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U.S. tropical timber imports fall by half in 2006 mongabay.com May 28, 2007
Among tropical timber, mahogany has been displaced by balsa at the leading importer tropical wood. Overall, balsa made up 20 percent of all tropical timber imports, while mahogany accounted for 9.6 percent, keruing 8.9 percent, and virola 8.3 percent. Most balsa came from Ecuador while mahogany mostly originated in Peru. ITTO says that the listing of mahogany on CITES, a protected species list, has lead to a steady decline in U.S. imports of the timber. ITTO notes that mahogany imports were worth $69.7 in 2002 but in 2006 only reached $23.8 percent. Sustainable wood products gain in Bolivia Bolivia exported $21.4 million of FSC-certified wood products in 2006, 22.3% of total wood exports according to the ITTO. Certified wood exports are growing faster than non-certified wood products. The FSC, Forest Stewardship Council, is an international nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable forest management. Sarawak timber traders say forged log labels a problem Sarawak timber traders said that logs of certain timber companies in Sarawak were being forged and pirated, essentially hurting the credibility of the entire Malaysian timber industry. Comments? News options News index | RSS | Add to MyYahoo! Advertisements: Organic Apparel from Patagonia | Insect-repelling clothing |
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