Wood Tracking Information Systems To Confront Illegal Logging

Authors

  • Ioakeim k Tzoulis MSc Forester-Environmentalist Forest Informatics
  • Zacharoula S. Andreopoulou Assistant Professor
  • Elias Voulgaridis Professor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17700/jai.2014.5.1.130

Abstract

This paper examines the current wood tracking information systems used in international wood trade aiming to prevent and control illegally logged timber and wood products trade. Moreover, innovative log tracking mechanisms and technologies are also described and assessed. Wood tracking can add value to the wood product, by establishing an information system aiming to recognize and locate legal wood and wood products. Apart form the traditional punching and painting log-tracing methods, there are various digital wood traceability information systems for recognition, log tracking and monitoring, including barcodes, QR codes, RFID, microchips etc. Furthermore, various innovative wood tracking systems are also presented and discussed. The aim of the paper is to describe and quote those methods used in wood trade sector, to identify current trends and perspectives and to quote them as to their reliability, practicality, level of information provided and cost. Further it provides insight from log-traceability methods used in Greek Forests.

Author Biographies

Ioakeim k Tzoulis, MSc Forester-Environmentalist Forest Informatics

MSc Forester-Environmentalist Ph.D. Candidate In forest Informatics FORESTRY & NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Zacharoula S. Andreopoulou, Assistant Professor

Zacharoula Andreopoulou holds a BS degree in Mathematics, a BS degree in Forestry and Natural Environment and a PhD degree in Forest Informatics, all from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where she is currently an Assistant Professor in the Laboratory of Forest Informaticsand Head of Computer Lab. She teaches courses on networks and web services, databases, project management and software programming with focus on the environmental informatics. Her scientific and research interests include ICT, networks and web services, databases, e-governance and e-business in natural resources and environment, sustainable development and regional development applications. She is an active member of scientific societies and she has organized and participated many international and domestic conferences. She is the author, co-author and editor in books regarding Agricultural and Environmental Informatics, e-innovation and sustainability and her recent scientific publications include papers in various international Journals.

Elias Voulgaridis, Professor

Professor Forestry & Natural Environment lab. of Forest UTILIZATION ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI GREECE

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Published

2014-07-08

How to Cite

Tzoulis, I. k, Andreopoulou, Z. S., & Voulgaridis, E. (2014). Wood Tracking Information Systems To Confront Illegal Logging. Journal of Agricultural Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.17700/jai.2014.5.1.130

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Journal of Agricultural Informatics