{"id":270710,"date":"2023-11-23T19:44:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T14:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=270710"},"modified":"2023-11-23T20:14:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T14:44:08","slug":"international-tropical-timber-organisation-itto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/international-tropical-timber-organisation-itto\/","title":{"rendered":"International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Source:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><b>International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO)<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in <\/span><b>\u201cDown To Earth\u201d on 21st November 2023.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why in the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 59th International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) being held in Thailand recently concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC)?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) is the <strong>governing body<\/strong> of the <strong>International Tropical Timber Organisation<\/strong> (ITTO).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Aim: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To promote sustainable management and conservation of tropical forests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Meeting: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least once a year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO)?<\/b><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Specifications<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Details<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Type<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intergovernmental Organization<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Constituted in<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1986<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Aim<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"TextRun SCXW191204355 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191204355 BCX0\">Developing internationally agreed policy guidelines and norms to encourage sustainable forest management (SFM) and sustainable tropical timber industries and trade.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW191204355 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Members<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">85 (37 producing and 38 consuming members)<br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW244462479 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244462479 BCX0\">&#8211; Membership represents about 90% of the global tropical timber trade and more than 80% of the world\u2019s tropical forests.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>India<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is one of the producing member<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Headquarters<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yokohama, Japan<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus:<\/strong> International Organisations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cInternational Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO)\u201d published in \u201cDown To Earth\u201d on 21st November 2023. Why in the News? The 59th International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) being held in Thailand recently concluded. What is the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC)? 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