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24/10/2012 Tracking Sustainability - Review of Electronic and Semi-Electronic Timber Tracking Technologies
This report provides a summary of electronic and semi-electronic technologies employed to follow the ... 		ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organisation)

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01/02/2012 Chain-of-Custody Certification & Group Chain-of-Custody Certification
Recent data estimates nearly 30,000 CoC certificates have now been issued worldwide.

The major certification ... 		Dovetail Partners Inc (Kathryn Fernholz et al)

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01/07/2011 Applied Genetics for Forest Conservation and Sustainable Trade: The State of DNA Technology for Trees & Wood Products
The report presents the state of genetic technology today and its current and potential impact on forestry, ... 		DoubleHelix

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26/05/2011 Innovative Timber Tracking Using Genetic and Isotopic Fingerprints
The report's authors explain that although instruments have been established against illegal logging ... 		Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (giz) GmbH & partners

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26/11/2010 Revision of the PEFC Chain of Custody Standard
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), whose standards govern the certification ... 		PEFC Council

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26/11/2010 Report on the Public Consultation for Social Issues in the PEFC Chain of Custody
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), whose standards govern the certification ... 		PEFC Council

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14/09/2009 Stable carbon isotopes of tree rings as a tool to pinpoint the geographic origin of timber
Illegal logging is a major cause of worldwide deforestation, and demands for scientific methods to identify ... 		The Japan Wood Research Society (Akira Kagawa & Steven W. Leavitt)

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01/09/2008 Putting timber fingerprinting into practice: Progress towards tracing illegal logging with DNA and chemical fingerprint methods
Progress note originating from a meeting held in Germany on October 2007 looking at progress in methods ... 		German Institute for Forest Genetics/German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection

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01/07/2008 European Commission FLEGT Briefing sheets (English Version)
An updated series of documents (also see EC ... 		European Commission

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01/01/2008 Investment in the Liberian Forest Sector: A roadmap to legal forest operations in Liberia
Briefing document to explain why the reforms were necessary and how logging will be conducted under new ... 		Forest Trends with the Forestry Development Authority of Liberia (John Woods, Arthur G Blundell, Robert Simpson)

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08/10/2007 Fingerprinting methods for the identification of timber origins
Proceedings of the international workshop held in Germany in October 2007. The document collates scientific ... 		German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection and WWF

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01/12/2002 Technologies for Wood Tracking: Verifying and Monitoring the Chain of Custody and Legal Compliance in the Timber Industry
Surveys the vast array of systems and technologies that can support wood tracking and represents one ... 		World Bank (Dennis P. Dykstra et al)

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NEWS

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02/05/2013 Extending the Success Against Illegal Logging to Palm Oil and Other Drivers of Deforestation
The week before last I had the opportunity to go to London to participate in a workshop at Chatham House, ... 		Doug Boucher for The Equation

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22/04/2013 A new tool against illegal logging: tree DNA technology goes mainstream
The role of tree DNA tracking is increasing in the fight against illegal logging as evidenced by prosecution ... 		Mongabay.com

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09/04/2013 New UN-backed monitoring tool aims to help combat deforestation
A new initiative unveiled today at the United Nations Forum on Forests will provide clear and timely ... 		UN News Centre

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22/03/2013 Saving the World's Forests: A Technology Revolution to Curb Illegal Logging
Our future is inextricably linked to forests. The social and economic benefits they provide are essential ... 		World Resources Institute

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07/03/2013 Philippines: DENR pursues geotagging of logs in Caraga Region
The DENR [Department of Energy and Natural Resources in the Philippines] is pursuing “ Project ... 		Philippine Information Agency

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07/03/2013 Gucci launches 'zero-deforestation' handbag
Gucci has rolled out a collection of 'zero-deforestation' handbags. Each handbag comes with ... 		Mongabay.com

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30/01/2013 Illegal logging: Logo on wood to trace and track products from Cameroon
Authorities want a logotype label affixed on wood products destined for the European Markets from the ... 		Business in Cameroon

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16/01/2013 How to catch illegal logging in the Amazon? Make the trunk call
Mobile phones fitted to trees in an attempt to tackle illegal logging and deforestation.

