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Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF)
Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2026 (GLSTF 2026) is co-hosted by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute of the Macao SAR (IPIM), and organized by the Secretariat of the Global Green Supply Chains Initiative (GGSC). The GLSTF 2026 aims to further enhancing networking, collaboration, and business exchange among timber and wood products industry stakeholders to strengthen support for sustainable tropical forest management and the uptake of legal and sustainable wood product supply chains to facilitate legal and sustainable trade and use of wood products in a stable, transparent and predictable business environment while contributing to, amongst others, sustainable development and climate-change mitigation.
Galaxy International Convention Center, Macao SAR, China
22-23 September 2026
Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF)
Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2026 (GLSTF 2026) is co-hosted by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute of the Macao SAR (IPIM), and organized by the Secretariat of the Global Green Supply Chains Initiative (GGSC). The GLSTF 2026 aims to further enhancing networking, collaboration, and business exchange among timber and wood products industry stakeholders to strengthen support for sustainable tropical forest management and the uptake of legal and sustainable wood product supply chains to facilitate legal and sustainable trade and use of wood products in a stable, transparent and predictable business environment while contributing to, amongst others, sustainable development and climate-change mitigation.
Who Came?
600+
Industry Professionals
40+
Countries and Regions
150+
NGOs, Research Institutions
450+
Company Decision-makers
Specialized Sub-forum
Honored Guests
Ms. Sheam Satkuru
ITTO Executive Director
H.E. Mr. Suchart Chomklin
Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Kingdom of Thailand
H.E. Mr. Gustavo Sobrinho Dgedge
State Secretary of Land and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries, The Republic of Mozambique
H.E. Mr. Jules Doret Ndongo
Minister, Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, The Republic of Cameroon
H.E. Mr. Gervais Mbata, Minister
Ministry of Water, Forests, Hunting and Fishing, Central African Republic
Mr. Bingono Meba Emmanuel Nances
Cabinet Director, Ministry of Water, Forest, Environment and Climate, The Gabonese Republic
Dr. Piyabalo Nabede
Cabinet Chief of Staff, Ministry of Environment, Forest Resources, Coastal Protection, and Climate Change, The Republic of Togo
Mr. Desiderio Erasmo Otárola Acevedo
Executive Director, National Forest and Wildlife Service (SERFOR), Republic of Peru
Dr. Wang Chunfeng, Executive Director
Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet)
Ms. Ashley Amidon
CEO, International Wood Products Association (IWPA)
Mr. Xu Wei
Chairman, Zhejiang Starforest Flooring Co., Ltd., China
Dr. Jean Gerard
Senior Researcher, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
Dr. Ivan Tomaselli
Vice President, Brazilian Association of Mechanically-Processed Timber (ABIMCI)/Founder and President, STCP Brazil
Ms. Cassandra Price
Assistant Director, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia
Mr. Carl Lu
Chairman of the Board, A&W (Shanghai) Woods Co., Ltd.
Dr. Chaode Ma
Assistant Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) China
Mr. Imede Chafim Falume
National Director of Forest and Wildlife, National Directorate of Forest and Wildlife, The Republic of Mozambique
Mr. Zhang Enjiu
Chairman of the Board, TREESSUN FLOORING, China
Dr. Richard Gyimah
Timber Industry Development Division, Forestry Commission of Ghana
Ms. Oki Hadiyati
Forest Ecosystem Officer Associate, Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia
Mr. Li Jiacong
General Manager, Guangzhou Shangpin Home Collection Co., Ltd, China
Dr. Ratih Damayanti
Director of Environment, Maritime, Natural Resources, and Nuclear Policy, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
Dr. Xu Jintao
Professor of the National School of Development of Peking University, China
Mr. Rodrigo Quintín Bautista Tejeda
Manager of Commercial Forest Plantations, National Forestry Commission of Mexico-CONAFOR
Mr. Khairul Anwar
Director of Strategic Planning & Sustainability, Malaysian Timber Council
Mr. Juan Carlos Palacios Burneo
Executive Director, Corporation for Sustainable Forest Management (COMAFORS), Ecuador
Mr. Edouard Zama
Permanent Technical Secretary of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA/FLEGT), Ministry of Water, Forests, Hunting and Fishing, Central African Republic
Mr. Aristotle Boaitey
Deputy Director (Responsible Production & Sourcing), Proforest
Mr. Jirawat Tangkijngamwong
Chairman, Thai Furniture Association, Thailand
Mr. Yak Wang
Vice Chairman & President, Zhejiang Tucson Custom Home Furnishing lnc., China
Dr. Peter O. Alele
Africa Regional Director, The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Dr. Luo Xinjian
Secretary General, Global Green Supply Chains Initiative (GGSC)
Mr. Wu Shengfu
Vice Chairman, Asia-Pacific Climate Change Committee, Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Ms. Tullia Baldassarri Höger von Högersthal
Communication and Marketing Manager, INTERHOLCO, Switzerland
Mr. Jean Baptiste Scalbert
International Expert, Program for the Promotion of Certified Forest Management, Phase IV (PPECF IV)
Mr. Wen Yu
Impact Investment Analyst, Common Fund for Commodities (CFC)
Mr. Jean Marie Ntoutoume
General Delegate, Union of foresters and wood industries of Gabon (UFIGA)
Ms. Yan Hong
Chairman, Beijing KD Home Products Co., Ltd., China
Mr. Bruno Leão
Director, Association of Wood Exporting Industries of the State of Pará (AIMEX), Brazil
Ms. Renee Pan
Managing Director, Gobi Partners, China
Mr. Huang Guangxiong
General Manager, Guangdong Shangchi Home Group Co. Ltd., China
Mr. Andre Mader
Principal Networking Coordinator & Principal Policy Researcher, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Highlights
High Level
The participation of forestry ministers, leading timber companies’ representatives, and renowned international organizations’ representatives from various countries ensures the Forum's high level and substantive content.
Diverse Activities
It includes the main forum and four specialized sub-forums. In addition, there will be legal and sustainable timber industry display, B2B matchings, "She" Power, Youth Leadership, Designers and Supply Chains, and several other side events.
Significant Outputs
Multiple international cooperation achievements will be released. And through building a platform for exchanges, display, and cooperation, the event will help to produce new outcomes for markets, products, technologies, brands, etc.
Highly Selected Topics
Innovation and transformation, avenues for timber industries, timber legality and sustainability, timber markets and trade, development of furniture and home furnishings industries, green finance, etc.
Venue
Galaxy International Convention Center (GICC)
Address: Galaxy Macau™ Integrated Resort, Cotai, Macau, China
Highlights: a world-class event venue featuring 40,000 sqm of total flexible MICE space
Galaxy International Convention Center (GICC)
Address: Galaxy Macau™ Integrated Resort, Cotai, Macau, China
Highlights: a world-class event venue featuring 40,000 sqm of total flexible MICE space
