Home > International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983

opened for signature - November 18 1983

entered into force - April 1 1985; this agreement expired when the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994, went into force.

objective - to provide an effective framework for cooperation between tropical timber producers and consumers and to encourage the development of national policies aimed at sustainable utilization and conservation of tropical forests and their genetic resources.

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