Know your timber

2017-11-21

A near-infrared spectrometer is used in the identification
of Dalbergia nigra at the Forest Products Laboratory of the Brazilian
Forest Service, Brasilia. Photo: ITTO/LPF

The sustainable conservation and use of forests—sustainable forest management, to put it another way—requires an intimate knowledge of the resource and its governance. This edition of the TFU presents articles aimed at increasing knowledge on tropical timber so as to ensure the conservation of certain tree species, promote the legality of forestry operations, and add value to products in the international marketplace.