About the DirectoryCPF members

Center for International Forestry Research Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International Tropical Timber Organization International Union of Forest Research Organizations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat of the Global Environmental Facility Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environment Programme World Agroforestry Centre World Bank World Conservation Union

Legally binding instruments

Alpine Convention Convention on Biological Diversity Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar)ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal People in Independent Countries International Tropical Timber Agreement United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Western Hemisphere Convention World Heritage Convention

Treaty-based organizations

International Tropical Timber Organization Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change World Trade Organization

United Nations system and related programmesInternational non-governmental organizations

Friends of the Earth International Greenpeace International International Institute for Environment and Development International Union of Forestry Research Organizations World Business Council for Sustainable Development World Conservation Union World Resources Institute World Wide Fund for Nature International

Regional development banks

African Development Bank Asian Development Bank Inter-American Development Bank

Regional conventions and intergovernmental organizations

African Timber Organization Association of Southeast Asian Nations Centro de Agricultura Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE)Central American Convention on Forests European Commission European Forest Institute Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Mekong River Commission Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe Southern African Development Community

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International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)

Name:	International Tropical Timber Organization
Abbreviation:	ITTO
URL to homepage:	http://www.itto.or.jp/live/index.jsp
Country:	Japan

Mandate

The ITTO facilitates discussion, consultation and international cooperation on issues relating to the international trade and utilization of tropical timber and the sustainable management of its resource base (See ITTA directory entry).

Relevance to forests by key words

sustainable management of tropical forests; tropical timber data, intelligence and markets; analysis and monitoring ;forest management policy development; processing of tropical timber, information gathering and dissemination; criteria and indicators