The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research in collaboration with the University of Adelaide and Double Helix Tracking Technology is organizing a Closing Workshop for the project “Developing DNA-based Chain of Custody Systems for Legally-Sourced Teak”. The Event will bring together stakeholders from the field of research, private timber identification…
Five years of experience with EU timber regulation and the Thuenen Centre of Competence on the Origin of Timber Five years ago, in March 2013, the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) came into force. At the same time, the “Thünen Centre of Competence on the Origin of Timber” was founded at…
The Timber Legality Research Symposium is an output of ProdJus (Supranational Forest Governance in an Era of Globalising Wood Production and Justice Politics) and will be held in association with the FLARE network (Forests & Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement) and adjacent to the FLARE Annual Meeting October 18-20, 2018.…
Washington Forest Legality Week 2018 is intended to enable dialogue and inspire action and partnerships to more effectively implement and monitor timber trade legality and due diligence measures. It is a multi-stakeholder, international event, drawing stakeholders from governments, the private sector, civil society, the scientific community, and service providers such…
The STTC Conference will be centered around the theme of market intelligence and increasing the sustainable tropical timber market share. Take part and you’ll share and learn from the experience of companies, trade federations, governments and NGOs in both gathering data and using it to grow the market for verified…
The 11th Forest Governance Forum (FGF), modelled along the well-known Chatham House bi-annual Illegal Logging Update meetings aims to contribute to the wider aims of the CV4C project through experience sharing, networking and raising awareness, and raising the profile of FLEGT-VPA, land use change, REDD+, participatory forestry and other relevant…
The Global Timber Tracking Network’s (GTTN) is inviting to our Regional Workshop, taking place on 7-9 November 2018 in Lima, Peru. From around the globe, GTTN brings specialists together to further develop (the combination of) innovative technologies like DNA-analysis, stable isotope analysis, mass spectrometry and other methods with modern wood…
In 2018, Chatham House are holding the 28th Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Meeting on 8-9 November, 2018. The annual event brings together 250 people from across the forest sector, and provides an opportunity to share information, network and discuss options for addressing key issues. You can view the presentations and…
The International Forest Policy Section of the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, a GTTN member, will join the Experts Group on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade (EGILAT) workshop during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting to share experience, knowledge and challenges on implementation of tools for combating and…
The main objectives of the symposium are to provide an international forum for experts to exchange the latest related research advances and experiences, as well as to further discuss current focus problems, challenges and opportunities for newly developed wood identification technology. Topics Scientific Understanding to Wood Identification Recent Advances in…