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GTTN and its contribution to tropical wood research

  • March 5, 2018
Network, Working groups
Members of the GTTN network have now the opportunity to publish their work in a special issue of the journal Forests in the section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology. Background of the special issue is to bring different applications of wood research together and support the foundation of global change research. Tropical […]
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Brush up on timber identification via DNA and stable isotopes

  • March 1, 2018
Network, Timber tracking, University
Approximately 30-90% of all tropical hardwood is harvested illegally. Paper fraud is still a crucial factor in ineffective timber tracking. Researchers from the Department of Forest Ecology and Forest Management of Wageningen University succeeded in developing a method to effectively determine illegal timber. Genetic wood characteristics are excellent indicators for determining […]
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New IAWA Newsletter: Seize the Opportunity

  • February 23, 2018
Network, NGO, Timber tracking
The International Association of Wood Anatomists (IAWA), an association dedicated to raise awareness of the place of wood anatomy in science, technology and in the conservation of environmental resources, has released their newsletter for February 2018. The newsletter covers upcoming events for building bridges and facilitating knowledge exchange or for […]
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“TRAFFIC has been involved with GTTN from the beginning” – testimonial interview with TRAFFIC’s Colomban Mac Dowall

  • January 15, 2018
Network, NGO, Testimonials
TRAFFIC, a GTTN partner and leading non-governmental organization, works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. During Forest Legality Week, GTTN spoke with Colomban Mac Dowall, project coordinator with TRAFFIC. “With the common legality framework, TRAFFIC together with WWF’s Global […]
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GTTN recommending: The Tropical Timber Atlas

  • January 11, 2018
NGO, Timber tracking
The Tropical Timber Atlas: Technological characteristics and uses presents technical information for professionals who process and use temperate or tropical timber. It was recently published in French and in English. The publication combines the main technical characteristics of 283 tropical species and 17 species from temperate regions most commonly used […]
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“GTTN as international exchange platform of scientific knowledge” – testimonial interview with Harisoa Ravaomanalina

  • December 20, 2017
Network, Research institute, Testimonials, Timber tracking
At this moment, technicalities are the biggest obstacles of successful timber tracking in Madagascar according to Harisoa Ravaomanalina, assistant professor at the University of Antananarivo and a member of Scientific Authority Board of CITES. Rosewood and Palisander are commercial names for Dalbergia wood, additionally to other local names for the popular […]
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“GTTN as a catalyst” – testimonial interview with WRI’s Charles Barber

  • December 12, 2017
Network, Research institute, Testimonials, Timber tracking
Accompanying the GTTN Working Group Meetings in Washington D.C. this fall, Gesche Schifferdecker – communications manager for GTTN and the European Forest Institute, interviewed Charles ‘Chip’ Barber, Director of the Forest Legality Initiative at World Resources Institute (WRI). Illegal logging is the first issue that comes up when concerned with deforestation […]
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GTTN joined PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue

  • December 7, 2017
Network, NGO, Research institute, Timber tracking, Working groups
Under the theme Making Certification SMART this year the PEFC explored and discovered new and emerging technologies which show promise for supporting forest certification. The 2017 PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue brought together forest sector stakeholders, leading technology providers, innovators and sustainability experts to exchange views on what’s needed, what’s working and where are […]
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