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Preferred term

international tropical timber agreement  

Definition(s)

  • The beginnings of the ITTA date to 1966, when the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) proposed the establishment of a tropical timber bureau. By 1973, the emphasis had broadened from market requirements and the availability of tropical timbers to include forest management considerations. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; International Tropical Timber Agreement]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TP4FFBTR-H

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