Tropical timber may refer to any type of timber or wood that grows in tropical rainforestsand tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and is harvested there. Typical examples of worldwide industrial significance include the hardwoods
among many others.[1]
Overexploitation of those woods has led to widespread deforestation in the tropics. The intergovernmental organization International Tropical Timber Organization is concerned with conservation of the habitats of tropical timber trees.
Illegal logging in Madagascar. In 2009, the vast majority of the illegally obtained rosewood was exported to China.
See also
- International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006
- Tropical Timber 94
- Tropical Timber 83
- Tropical Forest Trust
- Forest Stewardship Council
- CITES
- tropical forest
- forestry
External Links
Wikipedia
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