Tropical timber
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Tropical timber may refer to any type of timber or wood that grows in tropical rainforests and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and is there. Typical examples of worldwide industrial significance include the hardwoods
among many others.
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.
See also[]
- International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006
- Tropical Timber 94
- Tropical Timber 83
- Forest Stewardship Council
- CITES
- tropical forest
- forestry
References[]
Categories:
- Forestry
- Timber industry
- Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
- Forestry stubs