Public procurement of legal wood in Central Africa

Public procurement of legal wood in Central Africa

September 4, 2018

Governmental organisation, Network, NGO, Timber tracking

The Observatory of Central African Forests (OFAC) has released a policy brief to encourage legally sourced wood in government procurement contracts in Central Africa. According to the publication, the States and their development partners account for a large part of the local wood demand through government contracts, which do not necessary specify a […]

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 […]

Canadian Forest Service – Wood Identification Workshop

June 8, 2018

Governmental organisation, Network, Timber tracking

On April 24-26, 2018, the Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada hosted a Timber Identification Workshop at its research center in Quebec City, Quebec. The workshop focused on opportunities to apply science capacity to increase current ability to identify CITES- and non-CITES listed tree species and their geographic origins. The […]

Adventurers Callout to collect samples to fight illegal logging

April 23, 2018

Governmental organisation, Research institute, Timber tracking, Uncategorized

Are you a hiker, backpacker or sea kayaker? Adventure Scientists and the World Resources Institute need volunteers to collect bigleaf maple samples such as leaves, seeds, or tree cores from select sites in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia this spring and summer. These samples will be used by DNA4 […]

Your chance to contribute to the product scope of the EUTR

February 5, 2018

Governmental organisation, Timber tracking

After assessing and evaluating the effectiveness and the success of the European Timber Regulation (EUTR) over the past two years, it had to be noted that the EUTR – although covering a great number of timber products – is still showing deficits in its inventory. Consequence of this assessment was that the European […]

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 […]

WRI and Norway Partner on Forest Legality and Transparency

October 26, 2017

Governmental organisation, Network

GTTN member organization World Resources Institute and the Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) are partnering on a new initiative, “Removing Transparency and Legality Obstacles to Implementing REDD+: Mobilizing New Technologies to Combat Illegal Logging and Associated Trade.” Timber and paper are among the world’s most commonly used and […]

Short Report: 4th International CITES Workshop 2017

September 20, 2017

Governmental organisation, Network, Research institute, Timber tracking

The identification of internationally traded timber is of prime importance in enforcing CITES policies regarding protected species, especially with focus on the new Dalbergia (rosewood) listings. The 4th International CITES workshop was organized by the Thünen Institute of Wood Research, Hamburg and the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN, Germany) […]

Asian countries develop timber import controls

September 13, 2017

Governmental organisation, Network, Timber tracking

Legislation on timber import is now emerging in several Asian countries. The non-profit organization “Forest Trends” (with support from UK aid) recently published a report on the current legislative developments regarding illegal logging in Asia, looking at Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and China. With Asian countries introducing […]

Addressing multiple drivers of deforestation via innovative certification methods

September 8, 2017

Governmental organisation, Network, NGO, Timber tracking

How to address causes of deforestation other than illegal logging was on the agenda at a conference held by the European Commission (EC) in Brussels in June. The theme of the conference was evaluation and future work for the EU Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT). […]