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Timber Traceability LEED Pilot Credit

Timber Traceability LEED Pilot Credit. Illegal Logging. Est. 50-90% of all forestry activities in key producer countries in the tropics, 25% of Russia’s timber exports

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Timber Traceability LEED Pilot Credit

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  1. Timber Traceability LEED Pilot Credit

  2. Illegal Logging • Est. 50-90% of all forestry activities in key producer countries in the tropics, 25% of Russia’s timber exports • Est. 20-50% of all timber traded internationally illegal or high riskSeverely impacts climate, biodiversity, indigenous peoples & economies • Undercuts responsible forestry & legal wood trade

  3. The Many Faces of Forest Crime • Logging in protected areas • Logging without permit • Logging in excess of permit quota • Logging outside of forest concession boundaries • Forging or re-using permits & other documentation • Obtaining permits through bribery

  4. Why a LEED Credit? • Illegal wood difficult to detect • Current risk mitigation methods subject to gaming • Drive development of reliable systems for avoiding illegal wood in building construction, manufacturing and distribution Science doesn’t lie!

  5. Declare, Map & Test • A new approach: “Declare, Map & Test” • Expand market for emerging technologies – wood ID & origin • Grow libraries of reference data • Create true accountability in the supply chain • Enhance effectiveness of forest certification schemes, forest monitoring efforts, producer country traceability systems and law enforcement, etc. • Encourage and reward responsible and transparent wood sourcing

  6. Timber Traceability Pilot Credit Requirements • Suppliers declare country of harvest & species for all wood products/components. • For at least half, by cost (“qualifying products”): • Provide maps showing origin of wood products: either “supply area” or “forest management unit” (FMU) • Submit product samples for testing using a wood ID technology (e.g. wood anatomy, stable isotope analysis) • Test results can’t contradictdeclared species and/or origin • Different levels of weighting • Supply area: 100% • FMU: 150% • Test results confirm species & origin: 200%

  7. Supply area – area surrounding the organization that buys logs from forest owners, no more than 250 miles sawmill

  8. Forest Management Unit –an area of forest managed under a single management plan (may consist of single or multiple parcels)

  9. Timber Traceability Pilot Credit Requirements cont. • ALL wood products/components originating from countries with an elevated risk of illegal logging (score of 50 or less on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index) must be tested the results shall not contradict the declared species and origin. In addition, they must be backed by one of the following: • FSC or PEFC certification • Third-party legality verification • Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) license

  10. FAQs • When are maps & wood samples gathered and submitted? • Maps: as early as possible • Samples: material used in fabrication OR after delivery – BUT pre-vetting is possible • Going for more than 50% suggested! • Who handles them? • Goal: trustworthy, independent institutional infrastructure to house data, handle samples, conduct testing • Environmental Investigation Agency on interim basis • How long do tests take & what do they cost? • 4 to 6 weeks • $500 or less per product / sample • What happens if a product fails a test? • Can’t contribute • Negative results will be kept strictly confidential • Projects that don’t achieve credit will remain anonymous

  11. Benefits • Support! • Personalized guidance throughout • jason@jasongrantconsulting.com • Kudos from conservation community • Projects will be profiled & celebrated • “Forest Legality Champions“ • Compliance & risk management • Comply with Lacey Act, EUTR, other legislation • Exercise and advance best practices in avoiding illegal wood Help lead the fight against illegal logging!

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