Trees in ... 		The Independent, UK

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13/12/2012 Australia helps cut down illegal logging
Australia is chipping in to stop the illegal logging trade. ... 		The Australian

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12/11/2012 DNA based methods leave illegal loggers with no place to hide
Illegal logging is a major contributor to tropical deforestation and forest degradation. Australia is ... 		The Conversation, Australia

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04/11/2012 DENR bar-codes logs in Caraga to stop illegal logging
Butuan City - The Department of environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga Region is adopting the ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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26/10/2012 Log barcodes
Butuan City – In an effort to finally stop the illegal logging operations, the Department of Environment ... 		Manila Bulletin, Philippines

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10/10/2012 We must embrace technology if thev private sector is to embrace REDD
The REDD financing mechanism aims to leverage private-sector funding for the conservation and sustainable ... 		Ecosystem Marketplace

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22/09/2012 Seeing the wood for the trees
Suppose you want to buy a table. But you care about orang-utans, indigenous peoples and carbon emissions, ... 		The Economist, UK

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17/09/2012 State Forestry Agency to introduce electronic wood management system by end of year
Ivano-Frankivsk – The State Forestry Agency of Ukraine is planning to introduce an electronic wood ... 		Kyiv Post, Ukraine

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11/09/2012 Interpol clamps down on illegal logging
The illegal logging industry is worth almost as much as drug production, according to the international ... 		BBC News

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02/09/2012 DNA sleuth to help Brazil catch loggers
It sounds like a job for the detectives of CSI: Amazon. Swathes of Brazil’s fragile rainforest ... 		Scotland on Sunday, UK

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20/08/2012 Insight-DNA tests tell trees from the wood; curb illegal logging
* Global illegal timber trade worth up to $30 bln -Interpol

* DNA tests reveal species, origin of ... 		Reuters

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10/08/2012 50 residents get GPS technology knowledge
Fifty community dwellers, drawn from ten counties recently benefited from Global Positioning System (GPS) ... 		Daily Observer, Liberia

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31/07/2012 Barcode for trees to curb illegal logging
DNA profiling for trees will, one day, be used to curb illegal logging. ... 		The Star Online, Malaysia

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31/07/2012 Due diligence through DNA
The lack of practicable control mechanisms to identify the origins of timber and wood products means ... 		The Star Online, Malaysia

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13/07/2012 “Bootleggers and Baptists” coalitions will help forest certification schemes expand
Rio de Janeiro - The forestry world is currently witnessing the birth of a new coalition for change, ... 		CIFOR Forests Blog

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06/06/2012 Tracking technologies for CITES tree species
Due to the increasing need to more effectively implement CITES for listed tree species and their products, ... 		CITES

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07/05/2012 New timber tracking tools to bolster global fight against illegal logging
A new strategy aimed at monitoring the supply chain of timber products using genetic and stable isotope ... 		CIFOR Forests Blog

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02/04/2012 Multinationals vow to boycott APP after outcry over illegal logging
The companies will suspend purchases from Asia Pulp and Paper after evidence emerged of illegal logging ... 		The Guardian, UK

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25/03/2012 Helveta: Supply chain software firm tackles deforestation by digitizing trees, timber
From its office near Oxford, UK supply chain management software specialist Helveta is taking on a big ... 		Triple Pundit

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13/03/2012 Madagascar, lemurs and spies: One man reveals how he helped expose a link between illegal logging and expensive guitars in new documentary
As we headed upriver into the rain forest of Madagascar, I knew something was wrong. Every so often, ... 		The Daily Mail, UK

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21/02/2012 New report explains chain-of-custody for certified wood products
Minneapolis, Minnesota - A new report from Dovetail Partners, a Minneapolis-based non-profit, explains ... 		Woodworking Network, US

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16/02/2012 ACTO countries explore possible cooperation to combat illegal timber harvesting
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) held a workshop on the control of illegal harvesting ... 		IISD Biodiversity Update

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17/01/2012 ‘The rule of law? – not in the forest sector of Guyana’
By Janette Bulkan

In November 2009, the Government of Guyana signed a Memorandum of Understanding ... 		Stabroek News, Guyana

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06/01/2012 Forest department raises the bar by tagging trees
To monitor the city's depleting green cover, the state forest department is for the first time in ... 		Mid-Day, India

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17/12/2011 Stamping out logging menace
The number of illegal logging cases nationwide has been on the decline since 2006 as the Forestry Department ... 		New Straits Times, Malaysia

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12/12/2011 Democratic Republic of Congo fights illegal logging with AS&E's Z Backscatter vans
Billerica, Mass. - American Science and Engineering, Inc. ("AS&E"), a leader in X-ray detection ... 		Market Watch, Wall Street Journal, US

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28/10/2011 RFID tags in trees prevent illegal deforestation
Electronic tags are being used to combat deforestation in Mato Grosso, Brazil. A pilot project, developed ... 		PSFK

