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DNA markers for timber tracking of Larixspp.

  • July 12, 2018
Research institute, Timber tracking
Scientist from the Thünen Institute of Forest Genetics and Bashkirian State University have recently published an article about SNP markers for timber tracking of Larixspp. in Europe and Russia. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNPs) are variations in a DNA sequence, which are used by forensics scientists to identify the geographical origin […]
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Towards a strategic collaboration with timber producing countries

  • July 9, 2018
Governmental organisation, Network, Research institute, Timber tracking, University
A report from GTTN’s Regional Workshop in Africa To increase awareness amongst African stakeholders from the field of research, government and non-governmental institutions, development partners, and the private sector about the Global Timber Tracking Network (GTTN), and the growing potential of timber tracking techniques to help curb illegal logging in […]
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20 years of FSC Germany

  • July 4, 2018
Network, NGO, Timber tracking
Last week FSC Germany celebrated its general assembly and 20 years of a (mainly) success story. Dr. Thomas Griese, secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Energy, Food and Forest in Rheinland-Pfalz, described all the different milestones leading to the current situation. He elaborated on sustainability based on all three pillars […]
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Sustainable sourcing can protect 5 Million ha of tropical forest

  • July 2, 2018
Research institute, Timber tracking
European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC) recently released a report stating that if seven European leading tropical timber-importing countries committed to 100% sustainable sourcing of primary tropical timber products, it would encourage sound forest stewardship of over 5 million hectares of tropical forest. How Sustainable are Europe’s Tropical Timber Imports? identified trends […]
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