Researchers led by Jakub Truszkowski developed a model combining chemical data from several tree genera that more accurately traces where wood was harvested, especially where reference samples are scarce.
Researchers led by Jakub Truszkowski developed a model combining chemical data from several tree genera that more accurately traces where wood was harvested, especially where reference samples are scarce.
Fine, a model that traces timber to where it was cut. Great. So who’s going to check the paperwork when a shipment comes in labeled “domestic” and the chemistry says otherwise? Because the last time this country tried to track illegal logging, the loggers just got better at lying, and the inspectors got a bigger spreadsheet.