DNA fingerprinting for trees may reduce illegal logging

The video tutorial discusses the importance of ensuring timber is legally sourced to combat illegal logging and deforestation. It explains how illegal timber can be introduced at various points in the supply chain and highlights the role of testing at each stage to detect and prevent this. The tutorial emphasizes the significance of these measures in enforcing laws and protecting forests.

Why is it important to ensure timber is legally felled?

• To ensure sustainable forest management

• To reduce the quality of wood

• To make timber more expensive

• To increase the cost of timber

At what points can illegal timber be introduced into the supply chain?

• Only at the beginning

• Only at the end

• Only during transportation

• At various points along the chain

What is the purpose of taking samples at each stop in the supply chain?

• To ensure the timber is of high quality

• To verify the legality of the timber

• To reduce the weight of the timber

• To increase the price of timber

How do tests help in combating illegal logging?

• By making timber more expensive

• By detecting the presence of illegal timber

• By increasing the supply of timber

• By reducing the demand for timber

What is one of the outcomes of detecting illegal timber?

• Helping fight deforestation

• Increasing deforestation

• Reducing timber quality

• Punishing legal logging