About the Project
Country:
Peru
Sector:
Environment
Solution:
Control Module of the National Forest and Wildlife Information System
The Control Module of the National Information System for Forestry and Wildlife (MC-SNIFFS) is a full value chain management system developed by Synergy International Systems, Inc. for the National Forest and Wildlife Service of Peru (SERFOR).
The MC-SNIFFS supports the granting and execution of forest concessions and monitors the extraction of tree species from Peru’s forests. It tracks each stage of the value chain – from harvest and transportation to processing and export. The system improves transparency, supports compliance, and strengthens efforts to combat illegal logging. Learn more about the project success here.
The Challenge
- Up to 80% of annual timber logging in Peru is estimated to be illegal, and forestry authorities lacked a single system to control the trafficking of illegal harvests.
- Completely paper-based procedures for managing logging, transportation and processing of timber products limited the ability to consolidate regional and national level data.
- The absence of a powerful, fine-grained traceability instrument inhibited the production of real-time, actionable data for decision-makers within the Peruvian Forest Authority.
The Solution
- MC-SNIFFS empowers the forestry authorities of Peru to track the legal origin and proper chain of custody of tree species
- The system manages forest zoning and planning, concession management, and annual harvest planning
- MC-SNIFFS performs automated generation of annual operating plans, timber harvest balances, and transportation and export permits
- The system monitors harvest activities through logbooks of timber in the forest and at the sawmills
- It produces critical information to make informed decisions about concessionaires, resource allocations at checkpoints, and warranted administrative actions.
The Results
- Launched in March 2017, MC-SNIFFS tracks timber from point of harvest through transportation, transformation, and export. It is a fully operational, Spanish language system
- MC-SNIFFS automates the business processes of all forest management institutions involved in the timber chain-of-custody
- MC-SNIFFS inhibits the trade of illegal species by effectively tracking the full chain of custody of forest products that are harvested from Peru’s forests
- The system enables greater oversight, better detection, and the establishment of greater impediments to illegal logging.