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|purpose = Conserve & manage tropical forest resources |
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|headquarters = [[Yokohama]], Japan |
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The '''International Tropical Timber Organization''' ('''ITTO''') is an [[intergovernmental organization]] that promotes [[ecological conservation|conservation]] of [[tropical forest]] resources and their [[sustainable management]], use and trade.[{{cite web |url=http://www.itto.int/about_itto/ |title=About ITTO |publisher=ITTO |access-date=2011-06-10}}] |
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The '''International Tropical Timber Organization''' ('''ITTO''') is an [[intergovernmental organization]] that promotes [[ecological conservation|conservation]] of [[tropical forest]] resources and their [[sustainable management]], use and trade.[{{cite web |url=http://www.itto.int/about_itto/ |title=About ITTO |publisher=ITTO |access-date=2011-06-10}}] |
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The organization was established under the [[International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983|International Tropical Timber Agreement]] (ITTA), which was sponsored by the [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]] and was ratified in 1985.[{{cite web |url] = http://www.daff.gov.au/forestry/international/fora/international_tropical_timber_organisation |title = INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION |publisher = Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheria and Forestry |access-date = 2011-06-10 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604195448/http://www.daff.gov.au/forestry/international/fora/international_tropical_timber_organisation |archive-date = 2011-06-04}} |
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The organization was established under the [[International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983|International Tropical Timber Agreement]] (ITTA), which was sponsored by the [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]] and was ratified in 1985.[{{cite web |url = http://www.daff.gov.au/forestry/international/fora/international_tropical_timber_organisation |title = INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION |publisher = Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheria and Forestry |access-date = 2011-06-10 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604195448/http://www.daff.gov.au/forestry/international/fora/international_tropical_timber_organisation |archive-date = 2011-06-04}}] |
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Its mandate was renewed by the [[International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994]] and again by the [[International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006]], which aims to promote sustainable management and legal harvesting of forests that produce tropical timber, and to promote expansion and diversification of international [[timber trade]] from these forests.[{{cite web |url=http://www.theredddesk.org/countries/cameroon/info/international_law/international_tropical_timber_agreement_2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416042629/http://www.theredddesk.org/countries/cameroon/info/international_law/international_tropical_timber_agreement_2006 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 16, 2013 |title=International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006] |publisher=REDD Desk |access-date=2011-06-10}} |
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Its mandate was renewed by the [[International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994]] and again by the [[International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006]], which aims to promote sustainable management and legal harvesting of forests that produce tropical timber, and to promote expansion and diversification of international [[timber trade]] from these forests.[{{cite web |url=http://www.theredddesk.org/countries/cameroon/info/international_law/international_tropical_timber_agreement_2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416042629/http://www.theredddesk.org/countries/cameroon/info/international_law/international_tropical_timber_agreement_2006 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 16, 2013 |title=International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 |publisher=REDD Desk |access-date=2011-06-10}}] |
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The governing body is the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC). Half the votes on the ITTC are assigned to producing countries and half to consumers. Within each block, votes are assigned based on market share.[ In January 2026, [[United States President]] [[Donald Trump]] announced that the United States would withdraw from the organization.][{{Cite web |date=2026-01-08 |title=These are the 66 global organizations the Trump administration is leaving |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-global-organizations-un-daaa4c9f459d7a492536a1a4e3b7697c |access-date=2026-01-19 |website=AP News |language=en}}] |
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The governing body is the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC). Half the votes on the ITTC are assigned to producing countries and half to consumers. Within each block, votes are assigned based on market share.[ In January 2026, [[United States President]] [[Donald Trump]] announced that the United States would withdraw from the organization.][{{Cite web |date=2026-01-08 |title=These are the 66 global organizations the Trump administration is leaving |url=https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-global-organizations-un-daaa4c9f459d7a492536a1a4e3b7697c |access-date=2026-01-19 |website=AP News |language=en}}] |
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