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17/10/2011 A genetic barcode against forestry law-breaking
The massive overexploitation of Madagascar's tropical woods is endangering the island's unique ... 		Physorg.com

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28/09/2011 DNA detectives aim to thwart illegal timber trade
A technique originally used to piece together the DNA of extinct animals lies at the heart of a powerful ... 		New Scientist

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26/08/2011 Harvesting trees sustainably in Liberia
Liberia, a country that for much of its recent history has been engaged in bloody wars, was once the ... 		Time

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30/06/2011 Using DNA in fight against illegal logging
Advances in DNA 'fingerprinting' and other genetic techniques led by Adelaide researchers are ... 		NewsMaker, Australia

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10/06/2011 Online platform will enhance product traceability
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is working with Historic Futures (HF) to migrate FSC’s traceability ... 		Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

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23/05/2011 By barcoding trees, Liberia looks to save its rainforests
A decade after a brutal civil war, the West African nation of Liberia has partnered with the European ... 		Yale Environment 360

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29/03/2011 Timber tracking a priority for Russian forestry
Establishing effective timber tracking systems should be a key priority of the Russian forest sector, ... 		ENPI Info Centre

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17/02/2011 The Republic of Congo, home to the second largest forest in Africa, employs Helveta to manage its forests and logging activities
The government of the Republic of Congo has signed a contract with UK-based technology company Helveta ... 		Helveta

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26/11/2010 Revised PEFC Standards Published
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), whose standards govern the certification ... 		PEFC

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18/10/2010 Walmart takes on Amazon deforestation
The world's largest retailer last week announced new sourcing criteria for commodities closely associated ... 		Mongabay.com

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11/10/2010 Brazil considers use of microchips to protect trees
Microchips tell land owners who cut the trees down, which sawmills processed and sold them, etc. ... 		Daily Tech

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11/10/2010 Brazil eyes microchips in trees for forest management
Nova Mutum, Brazil - A chainsaw buzzes, branches snap, and an Amazon tree crashes to the ground. ... 		Reuters

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10/09/2010 DNA test to track down illegal logging
A single splinter of wood can now be traced back, via its DNA fingerprint, to the site of its parent ... 		Brisbane Times, Australia

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04/08/2010 Wood-based radio tags track timber
I've seen a few cell phone antennae that resemble trees, but trees that work as antennae? That's ... 		Discovery News

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03/08/2010 EU Delegation commends progress on development of Wood Tracking System
The Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Ghana, Ambassador Claude Maerten, has commended the ... 		My Joy Online, Ghana

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20/07/2010 Forest concession monitoring system launched
The Brazilian Forest Service has launched a monitoring system for forest concessions in Brazil. Concessions ... 		ITTO Market Report

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17/06/2010 Cameroon introduce wood tracking system
A new wood tracking system to protect and support Cameroon's timber industry has been unveiled. ... 		AfricaNews

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15/06/2010 Drawbacks in logging control systems
An investigation conducted by the Federal Police shows that logging control system established by the ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report

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14/06/2010 Helveta helps tackle illegal logging trade
Lost among the more headline-grabbing Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition plans for the economy ... 		Financial Times, UK

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20/05/2010 PEFC first global forest certification system to consider social requirements for chain of custody certification
PEFC International invites all stakeholders to comment on the draft social, health and safety requirements ... 		PEFC

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30/04/2010 Tracing technology for timber trade
Ghana is to benefit from software that will help address illegal logging. The Carbon Trust Investments ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report

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27/04/2010 Helveta creates timber tracker
Oxford-based Helveta has developed a system that tracks timber through its complex supply chain and enables ... 		The Engineer, UK

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06/04/2010 British firm vows to use software and satellites to track down illegal timber shipments
... 		Business Green

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16/03/2010 Technology helps Liberia turn the page on 'blood timber'
Monrovia - Liberia's rainforests, once ravaged for blood timber sold to fund one of Africa's ... 		AFP

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16/03/2010 USAID helps interpret Lacey Act in Indonesia
USAID is working with the Forestry Ministry of Indonesia and various timber product and trade associations ... 		ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organisation) Market Report

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28/02/2010 Brazil: Wood identification system launched
From April 2010, officials of environmental organizations and forest producers will have a tool to enhance ... 		ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organisation) Market Report

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08/02/2010 Helveta announces contract to deploy CI World as the nationwide forest information management system in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Oxford, England - Helveta Ltd., the leading provider of asset management and supply chain monitoring ... 		Market Watch

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24/11/2009 Timber tech specialist plants itself at Copenhagen climate talks
Another IT company is pushing the contribution tech can make to climate change - even if it does provide ... 		eWeek, Europe

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18/11/2009 Double Helix Tracking Technologies uses DNA to track timber, fight illegal logging
Think of it as CSI for the timber industry.

