Context:
The 59th International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) was held at Pattaya, Thailand in 2023.
About ITTC:
- Governing body of the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO)
- Objectives –
- To promote sustainable tropical forest management and the trade of sustainably produced tropical timber.
- To develop forest-related policies and approve and finance field-level projects.
- Membership – All the 75 ITTO’s members.
- Meeting – Once a year
- Assisted by 4 committees –
- Committee on Economics, Statistics and Markets.
- Committee on Reforestation and Forest Management.
- Committee on Forest Industry.
- Committee on Finance and Administration.
International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO):
- Based on International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 that entered into force in 2011.
- Objectives –
- To promote sustainable forest management (SFM) and conservation of tropical forests.
- To expand and diversify international trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed and legally harvested forests.
- Membership – 75 members including India and EU.
- Importance –
- Represents about 90% of the global tropical timber trade
- Holds more than 80% of the world’s tropical forests.
Source: Down to Earth
Previous Year Question
With reference to the “Tea Board” in India, consider the following statements:
1. The Tea Board is a statutory body.
2. It is a regulatory body attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
3. The Tea Board’s Head Office is situated in Bengaluru.
4. The Board has overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims]
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4
Answer: (d)
