“Selling (exporting) and buying (importing) of tropical timber among countries at agreed prices” Tropical Forests: International Trade

Trends in International Tropical Timber Trade Exports (US$ billion)

Trends in International Tropical Timber Trade Imports (US$ billion)

POSITIVE IMPACT OF TRADE ON TROPICAL FORESTS Generate value, foreign exchange and export earnings Create employment opportunities Contribute to economic, national and sustainable development Alleviate poverty, improve livelihoods Retain forests from conversion Self-help and reliance Trade liberalization, promotion, diversification, facilitation Improve market access Reduce/eliminate tariffs/non-tariff barriers Enhance competitiveness

NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TRADE ON TROPICAL FORESTS Unsustainable and over exploitation of forests Illegal logging and trade Resource depletion Forest and biodiversity degradation and loss Environment damage and destruction Community displacement and poverty Blanket ban and boycott on imports and use of tropical timber Ban on imports of illegal timber US Amended Lacey Act EU Timber Regulation Timber certification Verification of legality, CoC CITES listings and permits

ITTO’s RESPONSE OVER-ARCHING OBJECTIVES Promote expansion, diversification of international trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed, legally harvested forests Promote sustainable management of tropical timber producing forests by Providing forum to promote non-discriminatory timber trade Enhancing capacity of members achieving exports of tropical timber from sustainably managed sources (ITTO Objective 2000) Promoting understanding of structural conditions in international market Improving market intelligence and transparency Improving market and distribution of tropical timber from legally harvested sources and legally traded Addressing illegal logging and related trade in tropical timber Improving information sharing, better understanding of voluntary mechanisms, certification

ITTO TRADE RELATED WORK POLICY WORK Annual Review and Assessment of the World Timber Situation Market Information Service (MIS) ITTO Annual Market Discussion ITTO-FAO Best Practices for Improving Law Compliance in the Forest Sector Compendium of technologies for monitoring illegal logging and trade Information and database enhancement Studies  market reviews, outlooks, forecasts  Competitiveness  Market access  Certification  Procurement policies  Impact of global financial and economic crises

ITTO TRADE RELATED WORK PROJECT ACTIVITIES Statistical Training Workshops National Forest Statistical Systems Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Certification Innovative Timber Tracing Systems Private Sector- Civil Society Partnerships Web-based Information System CITES NDF and capacity building

PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH TO ITTO TRADE RELATED WORK TFLETTMTITTO-CITES PROGRAMME General Objective Improve national forest law enforcement and governance to enhance and diversify trade in legal and sustainable timber and alleviate poverty Promote trade in tropical timber and timber products and improve market transparency To ensure international trade in CITES-listed timber species is consistent with their sustainable management and conservation Planned Budget US$ 15 millionUS$ 5 million Funding Pledged US$ 6.5 millionUS$ 1.2 millionUS$ 4.4 million Activities4125 Projects, Pre-projects 143-

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