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Meeting held between GGSC and GTI-Ecuador Focal Point on project operation status

On 28 November 2025, the Secretariat of the Global Green Supply Chains Initiative (GGSC) held discussions with representatives from Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecology (MAATE) and t···

Meeting held between GGSC and GTI-Ecuador Focal Point on project operation status

On 28 November 2025, the Secretariat of the Global Green Supply Chains Initiative (GGSC) held discussions with representatives from Ecuador’s Ministry of Envir···

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Fourth & Final Announcement for Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2025

The GLSTF 2025, which is scheduled on 23-24 September 2025 in Macao, will continue to be co-hosted by ITTO and IPIM and organized by the GGSC Secretariat.

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ITTO Executive Director highlights the platform value of the GLSTF Forum at United Nations Forum on Forests

Ms Satkuru referred to the ITTO's Legal and Sustainable Supply Chains (LSSC) Programme and the Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF) as key platform···

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TAG "Trade Statement 2024" highly affirms the contributions of GLSTF

On December 3 during the Trade and Markets Day of the 60th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council, the Executive Director of International Wood Pr···

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List of "Macao MICE Awards 2024" announced | GLSTF 2024 wins the Brand Convention Award!

On December 3, the "Macao MICE Awards 2024" was held at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre.This year, the Global Legal & Sustaina···

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ITTO introduces the GTI Report at the 10th International Hardwood Conference

On November 7-8, the 10th International Hardwood Conference was successfully held in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Luo Xinjian, Secretary-General of the Global Green Sup···

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GLSTF outcome showed at WTO Trade and Environment Week

On October 9 at the WTO Trade and Environment Week held in Geneva, Switzerland, Professor Jintao Xu from Peking University, aninternationally renowned scholar i···

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The Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2024 successfully held in Macao

The Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2024 (GLSTF 2024), whichis co-hosted by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Commerce a···

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Fourth & Final Announcement for Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum 2024

The GLSTF 2024 aims to enhance networking, collaboration, and business exchange among timber industry stakeholders—producers, buyers, processors and market pla···

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Third Announcement for Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum 2024

11–12 September 2024MGM COTAI, Macao SAR, ChinaBackgroundRecent development shows that the timber industry needs to collaborate even more closely among stakeho···

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Business Case

ITTO Executive Director says legal, sustainable timber supply chains are key nature-based solutions
ITTO Executive Director Sheam Satkuru stressed the importance of legal and sustainable tropical timber supply chains and called for more investment in sustainable tropical forestry and forest enterprises to promote inclusive and resilient solutions for people and......
Enterprise Case: A self-motivated female timber entrepreneurs
Qi Yunxia, founder of Yunbu Stairs in Fengxian County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, had his right leg amputated in a serious car accident at the age of 15, but went into the wood-processing industry under the influence of his father.
Enterprise case : handmade panels to improve plate quality
In order to improve the efficiency of wood use, Jiangsu HengYuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.retained a traditional production line in the process of wood-based panel processing and manufacturing. On the production line, female workers through cutting, splicing and...
Enterprise Case: Panel enterprises fully use of wood residues, drive the villagers to common prosperity
Jiangsu Ruitai Panel Co., Ltd.make use of local wood resources, purchase the ' three residues ' and ' sub-small fuelwood ' in farmers ' homes as raw materials to produce particleboard, to maximize the use of wood resources. Farmers in their spare time can be...
Experts' Views: Ms. Sheam Satkuru, Executive Director of ITTO
In the past 25-30 years, the international community has attached great importance to sustainable development. The establishment of a legal and sustainable green supply chain requires joint efforts of all relevant bodies, such as government, private sector...
Experts' Views: Dr. Gerhard Dieterle，Former Executive Director of ITTO
Mitigation of climate change, biodiversity conservation and poverty elimination involving trees and forests can only be fully achieved by legally and sustainably use of forest resources, within the framework of legal and sustainable supply chains, from the forest to the market.

News

News on timber industry in Asia - January 2026
Customs data reveals a significant contraction in China's log and sawnwood import market in 2025, with both import volume and value declining.

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News on timber industry in Africa - January 2026
On January 1, the Gabonese government announced the merger of the Ministry of Water and Forests with the Ministry of Environment and Climate.

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News on timber industry in Latin America - January 2026
Brazil's timber export volume increased by 5% year-on-year in 2025, reaching 2.96 million cubic meters. Export value grew by 4% to USD 750 million, while the average export price remained stable at USD 254 per cubic meter.

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Caimu Co. visits GGSC Secretariat to discuss cooperation
On February 3, 2026, Chairman Wu of Jiangsu Caimu Industrial Internet Technology Co., Ltd. visited the Secretariat of the Global Green Supply Chains Initiative (GGSC). The two sides held in-depth discussions on potential areas of future cooperation and topics of shared concern within the industry.

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GTI Report - January 2026

The Global Timber Index (GTI) Report for January 2026 revealedthattwo of the ten pilot countries—Indonesia and Thailand—posted GTI readings above the 50% critical value, registerin···

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GTI-Producers Report - January 2026

In January 2026, the GTI-Producers registered 48.9% and stayed below the critical value (50%) for several consecutive months, indicating a continued downturn for the timber harvest···

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GTI-Woodbased Panel (GTI-WBP) Report - January 2026

In January 2026, the GTI-Woodbased Panel (GTI-WBP) Index registered 43.6%, a decrease of 1.6 percentage points from the previous month and below the critical value (50%) for fiveco···

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