GTTN member Victor Deklerck successfully defended his PhD

GTTN member Victor Deklerck successfully defended his PhD

December 17, 2019

Wood collections or xylaria can be considered sleeping beauties in terms of scientific progress. Although there are vast opportunities for advancement, they are currently not in proportion to ongoing research projects, stresses Dr. Deklerck. His dissertation takes a closer look at the potential of xylaria for timber species identification (Chapter […]

CNN reports on Global Timber Ref Project

December 9, 2019

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WRI, Agroisolab (GTTN member organisations), Kew Gardens and FSC’s Global Timber Reference Project gained some high-profile recognition recently and appeared in both the BBC and CNN. Jenny Marc (CNN) reports with a video and an article called A library of trees could protect the forest, visiting Gabon, Agrisolab in Germany […]

Industry discusses common checks

November 29, 2019

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The 2019 European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC) Conference, held in Berlin, Germany, on 20 November engaged participants in various discussions about the coordination, collaboration and exchange needed between FLEGT and forest certification schemes. IDH also used the conference to officially launch the report: Unlocking Sustainable Tropical Timber Market Growth […]

GGSC to promote timber legality

October 29, 2019

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The International Tropical Timber Organisation‘s Forum Together towards Global Green Supply Chains, held in Shanghai on 22-24 October 2019, highlighted the need to foster closer collaboration and exchange between all partners in global supply chains by sharing information and enhancing collaboration and know-how based on voluntary work among forests managers, […]

The new IAWA Newsletter is out

August 15, 2019

Network, Research institute, Timber tracking

The International Association of Wood Anatomists (IAWA) just published their latest edition of the newsletter and we are happy to help spread the good word out. This issue highlights the outcomes of recent events such as the IAWA-IUFRO International Symposium: Challenges and Opportunities for Updating Wood Identification (supported by GTTN). […]

BBC’s People fixing the world about GTTN

August 5, 2019

Network, Research institute, Timber tracking

The tree detectives episode of BBC’s People fixing the world program clearly explains what GTTN stands for with concrete examples. In the podcast, the reporter talks to a forest concession manager in the Solomon Islands, where there are cases of legally sourced wood shipments mixed with wood from illegal sources. […]

Wood ID tech market survey is out

July 12, 2019

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We are assessing the market feasibility for wood identification technologies and their current and potential applications. This survey is addressed to experts engaged in enforcement and due diligence activities in both timber producing and consuming countries. Click here to proceed to the survey (also available in ES and FR). We […]

Building a Future: Lumber Poaching in Oregon and Brazil

July 4, 2019

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This video of KCET focuses on innovative methods to stop illegal logging, both in Oregon and Brazil, where citizens and scientists are working closely together. A team of scientists at the US Fish and Wildlife Laboratory in Oregon is working on a forensic database, aiming that one day this will […]

APFW 2019 – report

June 24, 2019

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The Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2019 (APFW 2019) was jointly organized and hosted by the Korea Forest Service (KFS) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The event took place in Songdo ConvensiA Convention Center, Incheon, the Republic of Korea, 17-21 June 2019. During the event, the […]

Why wood anatomists are more in demand than ever!

May 17, 2019

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The recently published article in NATURE gives several examples on ways to authenticate wood species and origin from several GTTN members. Scientists are optimistic that these innovative techniques can determine the true origin of timber. The amount of illegally logged timber is rising again, after a drop in the early 2000s. According […]