Identification

Title

Verifying the declared country of origin of timber using Stable Isotope and Trace Element (SITE) fingerprinting, to prevent illegal trade

Alternative title(s)

Project Code WC1058

Abstract

Report contains data that can be used under Open Government Licence. This project aims to develop techniques and a reference data library that will enable verification of the declared origin of imported timbers that are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild flora and fauna (CITES) The project will combine existing genetic and new isotopic information (e.g. carbon, sulphur and oxygen) into an enhanced tool to determine the provenance of timber. It will use some specially sourced reference samples and build on research done by Kew to determine ‘ fingerprints’ of tree species and the country of growth using DNA finger printing and population modelling, as well a statistical analysis and it will extend this capability by including the isotopic analysis- which relate to specific conditions where the tree was growing. Outputs include the final report on the success of the techniques as well as the data base and referenced samples that may be used to influence the international community for enhanced controls on CITES timber exports and imports. Attribution statement:

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&Module=More&Location=None&ProjectID=18466&FromSearch=Y&Publisher=1&SearchText=WC1058&SortString=ProjectCode&SortOrder=Asc&Paging=10#Description

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name:

description: link to report and data.

Unique resource identifier

code

17f1f7c2-0c92-4ec1-86ea-b4d67dbeb2cf

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

OpenData

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

environment

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-01-13

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.7

East bounding longitude

1.8

North bounding latitude

55.8

South bounding latitude

50.0

Extent

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/country/england

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2014-03-02

date type

publication

effective date

2014-03-02

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Data was created by contractor during delivery of the research. More details are contained in the linked report.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Open Government Licence

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

email address

open@defra.gov.uk

web address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

description: Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Website

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

email address

open@defra.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-03-19

Metadata language