Singapore-based Double Helix Tracking Technologies (DHTT) ... 		Triple Pundit

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10/11/2009 ‘Current system makes it hard for illegal logging to take place’
Illegal export of logs is not possible with the current checks and balances in place, the National Forest ... 		The National, Papua New Guinea

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10/11/2009 Plant experts unveil DNA barcode
Hundreds of experts from 50 nations are set to agree on a "DNA barcode" system that gives every ... 		BBC News

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02/11/2009 Malaysian Forestry Department studies RFID
The Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia (FDPM) recently completed a trial of timber tracking and ... 		RFID Journal

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16/09/2009 Tracker detects illegal logging
Timber tracking software developed in the UK has helped detect illegal logging in Cameroon, the technology ... 		TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK

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15/09/2009 DNA technology could help save endangered forest species
New technology is providing some hope to those battling to stop Indonesia's massively devastating ... 		The Jakarta Post

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12/09/2009 The true costs of illegal logging
The use of endangered wood to make elegant furniture and hardwood floors for homes in the US, Europe ... 		The National, Abu Dhabi

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30/07/2009 Standard approved for DNA of plants
An international panel of scientists has agreed to a bar-code standard for plant DNA that will allow ... 		The Washington Post

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11/07/2009 WWF-India and ITC join hands for forest mgmnt practices
Kolkata - WWF-India and ITC have joined hands to promote sustainable forest management practices. Since ... 		The Economic Times, India

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08/06/2009 Singapore artist DNA tests trees to reveal wood origins
Singapore - If a tree falls in one of Southeast Asia's rainforests, is smuggled overseas, made into ... 		Reuters India

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07/06/2009 Funding boost for 21 technology start-ups
Identifying the geographical origin of timber to counter illegal cross-border smuggling and developing ... 		Asia One Business

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16/05/2009 Twenty-five percent of European timber imports certified but gaps in demand remain
New research indicates that around 25% of solid timber products imported into the EU-25 is likely to ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report

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27/04/2009 European Paper Industry already tackling illegal logging
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) welcomed the strong political commitment of the ... 		Emballage Digest, France

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08/04/2009 Three Verified Legal Origin certificates issued in Indonesia in a TFT member supply chain
Jakarta - Two Tropical Forest Trust (TFT) supported forest projects and one factory have been issued ... 		Tropical Forest Trust

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26/03/2009 Launch of Voluntary Partnership Agreement between Government of Liberia and EU
Minister Chris Toe's opening statement at the launch of negotiations ... 		Government of Liberia (Forestry Development Authority)

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15/03/2009 New forest bill to harmonize field inspections
Brazil - The governor of the state of Mato Grosso is considering a draft bill for an environmental law ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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23/02/2009 TTF approval prepares UCM for EU illegal wood crackdown
UK - Leading agency and trading group UCM Timber plc says approval for its environmental controls from ... 		Timber Trades Journal (UK)

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18/12/2008 Wood chemistry used to track origin of timber
A researcher is using carbon and oxygen isotopes to track the origin of timber as part of a worldwide ... 		Mongabay.com (USA)

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15/09/2008 Indonesian timber companies to be inspected for illegally felled timber
The Jakarta Post reported on new measures for Indonesian timber companies, which will be required to ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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15/05/2008 EU considers green label to halt illegal imports of Amazon timber
According to O Estado de Sao Paulo, the European Union (EU) intends to tighten its timber import laws ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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13/05/2008 Sarawak's timber export last year decreased by almost 12%
The export value of Malaysian Sarawak's wood products last year decreased by almost 12% to RM 7.737 ... 		Lesprom Network (Russia)

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12/03/2008 Forest managers schooled
Ghana - A two-day Forest Auditor and Capacity Building Training Course to improve on forest management ... 		Accra Daily Mail (Ghana)

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06/03/2008 Protected by bars
Liberia - A groundbreaking computerised forest-protection system is up and running. If all goes according ... 		Economist (UK)

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05/02/2008 SGS and Helveta announce agreements for a nationwide forest and timber chain-of-custody monitoring system in the Republic of Liberia
Geneva, Switzerland - SGS Societe Generale de Surveillance S.A. (SGS) announced today the signature of ... 		SGS/Helveta (Switzerland/UK)

