1. Global Timber Tracking Network
(GTTN)
“Facilitating and promoting the integrated
use of DNA and stable isotope technologies
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to fight illegal logging”

2. Project:
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“Identification of Timber Species and Origins”
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Objective
To facilitate the practical application of timber
tracking tools using DNA and stable isotope
fingerprints for a number of priority timber
species.
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3. Expected Outputs
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• Internationally accepted Standards for genetic and
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stable isotope fingerprinting of timber species
Sampling & Samples Storage Standards
Laboratory Standards
Analytical Methods
Blind test Protocol
Accreditation for service providers.
• Online database with geo-referenced data on
genetic structure and stable isotope of priority
timber species
species.
www.globaltimbertrackingnetwork.org
www globaltimbertrackingnetwork org