About the BMRC
The Broader Market Recognition Coalition represents tropical countries working together to promote their National Sustainable Forestry Systems worldwide. By growing demand for their sustainable timber products, the goal is to incentivize sustainable forest management.
What we do
The Roadmap
The BMRC Roadmap is the outcome of broad stakeholder dialogue. It describes the Coalition’s structure, its aim to win demand-side market recognition of members’ Sustainable Forestry Systems and how this is to be achieved.
Path to the BMRC
The Tropical Timber Accord, endorsed at COP26 and the “Beyond FLEGT” session at the Indonesia Pavilion in COP27 agreed that a new initiative was needed to harness market demand for international forest products in support of tropical countries’ National Sustainable Forestry Systems. Subsequent dialogue concluded that such an initiative should ‘define a system of rules based legality and sustainability for tropical countries, supporting governance and strong global collaboration’.
Latest News
Ghana Issues Africa’s First FLEGT Timber Licence – A New Era for Market Access and National Responsibility
BMRC Producer Countries Demand Stronger Global Recognition of National Forest Governance Systems at UN Forum on Forests, New York May 2025
Global Forests need Global Governance and Market Recognition
BMRC Leads the Charge for Sustainable Forest Governance at COP28
BMRC Introduction: open public webinar
Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Summary of FAQ’s around the formation and governance of BMRC
Our members
The BMRC’s founding members are leading tropical timber producers around the world, who are committed to development, validation, implementation and market promotion of their National Sustainable Forestry Systems.
