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'Global Forests Need Global Governance: Tropical Timber Accord' Launches at COP26

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Thursday, November 4, 2021
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LONDON, Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Billed as a "call to action"from the global private sector involved in forest management and timber production, the Tropical Timber Accord - "Global Forests need Global Governance ", developed in concert by the UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF), highlights that strong, inclusive legal frameworks are essential for the sustainable management of tropical forestsand that this underpins all other climate policy ambitions.

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  • LONDON, Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Billed as a "call to action"from the global private sector involved in forest management and timber production, the Tropical Timber Accord - "Global Forests need Global Governance ", developed in concert by the UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF), highlights that strong, inclusive legal frameworks are essential for the sustainable management of tropical forestsand that this underpins all other climate policy ambitions.
  • The paper proposes a new governance approach for the global tropical forest sector based on national standards within an international framework.
  • Sheam Satkuru, Director of Operations, ITTO, said that the international tropical timber agreement 2006 is an established legal framework and a partnership between producers and consumers.
  • The Tropical Timber Accord was launched in the Blue Zone at COP26 within the UK Pavilion on Tuesday,November 2, 13.15 GMT, and willbe featured in the Nature+Zone, Indonesian, and COMIFAC pavilions.