NEPCon launching open source hub with Timber Legality Risk Assessments

NEPCon launching open source hub with Timber Legality Risk Assessments

September 6, 2017

The non-profit organization NEPCon (Nature Economy and People Connected) has launched an open source hub – NEPCon Sourcing Hub, that provides Timber Legality Risk Assessments for more than 60 countries around the world. The hub is a helping tool in the process of meeting the EU Timber Regulation and carrying […]

The EU Timber Regulation implementation and enforcement updates

August 9, 2017

Governmental organisation, Timber tracking

ClientEarth is looking at how the EUTR has been implemented and is being enforced in each country, and has compiled info-briefings on selected Member States. The info-briefings set out key details of each Member State’s implementing legislation and enforcement approach. The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) seeks to prevent illegally-harvested timber […]

GTTN’s new website is online now

July 26, 2017

Network, Timber tracking

GTTN recently launched a new website. With a fresh and flexible layout, we seek to better serve the info needs of potential users of timber tracking services, as well as of timber tracking service providers. That is why you will find news, events, videos, scientific papers, associated projects, lab finder […]

Highlights of EC conference on tackling deforestation and illegal logging

July 6, 2017

Timber tracking

On 21-23 June 2017, the European Commission met with stakeholders from across the world to discuss future work on tackling deforestation and illegal logging. The meeting, in Brussels, attracted more than 250 representatives from timber producer and consumer countries, private sector and civil society, indigenous and local communities, European Union […]

Factory staff registering dried teak, Yangon, Myanmar by EU FLEGT Facility

Myanmar commits to address gaps in timber legality assurance system for improved forest governance

June 23, 2017

Timber tracking

The Government of Myanmar has committed to improving the country’s timber legality assurance system following the release of a report that analysed the “gaps” in the system in the context of internationally recognised principles, requirements and best practices. The Myanmar Forest Certification Committee (MFCC) commissioned the gap analysis report in […]

Timber you can trust

June 9, 2017

Timber tracking

The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has invited councils, business and other professionals who work with the timber industry to sign up to its new ‘Timber you can Trust’ campaign, highlighting the need to source timber responsibly. As councils across the UK commit to build new homes in increasing numbers, the […]

GTTN is seeking experts!

April 3, 2017

Network, Timber tracking, Working groups

Do you work in timber tracking as a (potential) service provider or as a customer of methods to identify timber species and timber origin? Raise your profile by contributing to our concise ‘GTTN Expert Identification Survey’. Your feedback will help shape the GTTN working groups in terms of working group […]

GTTN2 kick-off meeting

March 30, 2017

Network, Timber tracking

Background The GTTN phase II kick-off meeting was held in Bonn on 15-16 February, kindly hosted at the premises of the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. In total 32 people participated from 21 organizations, from 12 countries. 11 participants represented the supply side of timber tracking services, and […]