The 45th session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC-45) and the associated sessions of its four Committees convened in Yokohama, Japan, from 9-14 November 2009.

At this session the Council considered: implementation of the Biennial Work Programme 2008-2009, and activities to be included under the Biennial Work Programme for 2010-2011; and the current status of implementation of the International Tropical Timber Organization Thematic Programmes, including on Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Enhancing Environmental Services in Tropical Forests (REDDES), and on Tropical Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (TFLET). The Council also reviewed the status of the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession to the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006, and discussed the frequency and location of future Council sessions.
Delegates also convened the 43rd sessions of the Committees on Economic Information and Market Intelligence, Forest Industry, and Reforestation and Forest Management to approve projects and pre-projects, review projects and pre-projects under implementation and ex-post evaluations, and conduct policy work. The 23rd session of the Committee on Finance and Administration also met to discuss, inter alia, the administrative budget, the current status of the Administrative Account, and resources of the Special Account and the Bali Partnership Fund. A total of US$9.3 million in new funding was announced, including US$2 million towards Thematic Programmes on Community Based Forest Management, and on Enterprise and Trade and Market Transparency.
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