CNN reports on Global Timber Ref Project

CNN reports on Global Timber Ref Project

December 9, 2019

WRI, Agroisolab (GTTN member organisations), Kew Gardens and FSC’s Global Timber Reference Project gained some high-profile recognition recently and appeared in both the BBC and CNN. Jenny Marc (CNN) reports with a video and an article called A library of trees could protect the forest, visiting Gabon, Agrisolab in Germany […]

Kew Gardens’ historic archive to fight illegal logging

February 22, 2019

Network, Research institute, Timber tracking

The Royal Botanic Gardens will open their library of specimens with DNA and isotope data to help identifying species of illegally logged wood. This data can also give information about the geographical origin of wood. The project also aims to collect over 200 samples from up to five commonly traded wood […]

Agroisolab verifies them all – GTTN member in the spotlight

March 8, 2018

Network, Research institute, Timber tracking

Yorkshire company Agroisolab, GTTN member since more than three years now, is apparently one of the world’s leading companies when it comes to tracking, assessing and labeling the origin of an enormous range of products – from timber to caviar. A recent article by the Yorkshire Post shed more light on […]