Radiocarbon dating uses the decay of a radioactive isotope of carbon (14C) to measure time
and date objects containing carbon-bearing material. With a half-life of 5,700±30 years …

Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) has increased in profile in recent years as a global policy issue,
largely because of its association with declines in prominent internationally trafficked …

Societal Impact Statement A wide variety of plant species are threatened by illegal wildlife
trade (IWT), and yet plants receive scant attention in IWT policy and research, a matter of …

Deforestation poses a significant global environmental challenge with far-reaching
consequences for biodiversity, climate change, and livelihoods. In this context, applying …

Declining deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon are touted as a conservation success,
but illegal logging is a problem of similar scale. Recent regulatory efforts have improved …

A completely revised and updated edition that teaches the essentials of forensic biology,
with increased coverage of molecular biological techniques and new information on wildlife …

Background The current state-of-the-art for field wood identification to combat illegal logging
relies on experienced practitioners using hand lenses, specialized identification keys …

The remarkable developments in computer vision and machine learning have changed the
methodologies of many scientific disciplines. They have also created a new research field in …

While traditional forensic genetics has been oriented towards using human DNA in criminal
investigation and civil court cases, it currently presents a much wider application range …

Building DNA barcode databases for plants has historically been ad hoc, and often with a
relatively narrow taxonomic focus. To realize the full potential of DNA barcoding for plants …