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Global legal and sustainable timber forum returns in september 2024
The Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF) 2024 is back from 11-12 Sep 2024 with the theme of “Together Towards Reliable and Effective Global Timber Supply Chains”. Organised by the Secretariat of the Global Green Supply Chains Initiative (GGSC) and jointly hosted by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute of the Macao SAR (IPIM), GLSTF aims to build legal and sustainable supply chains within the timber and forestry industry. Recent development shows that the timber industry needs to collaborate more closely among stakeholders including timber producers, buyers, processing industry and market players nationally and internationally, to address issues in global timber supply chains arising from the post- pandemic and other uncertainties. There should be a platform to bridge the widening gap between demand and supply for wood products. As such, GLSTF strives to strengthen support for sustainable forest management and the uptake of legal and sustainable wood product supply chains, with the end goal of facilitating the legal and sustainable use and trade of wood products in a stable, transparent and predictable business environment while contributing to sustainable development and climate- change mitigation.
One of the forums during GLSTF 2023 (Image: GGSC)
with over 700 participants from 36 countries. This edition will be held in Macau as well, at the MGM COTAI. There will be two types of forums: The main forum, on Day 1, which is on the Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum itself, and four specialised sub- forums on selected topics on Day 2. The main forum will discuss the following topics: Session 1 on restoring reliable and stable supply of timber resources, with information on the European Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR), on certifications, and more; followed by Session 2 on enhancing trust and effectiveness in timber supply chains; and ending the day with Session 3 on revitalising global timber supply chains.
order of the day: timber legality and sustainability; resources, markets and trade of legal and sustainable timber; advanced technology and machinery for wood processing; and global forest sustainability and supply chain finance. The forums will reportedly feature simultaneous interpretation in Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. On top of the forums, GLSTF 2024 will announce the achievements of the Global Timber Index (GTI) and the Blockchain-based Timber Tracking System (BTTS). It will also host B2B matchings and other business side events to enhance networking, collaboration, and business exchange among timber industry stakeholders, be it producers, buyers, processors and market players.
The four sub-forums will explore the following topics in chronological
The inaugural edition of GLSTF in 2023 was held in November, in Macau,
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