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31/12/2007 GFC integrating bar-coding with its monitoring methods
The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) says it is implementing the Remote Sensing and Bar-Coding system ... 		Stabroek News (Guyana)

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17/09/2007 DNA barcodes could ID illegal food, timber
Beijing, China - New DNA barcodes of more than 31,000 species of animals and plants could help in the ... 		Xinhua (China)

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04/07/2007 Legal Q&A: Timber procurement
UK - How has the timber trade changed over recent years? The industry outlook has changed dramatically. ... 		Contract Journal (UK)

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30/04/2007 CITES praises Peru for mahogany policy
Juan Carlos Vasquez, CITES representative, praised Peru for the way it was dealing with its international ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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15/04/2007 Certisource uses DNA test to identify legal logs
Singaporean researchers managed to proof the legal origin of timber and are collaborating with a private ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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30/03/2007 DNA test to stem illegal timber flow
Australia has introduced the world's first DNA timber test to stem the import of illegally-logged, ... 		Cosmos (Australia)

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27/01/2007 The Forestry Commission has had an effective log tracking system for seven years
Guyana - Proponents of Guyana Forestry Commission's log tracking system hit back. ... 		Stabroek News (Guyana)

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07/08/2006 Helveta and Intel work towards a national strategy for timber traceability in Bolivia
Supported by the Tropical Forest Trust (TFT), Helveta, Intel, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the US ... 		Helveta (UK)

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01/08/2006 Forestry meets forensics in battle against illegal logging
Paternity tests for trees might seem a strange idea but an innovative pilot project launched this week ... 		Environmental Data Interactive (UK)

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29/07/2006 DNA technology to curb illegal timber trade
Kuching , Malaysia - The United Kingdom (UK) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) ... 		Bernama (Malaysia)

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05/06/2006 Poor image spoils it for legal loggers
Malaysia - Illegal logging has soiled the names of many a timber exporter, and affected their trade. ... 		New Straits Times (Malaysia)

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19/05/2004 Tree DNA marker may curb illegal logging
A new high-tech tool, using DNA markers, may be the answer to Indonesia's massive illegal logging ... 		The Jakarta Post

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PRESENTATIONS

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09/02/2012 Science and technology to meet legislative and market requirements: producer country perspective Chris Beeko, Forestry Commission, Ghana

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09/02/2012 Science and technology to meet legislative and market requirements: government perspective Shelley Gardner, US Forest Service

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09/02/2012 A scientific approach to timber identification and traceability Darren Thomes, DoubleHelix

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09/02/2012 Working with forest certification and experience of tracking within other sectors Tim Wilson, Historic Futures

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24/06/2010 An update on Ghana's VPA process - implementing a National Wood Tracking System Chris Beeko, Forestry Commission & Patrick Newton, Helveta

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21/01/2010 A Concept in Management Transparency Carlos Fabiano Cardoso, IBAMA

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09/06/2008 Chain of custody automation in the Liberian forest sector Thomas Pichet, SGS & Martin de la Serna, Helveta Ltd

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02/10/2007 FLEGT: Product traceability and Chain of Custody Jussi Lounasvuori, Indufor

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09/07/2007 Chain of custody for timber products exported from Sarawak Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh)

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Certisource The primary aim of Certisource is to reduce the traffic in stolen logs. Its Chain of Custody verification systems enables legal and illegal timber to be differentiated within the market place by following procedures and standards recommended by the World Wide Fund for Nature's Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN). Certisource verifies the source of timber using the best available technologies, including DNA, bar coding and RFID. Broken link

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Double Helix Tracking Technologies Double Helix Tracking Technologies has developed a way of using DNA tests to verify the origins of timber. DHTT employs a scientific DNA analysis that tracks timber through the supply chain, from stump to log pond to sawmill. The link above is for the section on DHTT's website on illegal logging. Broken link

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Helveta Helveta is the developer of CI World software, a technology providing fully auditable traceability and chain of custody control for extended supply chains in the timber and food production sectors. CI World and its components ' TracElite and CI Earth - have won a number of awards as innovative technologies for the timber sector. Broken link

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Tracer (Traceable Certified Forest Products) TRACER is Danish companyt specialising in Traceable Certified Forest Products. Their mission is to promote sustainable forestry resulting in natural forests for future generations. They aim to achieve this by engaging in trade with traceable certified forest products. Broken link

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