Thematic Programs 
 

ITTO Thematic Programs

In late 2008 the International Tropical Timber Council approved five new thematic programmes (TPs) on a pilot basis to help achieve ITTO’s objectives of sustaining tropical forests and the timber trade arising from them. Switzerland supports three of them:

  
       
    Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (TFLET)  
    The general objective of the Thematic Programme is to improve national forest law enforcement and governance in tropical ITTO member countries in order to enhance and diversify international trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed forests and to help alleviate poverty in those countries. [more]  
       
    Reducing deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing environmental services in tropical forests (REDDES)  
   

The general objective of the Thematic Programme is to help improve livelihoods by reducing deforestation and forest degradation and enhancing environmental services through the sustainable management of tropical forests, forest restoration, afforestation, reforestation and other related activities. [more]

 
       
    Trade and Market Transparency (TMT)  
    The general objectives of this Thematic Programme are to: (i) increase the capacity of producer member countries to develop and employ market intelligence and marketing skills; and (ii) improve market transparency through improved data and analysis. [more]