TIMTRACE: new forensic timber tracing service

TIMTRACE: new forensic timber tracing service

January 18, 2019

Network, Research institute, Timber tracking, University

Professor Pieter Zuidema, from the Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group at Wageningen University recently talked to Gesche Schifferdecker, GTTN Secretariat, about a new forensic timber tracing service Wageningen is currently developing, and the different partners involved. G.S.: What are the advantages of genetic wood identification? Why is this method used […]

Celebrating 5 years of EUTR

October 18, 2018

Governmental organisation, Network, NGO, Research institute, Timber tracking

On October 8-9, 2018, GTTN members met with representatives from the European Commission, the US Government, ITTO, NGOs, scientists, competent authorities, and the private sector at the five-year celebration of the implementation of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) and the Thünen Centre of Competence on the origin of timber. […]

International Event Timber trade and the conservation of forests

October 8, 2018

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 […]

EU-Japan EPA potential impact on illegal logging

October 1, 2018

Governmental organisation, Network, Timber tracking

The international NGO Fern warns that the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Japan threatens the fight for legal timber in a recent briefing note. According to the note, chapters of the draft deal were leaked to Greenpeace in June and revealed a lack of robust and enforceable […]

NEPCon survey: companies’ experience with Due Diligence and EUTR

June 20, 2018

Network

NEPCon is conducting a survey for EU-based companies to tell their experiences with Due Diligence and EU Timber Regulation (EUTR). This is part of the Supporting Legal Timber Trade project, which aims to show timber-related businesses how to align with the EU Timber Regulation and discover possibilities of gaining a […]

BVRio – a trading platform for sourcing legal and certified products from all over the world

March 26, 2018

Timber tracking

BVrio – A Bolsa Verde do Rio de Janeiro is a due diligence and risk assessment tool. It is a system which was designed to help timber traders to assess custody and the risk of illegality, based on big data analysis and satellite images, with results kept using block chain […]

Conference: Sourcing legal timber 2.0

March 15, 2018

Since the European Timber Regulation (EUTR) was established five years ago, many timber related process have been set in motion. Enforcement agencies are have been improving and advancing their operations while Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensed timber has entered the market. And yet, for many European businesses the […]

March 13, 2018

Testimonials, Timber tracking

“How do you see the future for timber tracking tools in support of implementation of legislations to fight illegal logging? What do you expect from the Global Timber Tracking Network and its future development? What is the work portfolio of the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food in the […]

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 […]

Combating Blood-Stained Timber Trade: Jo Van Brusselen on Timber Certification

December 4, 2017

Network, Timber tracking

Jo Van Brusselen, principal scientist with the European Forest Institute and GTTN-coordinator, was interviewed by Deutsche Welle (DW) on illegal logging and related trade and asked to reflect on the government’s as well as the consumers’ potential to put an end to it. On Friday, DW – the German foreign […]