Third Announcement

Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum, GLSTF 2025

From Forest to Home – An International Dialogue on Emerging Consumer Trends and Supply Chains Innovation

23-24 September 2025,

MGM COTAI, Macao SAR, China

The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) of Macao SAR, China are partners to co­-host the Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF) to accelerate the development of legal and sustainable timber and wood products supply chains. As an annual collaborative international platform, the GLSTF 2023 and the GLSTF 2024 were held in Macao, China in 2023 and 2024 respectively.

The GLSTF 2025, which is scheduled on 23-24 September 2025 in Macao SAR, China, will aim at further strengthening and promoting legal and sustainable timber supply chains.

Date & Venue

23-24 September 2025 at the MGM COTAI, Macao SAR, China.

Co-hosts & Organizer

The GLSTF 2025 will continue to be co-hosted by ITTO and IPIM and organized by the GGSC Secretariat. The specialized sub-forums will be organized by ITTO, IPIM and the GGSC Secretariat in collaboration with partner agencies.

Forum Structure

The GLSTF 2025 will comprise the following components:

1)    The Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum (main forum).

2)    Four Specialized Sub-forums (sub-forums).

3)    A Legal and Sustainable Timber Industry Display

4)    Other Events & Activities

Theme & Topics

The theme of the GLSTF 2025 will be “From Forest to Home – An International Dialogue on Emerging Consumer Trends and Supply Chains Innovation”. 

The main forum will discuss topics related to emerging perspectives on global forest and timber supply chains, the evolution of consumption trends in global timber products, furniture & home furnishings markets, and the linkages between supply chains innovation and enterprise vitality and sustainability.

The specialized sub-forums will be organized by ITTO, IPIM and the GGSC Secretariat with partner agencies, contributing to the respective theme, with selected topics on timber legality and sustainability; sustainable timber resources, markets and trade; market trends and industry innovations in furniture & home furnishings; green finance and innovative facilitation measures.

Legal and Sustainable Timber Industry Display

A legal and sustainable wood products industry display will be organized in parallel with the GLSTF 2025, at a scale of around 30 exhibition booths.

Other Events & Activities

The latest achievements of the Global Timber Index (GTI) and the Blockchain-based Timber Tracking System (BTTS) as well as others will be released at the GLSTF 2025. Other business activities and side events, such as B2B matchings, will be organized accordingly.

Participants

The GLSTF 2025 is expected to attract around 700-800 participants from wood enterprises and trading companies, industrial and business associations, governments, international organizations, research institutions, etc.

Languages

The GLSTF 2025 main forum will feature simultaneous interpretation in Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. The 4 Specialized Sub-forums will feature simultaneous interpretation in Chinese, English and French.

The draft provisional agenda of the Main Forum and 4 Specialized Sub-Forums are attached.

For forum registration, please click: https://en.glstf.net/reg/reg-step1-en.php

For more information, please contact:

ITTO: Mr. Li Qiang at li@itto.int

IPIM: Mr. Kevin Fong at pa@ipim.gov.mo

GGSC Secretariat: Ms. Gao Xuting at gaoxuting@itto-ggsc.org

Third Announcement for GLSTF 2025 - 20250723.pdf