About GLSTF

The Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2024 (GLSTF 2024) 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 aim of the Forum is to enhance networking, collaboration, and business exchange among timber industry stakeholders—producers, buyers, processors and market players to strengthen support for sustainable forest management, and the uptake of legal and sustainable wood product supply chains to facilitate 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.

Date and Venue

The Forum will be held on 11‑12 September 2024, at the MGM COTAI, Macao SAR, China.

Theme

Together Towards Reliable and Effective Global Timber Supply Chains

Forum Structure

The GLSTF 2024 will have two components:

1) The Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum (main forum).

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

The specialized sub-forums will be organized by partner agencies, contributing to the theme, with selected topics on timber legality and sustainability; sustainable timber resources, markets and trade; advanced technology and machinery for wood processing; green finance and innovative facilitating measures.

In addition, a legal and sustainable timber industry display will be organized in parallel with the GLSTF 2024. The achievements of the Global Timber Index (GTI) and the Blockchain-based Timber Tracking System (BTTS) as well as others will be released at the GLSTF 2024. Other business activities and side events, such as B2B matchings, will be arranged accordingly.

Participants

The Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2023 brought together about 700 representatives from 36 countries and regions.

In this context, the GLSTF 2024 is expected to attract around 700 participants from wood enterprises and trading companies, industrial and business associations, governments, international organizations, research institutions, etc.

The Global Legal and Sustainable Timber Forum 2024 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!