International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006

Setting up an advisory forum to promote non-discriminatory timber business practices; Aware of the importance of cooperation between members, international organizations, the private sector and civil society, including indigenous and local communities, and other stakeholders in promoting sustainable forest management; Reaffirming its commitment to commit as quickly as possible to exporting tropical timber and products from sustainably managed sources (goal 2000 itto), and recalling the creation of the Bali Partnership Fund, Encourage members to support and develop the reforestation of tropical timber and the rehabilitation and restoration of degraded forests , paying particular attention to the interests of local communities dependent on forest resources; The Council authorizes the Executive Director to establish and maintain close relationships with relevant intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations to ensure the availability of new and reliable data and information, including the production and trade of tropical timber, data trends and differences, as well as relevant information on non-tropical timber and the management of wood-producing forests. The organization establishes, collects, analyzes and publishes this information, which is necessary for the implementation of this agreement. If the headquarters of the organization is transferred to another country, the member concerned concludes as soon as possible with the Organization a seat agreement to be approved by the Council. Pending the conclusion of such an agreement, the Organization calls on the new host government to grant, as part of its national legislation, an exemption from the taxation of the allowances paid by the organization to its workers as well as the organization`s assets, income and other assets. Also aware of the importance of the many economic, environmental and social benefits of forests, including forest and non-wood products and environmental services, in the context of sustainable forest management at the local, national and global levels, as well as the contribution to achieving sustainable development goals and achieving internationally agreed development goals. , including those set out in the Millennium Declaration, noting the role played by good governance, the adoption of clear land ownership rules and cross-sector coordination in the implementation of sustainable forest management and legal timber exports; Establish an effective framework for consultation, international cooperation and political development of all members on all relevant aspects of the global economy; promote increased and more advanced transformation of tropical timber in producing countries from sustainable sources, with the aim of promoting industrialization and thus increasing their employment and export earnings; Also aware of the importance of such cooperation to improve law enforcement in the forestry sector and promote the trade in legally harvested timber, The Council meets in a special session if it so chooses or, at the request of a member or an executive director, in agreement with the President and Vice-President of the Council and: ITTA3 (2006), with a view to « promoting the expansion and diversification of international trade in tropical forests from sustainably managed and and promote the sustainable management of tropical timber-producing forests. [1] It came into effect on December 7, 2011. [2] Recognising the need to increase investment in sustainable forest management, including reinvesting forest revenues, including the timber trade; Promote a better understanding of the contribution of unforested forest products and environmental services to sustainable tropical forest management, with a view to improving the ability of members to develop strategies to strengthen these contributions in the context of sustainable forest management, and to cooperate with relevant institutions and procedures to this end; Strengthen members` ability to improve law enforcement and forest administration and cope with exploitation

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