions for each of the past 15 years. ow.ly/fWbd30nG4FZ

Bio-economy: Saving our climate or a new threat to forests?

Congratulation to Inger Andersen. In the article it also should have been mentioned that Inger was Head of IUCN since January 2015

Quality data on the flow of timber and other forest products are extremely important. To develop a "green supply chains" more work and efforts are needed to better understand the flow of legal and sustainable products, including chain of custody with certified products.

#Women have always been part of #forestry, and the latest edition of the Tropical Forest Update (TFU) newsletter –written mainly by women– shows how they are contributing to #sustainable forest management and to a more #egalitarian future. Read the edition itto.int/tfu/embracing_…

The First Secretary of the Embassy of #Fiji Ms. Farisha Ali visited #ITTO to discuss ongoing work in the country, forest statistic gathering and codes of conduct for the #timber processing sector. You can learn more about the project in Fiji itto.int/project_search… Photo: K. Sato

The need for legal and sustainable supply chains as a means to good governance is necessary more than ever

In Southeast Asia, illegal hunting is a more immediate threat to wildlife than forest degradation phys.org/news/2019-10-s… via Phys.org

Opinion: The coronavirus is a preview of our climate-change future a.msn.com/01/en-us/BB12k…

Upgrading forest-sector education & training in #Africa is essential for ensuring sustainable forest management, efficient domestic processing, and sustainable supply chains. Read #TFU 29-1 Advancing #forestry education in the Congo Basin: bit.ly/35O8Hov

The Forests Dialogue recently put out a statement on racial injustice. Read the full statement here or on our website.

Last year’s Amazon forest fires stirred international outrage. This year’s dry season has started out worse. washingtonpost.com/world/the_amer… #deforestation #Brazil #Bolsonaro