From A. V. MORRELL
The article by Peter Hadfield (This Week, 14 December) omits to mention
that at the last meeting of the International Tropical Timber Organisation
a resolution was passed outlining the criteria for forest management at
both national and unit level.
This adds to earlier actions by ITTO, namely: The introduction of action
plans for its three permanent committees; the production of ‘Guidelines
for Sustainable Management’; the commitment by producer nations to achieve
sustainability by the year 2000 at the latest.
As a voluntary organisation consisting of 47 nations working by consensus,
progress is often slow and on occasions frustrating – but better this than
nothing.
A. V. Morrell The Timber Trade Federation London
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