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.
Earth Focus is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal
Scientists Build Lumber Library to Identify Poached Wood
Clip: Season 2 Episode 3 | 11m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
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.
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Illegal lumber poaching in the forests of Brazil and Oregon is explored. (30s)
Forest Guardians Protect Their Land in Brazil
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Guardians of the Forest was founded in 2012 in response to deforestation outbreaks. (13m 7s)
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