Grants and Contributions:
Agreement Number:
-
Agreement Value:
$65,899.65
Agreement Date:
Feb 15, 2012 -
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Location:
PACIFICO-YOKOHOMA YOKOHOMA, JP
Reference Number:
GC-2012-Q4-04561
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient's Legal Name:
INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION
Program Purpose:
The objective of this project is to provide Canada's annual financial contribution to the International Tropical Timber Organization's (ITTO) administrative budget in accordance to its obligations as a signatory of the International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA). The ITTO's administrative budget, which includes staff salaries, allows the ITTO to pursue initiatives promoting greater sustainability of tropical timber forests, including the development of policy documents, the provision of assistance to tropical member countries to implement such policies, the provision of market data, and other associated projects.