WTP

WTP (Wood Tracking Protocol) uses blockchain technology to bring transparency and traceability to the wood industry in South America, and help to save the Amazonia.

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The Problem

Illegal logging and related trade occurs when timber is harvested, transported, processed, bought or sold in violation of national or sub-national laws.

Illegal logging exists because of increasing demand for timber, paper and derivative products, including packaging.

Illegal logging not only leaves an obvious mark of destruction on forests – gaping holes where ancient trees once stood – it strips the economic livelihood of local communities and responsible companies.

There's also another cost – lost revenue that may have been generated from legal logging of forests. When trees are cut without the right permits and are smuggled abroad, governments lose out financially in several ways, including lost revenue from taxes and duties and the costs of efforts to manage illegal logging.

Illegal Wood logging

How big is the problem in Peru?

According to the World Bank, 80% of timber export from Peru are illegal. This number is estimated at about 90% by a report issued by U.S. government.

The current wood market is about US $240 billion out of which Peruvian exports represent only 0.06%. It is expected that by 2035 it will reach US $283 million but based of the evolution of our market it would seem that even keeping that market share could be hard. Between 2005 and 2015, wood exports from Peru remained at less than $200 million, even being reduced by 1%. On the contrary, our imports tripled, going from US $ 400 million to US $ 1,200 million. Peru has great logging potential not only because of its biophysical conditions, but also because it already has a legal framework that promotes the sector.

WTP is THE solution

The word "WTP" stand for Wood Tracking Protocol

Nowadays, in Peru, very most of the origin of the timber is tracked manually, using paper.

We aim to create a new means of tracking timber by developing a tamper proof digital system based on Blockchain technology. Blockchain will be combined with new digital protocols for physical verification and authentication.

The latest technology associated to the "Modulo de Control del Sistema Nacional de Información Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre" (MC-SNIFFS) by SERFOR is an outstanding improvement in the tracking process in Peru.
WTP would state an upgrade of SERFOR's tool as the blockchain technology allows for storing this information in a public book, tamper proof and accessible to all, allowing the consumer to verify the legal origin of the wood he acquires.

Additionally, WTP's platform could in the future handle the entire payment processing system through smart contracts that guarantee that the information relevant to the tracking of the wood is registered by the user as a prerequisite for payment.

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Blockchain, what is it?

Blockchain is a new technology that was first described in 1992, but the first blockchain system was build in 2008 in what it is called "Bitcoin".

A blockchain is a continuously growing list of records, called blocks, which are stored on a decentralized database and linked and secured using cryptography.

Because blockchain is decentralized, distributed and immutable, nobody own the information, and nobody can delete or modify any record.

Because blockchain is using a hashing mechanism, this make is temper proof and protect it from any possible attempt the change, delete or modify a record.

A smart contract is a computer protocol intended to digitally facilitate, verify, or enforce a contractual obligation on pre-defined terms. Since smart contracts are embedded in blockchain networks they allow and serve the performance of credible, trackable and irreversible transactions without the interference of third parties.

Our Team


Victor Galaretta

Rocio Garcia Naranjo

Project Leader

Michael Fabing

Michael Fabing

(Ethereum & IPFS) Blockchain Engineer

Anggela Michi

Anggela Michi

Asesora Forestal

Carlos Blanco

Carlos Blanco

Developper Android

Lucy Cudena

Lucy Cudena

Consultant in Finance and Sustainable Policies


In memory / En memoria

Sven Braden

Sven Braden

Founder of The Climate Ledger Initiative

Victor Galaretta

Victor Galaretta

Peru Lead and Director of AMAZCAPITAL, a consulting firm and manager of green enterprises.

Contact

We are looking to partner with any organization to build this eco-system

WTP

C. German Schreiber Gulsmanco 276
San Isidro 15047 Lima
Peru