Low cost and efficient timber identification Indonesia will develop a standardised system for wood identification to support the promotion of sustainable timber to the global market. Source: Tropical Timber Market Report
The Head of the Instrument Standardisation Agency in the Ministry of Forestry, Ary Sudijanto, said that an accurate and efficient species identification system and data centre for easy and cheap identification and tracking of timber will support verification and trade in sustainable timber.
This system could be the answer to the current situation where customs officials and law enforcement officers have difficulty to validate timber export documents.
A researcher from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Ratih Damayanti, revealed that to support the development of a wood identification system Indonesia has developed an Automatic Wood Identification Application (AIKO-KLHK).
She added: “There are about 1,300 timbers that can be identified using AIKO-KLHK”.
A portable device is currently being developed.
