The main objective of this project is the expansion of the use of NIRS Technology to between two forest products: Dalbergia wood species and rosewood oil in field conditions. Therefore, this project, which will directly contribute to the expected output of the CITES Tree Species Programme, is part of a long-term research project for the development of a user-friendly, rapid, powerful, non-destructive, cost-effective, reliable prediction methodology for wood identification which could be used by environmental enforcement agents at checkpoints. The use of NIRS identification models is feasible to export to multiply its application, for its reasonable cost equipment, field mobility and easiness of training forest agents.
Projects
Country:
Brazil
Project Type:
Marking and Traceability
Taxonomy:
Dalbergia spp.
Project Title:
Rapid-field identification of Dalbergia woods and rosewood oil by NIRS technology
Duration:
24 months
Project Document:
Outputs:
- Project Rapid-Field Identification of Dalbergia Woods and Rosewood Oil by NIRS Technology-NIRS ID
- Technical Note – Panorama of the Research and Market for Dalbergia wood in Brazil: Implications on the Preservation of the Genus
- Historical and general overview of technical-scientific production on rosewood oil (Aniba rosaeodora ducke)
- Manual for NIRS Analysis of Wood (Moisture Content < 15%) with the Portable Device Microphazir™ RX Analyzer (Thermofisher Scientific™)
CITES Working Language:
English
KEY STATISTICS
HUMAN POPULATION
209.29 million
LAND AREA (km2)
8,516,000
FOREST COVER (km2)
4,925,540
FOREST COVER (%)
58.9
GALLERY
