• What is Pro Tropenholz? Pro Tropenholz is an association of long-established timber importers and distributors with similar concerns..

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    Sustainable Use of Tropical Timber

    Sustainable use and a sensible afforestation also benefit the people living in or near them.

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Sustainable Use of Timber and the Protection of Tropical Forests – are these mutually exclusive?

No, on the contrary! Economic use of the precious resource allows for the protection of the ecosystem as a whole. “Attaching value” to the already existing and precious commodity can ensure its survival. Sustainable cultivation of the rain-forest encompasses the use of its renewable resources whilst also involving the indigenous population for whom the tropical forests are the basis of their existence..