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Pilot study will standardize the methodology for collection of botanical and wood samples to contribute traceability and ensure the legal origin of forest species.Mother of God. - With the aim of strengthening the identification of Peruvian wood and verifying if they come from a legal activity, the agency for the supervision of forest and wildlife resources (Osinfor) and the Technological Institute of Production, through the Center for Productive Innovation and Technological Transfer of Wood and the Furniture (Citemade Botanical and wood samples of various forest species.
The pilot seeks to improve the ability to identify species, update the databases and correct errors in the recognition of trees consigned in forest management plans, said Williams Arellano Olano, head of the Osinfor. He added that it will also allow to detect species with potential to manufacture various products, which will be the starting point for technological studies that determine its most appropriate uses.
Currently, more than 60 % of the 734 timber species recorded in the official list of the National Forest and Wildlife Service (SERFOR) do not have dendrological information, and 90 % lack anatomical data. The supervisions of forest management plans made by Osinfor are a key opportunity to collect this field information, said Arellano Olano.
Standardization and technological innovation
The pilot will allow the OSINFOR to institutionalize the sampling collection methodology transferred by citemadera and furniture, incorporating the collection of botanical and anatomical data in their supervisions. The initiative had the participation and technical support of the World Forest ID (WFID), an organization with experience in collection of trees and plants samples around the world.
The experience was carried out in the Belgium Native Community (Mother of God), where for four days 85 tarugo -shaped wood samples were collected, from 19 trees standing eight species. The location was determined with UTM coordinates and the forest census provided by the community, holder of the authorization of use and the approved management plan.
Wood samples will be incorporated into the databases of Xylotron and Dart-TOFMs, technologies used by the citemadera and furniture that allow identifying species in seconds. In addition, they will be deposited in the Xiloteca to increase the countrys scientific collection. The Xylotron captures images and compares them with a data bank through specialized software, while the Dart-TOFMS analyzes the volatile chemical composition of the wood to determine its identity.
Likewise, the botanical material will be sent to the national scientific institutions of biological material (ICNDMB) for the correct identification of species. And dendrological information will be integrated into the Osinfor Idarbol mobile application, which currently brings together data from 239 species.
Closing this gap is key to improving the traceability of timber resources, confirming their legal origin and detecting protected species, thus contributing to a more sustainable and responsible forest trade.
