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The STTC and Fair&Precious work together to guide you through specifying
and buying tropical timber, with the assurance that your wood comes from
responsibly managed forests.

Together they are dedicated to stimulate growth of
responsible forest management in tropical countries.

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The European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition
We are an alliance of industry, business, government and NGOs dedicated to increasing European demand for verified sustainable tropical timber. On the following pages you will find information on the environmental, social and economic value of the verified sustainable tropical timber market and trade, sustainable procurement policy, plus statistics, marketing tools and other resources.

Our mission
To grow European sales of verified sustainable tropical timber in order to incentivise responsible forest management in tropical countries.

Our target
To increase the share of the EU tropical timber market taken by verified sustainable material to 50% by 2020.

Growing the market share of verified sustainable tropical timber brings real environmental and social benefits to supplier countries, including for the 1.6 billion people who, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, depend on forests for their livelihoods. It is estimated that if the EU imported 100% verified sustainable primary tropical timber products, at least 16 million ha of forest land would benefit from sustainable management.

Background
When the STTC launched in 2013, tropical timber had a poor reputation in Europe and specifiers and consumers were often unawaret that it could be sustainably sourced from well-managed forests. EU imports were consequently on a downward slide. The STTC was determined to halt and reverse the trend.

Partners
STTC partners range from cities, to timber importers, construction companies and large DIY retailers. They are all committed to the goal of the STTC and have pledged to adopt strategies to increase share of verified sustainable timber from tropical forests in their markets. Also working with the STTC to achieve our goals are the International Tropical Timber Technical Association (ATIBT), the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF), the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).

Newsletter

Events

  • 19 November 2020 – Online Conference: Holding the line and moving forwardJuly 15, 2020

Past Events

  • 20 November 2019– Conference: Exploring pathways to verified sustainable tropical timberOctober 12, 2019

news

  • STTC conference explores tropical timber’s bioeconomic roleDecember 15, 2020
  • Growing secondary wood product demand to support tropical forestsDecember 15, 2020
  • Analysis lays out action plan for Sisflora reformDecember 15, 2020
  • FSC addresses Congo Basin intact forest landscape concernsDecember 15, 2020
  • Report: Understanding sustainable secondary tropical wood products through dataNovember 18, 2020
  • STTC Conference examines sustainable tropical timber’s role in green recoveryNovember 5, 2020
  • ATIBT urges action on illegal timber comeback in EuropeNovember 5, 2020
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Chih-Ching Lan

Program Officer – Soy, Palm Oil and Tropical Timber +31 (0)6 2123 5648 lan@idhtrade.org Skype : lanchihching
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