{"id":4897,"date":"2023-04-18T12:03:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T12:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/?p=4897"},"modified":"2024-12-23T00:38:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T14:38:52","slug":"forestrust-biochar-and-forestry-embraces-blockchain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/forestrust-biochar-and-forestry-embraces-blockchain\/","title":{"rendered":"ForesTrust: BioChar and Forestry Embrace Blockchain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wakefield BioChar, a US-based manufacturer of renewable products made from wood biomass, has successfully completed a rigorous certification process conducted by the Puro Standard, the leading carbon crediting agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledgerinsights.com\/sustainable-forestrust-blockchain-backed-by-u-s-endowment-for-forestry\/\">As reported by Ledger Insights<\/a>, the firm has initiated a blockchain-based tracking system for incoming wood waste shipments from lumber mills, which are then transformed into soil amendments utilized by farmers for carbon dioxide absorption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usendowment.org\/forestrust-llc-and-the-future-of-the-global-wood-supply-chain\/\">The ForesTrust blockchain<\/a>, has been introduced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usendowment.org\/what-we-do\/traditional-markets\/fores-trust-blockchain\/\">US Endowment for Forestry and Communities <\/a>and has been developed by Chainparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chainparency.com\/blockchain-traceability\">Chainparency is behind &#8216;GoTrace&#8217;<\/a> the world\u2019s first true, turnkey SaaS solution for the recording, tracking, and tracing of physical items on an immutable blockchain ledger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case of ForesTrust,<a href=\"https:\/\/gochain.io\/\">\u2018GoChain\u2019 has been utilised<\/a>, a new sustainable, fast and reliable blockchain which provides &#8216;Proof of Reputation&#8217; for users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it Works<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>BioChar is a product made from wood waste that would typically end up in landfills. It is created by heating the waste at high temperatures using a process called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/earth-and-planetary-sciences\/pyrolysis\">pyrolysis<\/a>, which limits oxygen exposure and causes the material to smolder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"svNg5w7WY0k\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Biochar Workshop Part 1, How to Make Biochar\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/svNg5w7WY0k?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Biochar is the material is made by burning ag waste with minimal amounts of oxygen. Footage courtesy of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@livingwebfarms\"> @livingwebfarms<\/a><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This method can potentially make the heating process self-sustaining. The environmental advantage of BioChar lies in its capacity as a soil amendment to absorb CO2 over an extended period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this instance, the ForesTrust blockchain is employed to conduct a pilot for monitoring the wood waste sourced from timber mills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cen.acs.org\/environment\/recycling\/Amid-controversy-industry-goes-plastics-pyrolysis\/100\/i36\">Nevertheless, this process is not without its controversies.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters of pyrolysis argue that it can make up for the shortcomings of recycling, whilst detractors argue that the process is just incineration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst the Wall Street Journal recently published an article supporting the process, researchers at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/media-centre\/press-releases\/2019\/may\/pyrolysis-defies-the-laws-of-physics\/\"> Loughborough University<\/a> have stated that the self-sustaining pyrolysis heating process used to create biochar was \u201cthermodynamically unproven, practically implausible and environmentally unsound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ForesTrust early adopters<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Paper firm Domtar was the founding member of ForesTrust, and this week the network signed up Thompson Appalachian, a hardwood lumber product producer. Logging events on a public blockchain enables transparency into the provenance of the wood used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ForesTrust was originally conceived in 2020 in collaboration with IBM, but Chainparency was appointed as the technology partner last year, with three network members so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cForesTrust represents the future of how forest products supply chains can be managed,\u201d says said Pete Madden, CEO at Endowment for Forestry and Communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe network will elevate the entire industry, not only by streamlining and digitsing transactions and auditing, but by displaying the sustainability of forest products through real-time data,\u201d Madden said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blockchain used to target deforestation<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>More broadly, blockchain technology is being used by forestry to target timber providence and deforestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/new-digital-platform-is-being-developed-to-tackle-due-diligence-on-deforestation-in-uk-supply-chains\/\">Wood Central\u2019s Southeast Asia Reporter Ken Hickson covered Singpaore-based Double Helix Tracking Technologies who has partnered with iov42 to reduce deforestation in the UK supply chains<\/a> \u2013 specifically the UK\u2019s new digital Due Diligence Management Platform (DDMP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/climate-change-g6fc220600_1920-e1677719341494-1024x585-1.jpg\" alt=\"Double Helix and iov42 create DDMP using DLT to tackle deforestation in sourcing and supply chains of commodities, providing secure tracking and scientific verification.\n\" class=\"wp-image-4900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/climate-change-g6fc220600_1920-e1677719341494-1024x585-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/climate-change-g6fc220600_1920-e1677719341494-1024x585-1-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/climate-change-g6fc220600_1920-e1677719341494-1024x585-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/climate-change-g6fc220600_1920-e1677719341494-1024x585-1-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/climate-change-g6fc220600_1920-e1677719341494-1024x585-1-696x398.jpg 696w, https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/climate-change-g6fc220600_1920-e1677719341494-1024x585-1-735x420.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Double Helix and iov42 create DDMP using DLT to tackle deforestation in sourcing and supply chains of commodities, providing secure tracking and scientific verification.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This unique project is co-funded by Innovate UK and Enterprise Singapore to specifically target Schedule 17 of the UK Environment Act, relating to the \u201cUse of Forest Risk Commodities in Commercial Activity\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar legislation to the UK\u2019s also applies to organisations wanting to import into Europe under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the United States of America under the proposed US FOREST Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, the <a href=\"https:\/\/fsc.org\/en\/blockchain\">Forest Stewardship Council launched the FSC blockchain<\/a> &#8211; in partnership with Preferred by Nature and iov42.&nbsp; A year earlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/jbs.com.br\/en\/press\/releases-en\/blockchain-platform-developed-by-jbs-begins-operation\/\">Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA launched its JBS Green Platform using blockchain technology to compare livestock supply transportation information<\/a>. The objective was to ensure that cattle ranching didn\u2019t contribute to deforestation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wakefield BioChar, a US-based manufacturer of renewable products made from wood biomass, has successfully completed a rigorous certification process conducted by the Puro Standard, the leading carbon crediting agency. 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