Merging of data and combination of methods: GTTN working group discussed new strategies for timber tracking

Merging of data and combination of methods: GTTN working group discussed new strategies for timber tracking

November 27, 2017

Network, Timber tracking, Working groups

In the framework of the Forest Legality Week and kindly hosted by the World Resources Institute, GTTN held its first working groups meeting on 19-20 Oct, 2017. On the second day of this event, three parallel workshops took place to discuss and to evolve strategies for the GTTN working groups. […]

With DNA And Tree Rings: Nature Fights Back

November 21, 2017

Timber tracking, University, Working groups

Illegal logging is a major global concern not only when it comes to climate change. It severely disturbs people’s livelihoods and food security, natural habitats and accounts for a serious loss of annual revenue in the logging industry. One of the major reasons for the continuous illegal logging is identification […]

GTTN joined COP23 side event on REDD+ initiatives

November 17, 2017

Network, NGO, Timber tracking

More than 50 participants representing governments, international organisations, NGOs, academia as well as private companies and consultancy firms attended vivid discussions at a COP23 side event organized between EFI Bonn, the EFI FLEGT and REDD Unit in Barcelona, the EFI-coordinated SAFARI project with a contribution by the GTTN network on […]

No Tag, No Tree! Possibilities for supply chain tracking via the smartphone

November 15, 2017

Network, NGO, Timber tracking, Working groups

TreeTAG is an emerging smartphone-based supply chain traceability system. The Next Generation Report by the International Network For Environmental Compliance and Enforcement examines the TreeTag system in one of its case studies. The most important findings are summarized here: The system, developed by Earth Observation Systems, tracks the location of logs […]

Charcoal Identification Asks for Help

November 13, 2017

Research institute, Timber tracking, Working groups

On November 14, the international forum for charcoal (BIAG Barbecue Industry Association Grill e.V.) held an event on the certification of charcoal and possibilities for molecular-based identification. Ulrich Bick, Gerald Koch and Sergej Kaschuro of the Thünen Institute of Wood Research shed light on the topic, which has gained increased […]

Technologies that help to establish comprehensive databases and prevent illegal logging

November 9, 2017

Governmental organisation, Network, NGO, Timber tracking

WRI, Instituto Nacional de Bosques (INAB) of Guatemala and IUCN Mesoamerica, with support from USAID, the European Commission, and FAO hosted a workshop in 2016 in Antigua, Guatemala to explore technological applications for improving forest information management and traceability in timber supply chains. Participants discussed some of the most cutting-edge […]