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INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION
IN SUPPORT OF TROPICAL TIMBER AND FOREST THE
ITTOS EXPERIENCE By Amha bin Buang Assistant
Director (Economic Information and Market
Intelligence) International Tropical Timber
Organization (ITTO) Yokohama, Japan
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Bringing Tropical Forests under Sustainable
Management

• MAGNITUDE OF THE CHALLENGES

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Study on the Status of Sustainable Forest
Management (1989) Main Conclusions

1. The extent of tropical forests being at an
   operational scale for the sustainable production
   of timber was, on a world scale, negligible
2. Many countries had the intention, expressed in
   their legislation, to manage sustainably in a
   number of these countries, partial forms of
   sustainable management were being practiced
3. There seemed to be some awareness in these
   countries that action was needed to attain
   sustainable management
4. Progress in establishing stable sustainable
   systems was so low that it was having very little
   impact on the state of tropical forests
5. Comprehensive and urgent measures were necessary
   if the tropical timber trade was to continue in
   the long-term and
6. The future existence of tropical forests depended
   on the establishment of sustainable systems of
   management.

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PROGRESS PROBLEMS PROBLEMS
I. Producing Members I. Producing Members I. Producing Members
Policy and legislative reform Policy and legislative reform Strategies not fully acted upon
Reorganization of administrative arrangements Reorganization of administrative arrangements Shortage of personnel and finance
New strategies and master plans New strategies and master plans Illegal logging and poaching
Establishment of PFE Establishment of PFE Inadequate management of protected areas
Consultation with local communities Consultation with local communities Application and enforcement of guidelines and regulations
Expanding forest lands for conservation Expanding forest lands for conservation Broadening awareness about SFM
Usage of ITTO guidelines, CI Usage of ITTO guidelines, CI Establishing a sound basis for forest harvesting
Development of standards for forest management Development of standards for forest management Implementing strict engineering specification for road design
Possibility of timber certification Possibility of timber certification Greater practices of RIL
Increased awareness about SFM Increased awareness about SFM Securing and protecting PFE
Increased value-added exports Increased value-added exports
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ITTO OBJECTIVES
Promote expansion and diversification of
international trade in tropical timber
ITTO Objective 2000 Achieve exports of tropical
timber from sustainably managed sources
Promote processing of tropical timber in
producing countries
Promote sustainable management of tropical forests
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ITTOs POLICY WORK AND PROJECT ACTIVITIES
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Thank you
INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION

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