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Timber tracking and trade in South America – a report from GTTN’s Regional Workshop in Peru

  • November 26, 2018
Governmental organisation, Network, NGO, Research institute, Timber tracking, University
Between November 7 and 9, the GTTN Secretariat organized the Regional Workshop for Latin America in Lima, Perú. Over 70 representatives from academia, law enforcement agencies, customs, international organizations and NGOs actively participated in the different sessions. The workshop brought together stakeholders who do usually not communicate: a nature protection […]
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Developing DNA-based Chain of Custody Systems for Legally-Sourced Teak

  • September 25, 2018
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 […]
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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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Tali timber tracking using genetic markers

  • April 27, 2018
Network, Timber tracking, University
A University of Wageningen and Research article recently published in the scientific journal Biological Conservation concluded that tali timber can be successfully tracked to the concession of origin by using genetic markers, but not by using isotopic composition. It also suggested that isotopic differentiation may be possible at larger spatial scales or with […]
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