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HF Wood Research

International Workshop on „Identification of CITES-protected timbers”

In cooperation with the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), the Thünen Institute for Wood Research organised an international workshop on the identification of CITES-protected woods from 14 to 15 September.

Teilnehmer*innen des internationalen CITES-Workshop im Arboretum des Thünen-Instituts
© Thünen-Institut/Gerald Koch

Teilnehmer*innen des internationalen CITES-Workshop im Arboretum des Thünen-Instituts

More than 30 staff members from customs and CITES enforcement authorities as well as scientific institutions from five European countries took part in the workshop. The aim of the workshop was to learn about the identification of protected timber using the CITESwoodID app and to train its use in practice. The event also included a report on the extensive work of the Thünen Competence Centre for Wood Origin and a presentation of new methodological developments in the field of anatomical wood species identification (machine learning and computer tomography). The workshop also provided an important forum for an international exchange of experience.

Further Informations:

CITES protected timber

Contact:

PD Dr. habil. Gerald Koch

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