What is Pro Tropenholz?
Pro Tropenholz is an association of long-established timber importers and distributors with similar concerns..
Trade in Tropical Timber
A legitimate international timber trade does not lead to the destruction of the vital tropical forests.
Boycotting Tropical Timber
A boycott does not address the issue of saving the forests.
Preservation of Tropical Timber
The economic use of this precious resource enables the protection of the entire eco-system.
Sustainable Use of Tropical Timber
Sustainable use and a sensible afforestation also benefit the people living in or near them.
About Tropical Timber
Why use Tropical Timber at all?
The high-grade timber imported from the tropics possesses technical properties (such as durability) not matched by European timber species. Chemical and thermal methods have been developed to equip local timber with similar properties. However, this can only be achieved by expending considerable effort and by incorporating chemicals that cause far-reaching side-effects.
Why use Tropical Timber at all?
How is Tropical Timber used?
82% of the total timber use in the tropical countries is for firewood.
18% only is usefully applied.
75% (!!) of the 18% serve local consumption.
The remainder – 25% only of the total usefully applied timber - is exported from the various countries.
About Tropical Timber
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Tropenholzimporte in die EU – Entwicklung und Tendenzen im Vergleich zu Asien
