Pro Tropenholz is an association of long-established timber importers and distributors with similar concerns..
A legitimate international timber trade does not lead to the destruction of the vital tropical forests.
A boycott does not address the issue of saving the forests.
The economic use of this precious resource enables the protection of the entire eco-system.
Sustainable use and a sensible afforestation also benefit the people living in or near them.
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..