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Wood anatomy - the role of macroscopic and microscopic wood identification against illegal logging

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GTTN II kickoff meeting, PD Dr. Gerald Koch, TI 2

The InsideWood database includes 9,033 wood anatomical descriptions and 46,796 images

Wood anatomy - established methods for the macroscopic and microscopic identification of internationally traded timber

Macroscopic wood structure

of oak (left) and mahogany (right)


International Association of Wood Anatomists

Initiation of WRAITH Wood Research Against Illegal Timber Harvest (PI Alex Wiedenhoeft)

IAWA task force related to illegal logging

Outreach to illegal logging stakeholders

Building standardized protocols and proficiency tests for woodID

Further activities in the context of:

GTTN,

UNODC,

INTERPOL,

CITES,

etc.

Dr. Yafang Yin Executive Secretary IAWA


Development and application of databases examples of internationally used systems

The InsideWood database Index Xylariorum IV by Kew

Computerized wood

identification

programs based on the

delta-intkey system


Timber and timber products as classified in the Combined Nomenclature in Annex I to

Regulation (EEC) No. 2658/87

4401 Fuel wood, in logs, billets, pellets or similar forms;

4403 Wood (solid), not stripped, stripped of bark or two- or four-sided trimmed;

4406 Timber railway sleepers;

4407 Wood (sawn) or chipped lengthwise with a thickness exceeding 6 mm;

4408 Veneer sheets for plywood or for similar laminated wood

4410 Particle board, "oriented strand board" plates and similar plates

4411 Fibreboard of wood, agglomerated with resins or other organic substances;

4412 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood;

4415 Packing cases, boxes, and similar packing's

940330, 940340, 94035000, 940360 and 94039030 wood furniture

Pulp and paper of chapters 47 and 48 of the Combined Nomenclature

The European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR)

requires obligations on businesses who trade in timber

and timber related products


Wood anatomy - requested expertise number of analyzed wood samples at the TI

Increase of requests/reports “Wood identification” since the implementation of the EUTR


Genus / Species Family Trade Name Number

Pterygota spp. STERCULIACEAE KASAH 7

Acacia mangium FABACEAE-MIMOSOIDEAE MANGIUM 1

Heritiera spp. STERCULIACEAE MENGKULANG 2

Bhesa spp. CELASTRACEAE BIKU-BIKU 1

Sterculia spp. STERCULIACEAE KELUMPANG 1

Palaquium spp. SAPOTACEAE NYATOH 1

Scaphium spp. STERCULIACEAE KEMBANG-

SEMANGKOK 12

Terminalia spp. COMBRETACEAE KETAPANG 1

Casearia spp. FLACOURTIACEAE TAPION KIRABAS 1

Parashorea spp. DIPTEROCARPACEAE URAT MATA 1

Shorea subg. Shorea DIPTEROCARPACEAE YELLOW BALAU 2

Sindora spp. FABACEAE-

CAESALPINIOIDEAE SEPETIR 2

Swintonia spp. ANACARDIACEAE MERPAUH 1

Canarium spp.,

Dacryodes spp. BURSERACEAE KEDONDONG 10

Durio spp. BOMBACACEAE DURIAN 2

Parinari spp. CHRYSOBALANACEAE MERBATU 1

Horsfieldia spp. MYRISTICACEAE PENARAHAN 1

Anispotera spp. DIPTEROCARPACEAE MERSAWA 1

Cinnamomum spp.,

Persea spp. LAURACEAE MEDANG 3

Pentace spp. TILIACEAE MELUNAK 1

Identification of 20

different wood species

(botanical taxa) in 52

components of a single

folding table!

Wood anatomy - requested expertise example for the control of imported wood products

GTTN II kickoff meeting, PD Dr. Gerald Koch, TI

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Anatomical identification of individual veneer layers (< 0.2 mm thickness) in plywood

Wood anatomy - requested expertise identification of plywood


Microscopic identification of individual vessel types and tracheids in fiber boards (MDF)

Wood anatomy - requested expertise identification of fiber boards (MDF)


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Individual types of vessels for the identification

of acacia, machang and red meranti in pulp

and paper

Determination of the size of pits in macerated

vessel elements

Preparation of macerated (= separated) cell-elements and fibres

Acacia mangium Mangifera spp. Shorea subg. Rubroshorea

Wood anatomy - requested expertise identification of pulp and paper


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Wood anatomy - requested expertise development of a fiber atlas for tropical timber

Botanical genus / Family Trade name

Alstonia spp. / APOCYNACEAE Pulai

Aucoumea klaineana / BURSERACEAE Okoumé

Beilschmiedia spp. / LAUARACEAE Medang

Campnosperma spp. / ANACARDIACEAE Terentang

Canarium spp. / BURSERACEAE Kedongdong

Endospermum spp. / ANACARDIACEAE Sesendok

Ochanostachys amentacea / OLACACEAE Petaling

Octomeles sumatrana / DATISCACEAE Binuang

Palaquium spp. / SAPOTACEAE Nyatoh

Pentaspadon spp. / ANACARDIACEAE Pelaju

Shorea spp. subg. Rubroshorea / DIPTEROCARPACEAE Red Meranti

Swintonia spp. / ANACARDIACEAE Merpauh


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Identification of the CITES-protected species

in fingerboards of guitars

Wood anatomy - requested expertise identification of CITES-protected timber

CITES-listings of the whole

species (> 250) of the genus

Dalbergia = rosewood and the

three species of the assortment

Bubinga = Guibourtia.

The new CITES-listings include

regularly traded timber, e.g.

Dalbergia sissoo = sheesham or

Dalbergia latifolia = sonokeling

used for furniture and music

instruments.

High requirements with regard to

the identification and

documentation


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Wood anatomy - requested expertise Outlook and activities in cooperation with the IAWA

Support and expansion of the

international cooperation's

and training courses

Focus on the education and

promotion of (young) scientists

in the field of wood anatomy

Enlargement and development

of databases, especially for

the identification of fibers

Providing of the expertise's for

authorities and trading

companies, etc.

UNODC expert meeting, 2014-2015, Vienna, Austria

China-Germany Joint Training Course on CITES Timber

Identification

The objective of the Global Timber Tracking Network (GTTN) is to promote the operationalization of innovative tools for wood identification and origin determination, to assist the fight against illegal logging and related trade around the globe.

GTTN is an open alliance that cooperates along a joint vision and the network activities are financed through an open multi-

donor approach. GTTN phase 2 coordination (2017-2019) is financed by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).

www.globaltimbertrackingnetwork.org

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