Partners

The project received first financial contributions of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), IDH’s European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC) for the development of the original TTP platform, and of the French Ministry of Agriculture for the development of the former ATIBT platform (Legal-timber). After that website was supported with funding from the FFEM (Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial) and the EU (European Union) within the framework of FLEGT-REDD and FLEGT IP projects (from ATIBT). The latest version of the website was funded by the ITTO with the funding support from the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).

ITTO

The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an intergovernmental organization promoting the sustainable management and conservation of tropical forests and the expansion and diversification of international trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed and legally harvested forests.
itto.int

STTC

The European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC) aims to boost levels of European sustainably sourced tropical timber awareness, specification and use through a programme of communication, education, best practice and knowledge sharing. One of the chief architects of the concept, and a lead supporter is Dutch government-backed IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative.
europeansttc.com

MAAF

This is the French ministry in charge of the agricultural, fishing, forestry and food sectors. MAAF is also the competent authority responsible for the implementation of the EUTR in France. MAAF funded ATIBT's development of the Legal-timber platform in 2013 (later merged with TTP).
agriculture.gouv.fr

FFEM

The French Global Environment Fund (Fonds français pour l'environnement mondial - FFEM) finances innovative projects with a positive impact on the environment in developing countries. It supports initiatives capable of generating local environmental, social and economic benefits. Created in 1994 by the French Government following the first Earth Summit, it has already supported 333 projects in more than 120 countries, of which two-third were in Africa.

FFEM finances the FLEGT-REDD project implemented by ATIBT, which aims to improve the involvement of the private sector in Central and West Africa in the implementation of the FLEGT Action Plan (VPA process and EUTR) and the REDD+ mechanism. The TTP was developed as part of the component aimed at facilitating the implementation of the EUTR by making relevant information available.
ffem.fr

EU (FLEGT-IP)

In 2003, the European Union (EU) published the FLEGT Action Plan which aims to limit the amount of illegal timber entering the EU. The objectives of the FLEGT approach are to combat illegal logging, promote sustainable forestry, improve forest governance in producer countries and fight poverty. It was within the framework of this action plan that the European Union Timber Regulation was developed and put into force.

The EU is funding projects that are implementing flagship actions of the FLEGT Action Plan, such as the FLEGT VPA and the EUTR. In particular, it finances the FLEGT IP project implemented by ATIBT which is part of the FLEGT-REDD project (FFEM). In this context, FLEGT-Certification focal points have been set up in the target countries, who are contributing to the revision and updating of the TTP profiles for their country.
europa.eu

BMEL

The German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, or BMEL, has as its most important goal a strong and sustainable agricultural, forestry and fisheries sector. BMEL is committed to support rural regions, promote animal welfare, and to improving global food security.

BMEL supported the latest version of the TTP through their financial support of ITTO's Programme on Legal and Sustainable Supply Chains (LSSC) for Tropical Wood and Forest Products.
bmel.de

This information platform has been developed and is updated with the financial assistance of the European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC), the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) and the European Union, and with assistance and the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) - within different projects. The contents of this platform are under the sole responsibility of the owner and under no circumstances can be considered as reflecting the position of the donors.