About 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.

Date and Venue

Date: 22-23 September 2026

Venue: Galaxy International Convention Center, Macao SAR, China

Forum Structure

The GLSTF 2026 will comprise the following components:

1) The Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum (main forum)

2) Four Specialized Sub-forums (sub-forums)

3) A Legal and Sustainable Timber Industry Display

4) Other Events & Activities

Theme & Topics

The GLSTF 2026 theme will be 'Innovation and Transformation – Pursuing Avenues for Resilient and Sustainable Global Timber Industries'.

The main forum will consist of topics related to timber industries in global disruptions, transformation of industry & trade patterns for supply chain resilience and innovations for sustaining the timber sector. 

The specialized sub-forums will be organized by ITTO, IPIM and GGSC with partner agencies on respective themes with selected topics on timber legality and sustainability; sustainable timber resources, markets and trade; market trends and industry innovations in furniture & home furnishings; green finance and innovative facilitation measures.

Legal and Sustainable Timber Industry Display

A legal and sustainable timber industry display of circa 30 exhibition booths will be held during the GLSTF 2026.

Other Events & Activities

The latest achievements of the Global Timber Index (GTI) and the Blockchain-based Timber Traceability System (BTTS) as well as others will be released at the GLSTF 2026. Other business activities, B2B sessions and side events will be organized accordingly.

Participants

The GLSTF 2026 is expected to attract around 700-800 participants globally from wood enterprises, trading companies, industrial and business associations, governments, international organizations, research institutions, etc.

Languages

The GLSTF 2026 main forum will feature simultaneous interpretation in Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. The 4 Specialized Sub-forums will feature simultaneous interpretation in Chinese, English and French.

Welcome to the Forum!