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.
Can the Tropical Timber Trade be blamed for the carve-up of tropical forests?
The international timber trade cannot be held responsible for potentially ruining the tropical forests. Even though the public may think so: the wrecking of the forests – on average between 10 and 15 million hectares are lost annually – is due to various causes. According to figures obtained scientifically by the Federal Research Institute of Forestry and the Timber Trade.
60% of the areas are lost through itinerant peasants burning down the forests, a result of of the population increase in those areas.
30% of the woodlands are lost to agricultural and large-scale projects (e.g. for the cultivation of soy and palm oil) – still rising – and
10% through inefficient and non-sustainable use.
Sustainable Use of Tropical Timber
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