With DNA And Tree Rings: Nature Fights Back

With DNA And Tree Rings: Nature Fights Back

November 21, 2017

Timber tracking, University, Working groups

Illegal logging is a major global concern not only when it comes to climate change. It severely disturbs people’s livelihoods and food security, natural habitats and accounts for a serious loss of annual revenue in the logging industry. One of the major reasons for the continuous illegal logging is identification […]

No Tag, No Tree! Possibilities for supply chain tracking via the smartphone

November 15, 2017

Network, NGO, Timber tracking, Working groups

TreeTAG is an emerging smartphone-based supply chain traceability system. The Next Generation Report by the International Network For Environmental Compliance and Enforcement examines the TreeTag system in one of its case studies. The most important findings are summarized here: The system, developed by Earth Observation Systems, tracks the location of logs […]

Innovation Forum: How business can tackle deforestation

November 14, 2017

The newest methodologies, technologies and industry examples for implementing zero deforestation policies The Innovation Forum invites to its interactive conference on how to tackle deforestation in the human rights action center of Amnesty International London. This event will bring together key players from business, government, NGOs and the investment community. […]

WRI and Norway Partner on Forest Legality and Transparency

October 26, 2017

Governmental organisation, Network

GTTN member organization World Resources Institute and the Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) are partnering on a new initiative, “Removing Transparency and Legality Obstacles to Implementing REDD+: Mobilizing New Technologies to Combat Illegal Logging and Associated Trade.” Timber and paper are among the world’s most commonly used and […]

The EU Timber Regulation implementation and enforcement updates

August 9, 2017

Governmental organisation, Timber tracking

ClientEarth is looking at how the EUTR has been implemented and is being enforced in each country, and has compiled info-briefings on selected Member States. The info-briefings set out key details of each Member State’s implementing legislation and enforcement approach. The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) seeks to prevent illegally-harvested timber […]

Africa: Independent Forest Monitoring to Boost Transparency

July 7, 2017

Network

Independent forest monitoring by civil society can improve transparency and help strengthen checks on illegality in the forest sector in Africa, an international conference heard last month in Accra. Over 70 experts from ten countries including Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia, Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo attended […]