International Tropical Timber Organization
Formation | 1986 |
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Purpose | Conserve & manage tropical forest resources |
Headquarters | Yokohama, Japan |
Website | www |
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an
Organization
The organization was established under the
The governing body is the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC). Half the votes on the ITTC are assigned to producing countries and half to consumers. Within each block, votes are assigned based on market share.[4]
Mandate and activities
The ITTO was at first primarily a commodity organization, regulating the international trade in tropical timber. The original mandate mentioned conservation but did not give any details. In 1990 the ITTC proposed that by 2000 all exports of tropical timber would come from sustainably managed sources, and this goal was adopted.[4] In 1987 the ITTO commissioned the Harvard Institute for International Development to prepare a review of current knowledge of multiple-use management of tropical forests. Of interest was the potential for non-timber forest products and services that could assist in sustaining the forests. HIID completed the study in 1988 and issued updated versions in 1990 and 1992.[5]
The ITTO publishes a quarterly newsletter, Tropical Forest Update (
See also
References
- ^ "About ITTO". ITTO. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION". Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheria and Forestry. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ "International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006". REDD Desk. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
- ^ ISBN 2-8317-0472-3.
- ISBN 1-55963-195-3.
- ^ ITTO. Tropical Forest Update 22(1):2.