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  • Rotterdam joins STTC

    The city of Rotterdam has committed itself to the European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC) to stimulate the usage of sustainable tropical timber. Rotterdam is the 3rd…

    Rotterdam joins STTC
  • Tropical forest? Use it or lose it!

    IDH has written a chapter on the value of sustainable tropical forest management for the book: ‘Central African Forests Forever’. Central African Forests Forever is a book…

    Tropical forest? Use it or lose it!
  • Norway partners with IDH to conserve forests

    Today NORAD (The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation) signed an agreement with IDH to support ISLA in three countries to help delink commodity production from deforestation. The agreement involves funding…

    Norway partners with IDH to conserve forests
  • International market support for Mato Grosso’s Produce, Conserve and Include Plan

    The government of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, and IDH, the Sustainable Trade Initiative, signed a partnership agreement in May 2016 to mark the cooperation between the government of…

    International market support for Mato Grosso’s Produce, Conserve and Include Plan
  • Integrated landscape approach to support green growth in Indonesia

    The governor of West Kalimantan, Cornelis M.H., has set out his roadmap for sustainable development, and plans to use an integrated landscape approach to support his objectives for green growth.

    Integrated landscape approach to support green growth in Indonesia
  • Integrated landscape approach to support green growth in Indonesia

    Governor Cornelis is taking the lead in defining and implementing a low carbon green growth development model in Indonesia. Governor Cornelis is taking the lead in defining and implementing a…

    Integrated landscape approach to support green growth in Indonesia
  • Certified wood wins in pile planking environmental analysis

    New life cycle analysis of pile planking published. The consequences could be serious if specifiers and customers don’t effectively assess the environmental impact of materials for use in…

    Certified wood wins in pile planking environmental analysis
  • Sustainable procurement funding project gathers pace

    Interest in the European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition’s (STTC) funding programme is growing among industry Federations, timber companies and local authorities across Europe. The STTC announced earlier this…

    Sustainable procurement funding project gathers pace
  • Updates from ISLA Ethiopia

    A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Rift Valley Lakes Basin Authority and IDH on the 9th of March. The purpose of the MoU was to show the…

    Updates from ISLA Ethiopia
  • Projects in development after baseline studies show deforestation drivers in Cote d’Ivoire

    The results of the baseline studies on land use change, drivers of deforestation and socio-economic issues in the wider Taï area, Côte d’Ivoire conducted for ISLA are now available. Based…

    Projects in development after baseline studies show deforestation drivers in Cote d’Ivoire