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Scientists Build Lumber Library to Identify Poached Wood

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory is building a forest database.

Aired 05/07/2019 | Rating NR

Earth Focus

Scientists Build Lumber Library to Identify Poached Wood

Clip: Season 2 Episode 3 | 11m 3sVideo has Closed Captions

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory is building a forest database.

With rare wood being used for a multitude of high-end consumer products, illegal logging is the third-largest transnational crime. In the Northwest United States, scientists and citizens are collaborating to stop illegal lumber from entering the country. At the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory, experts are building a database with a goal of identifying timber crimes.

Aired 05/07/2019 | Rating NR

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Illegal lumber poaching in the forests of Brazil and Oregon is explored. (30s)

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Guardians of the Forest was founded in 2012 in response to deforestation outbreaks. (13m 7s)

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