Tropical wood

Uses and properties of tropical wood

For many years, red tropical wood was particularly popular. Tropical wood decking and tropical wood garden furniture are still highly regarded because of their weather resistance. The wood often has one extravagant color and grain. But There are many aspects that speak against the use of tropical woods. However, there certainly are suitable local woods as alternative.

Tropical wood comes from the regions of the equatorial belt

Tropical hardwood comes primarily from Asia, Africa and Latin America. Popular countries of origin are:

Myanmar
Malaysia
Indonesia
Brazil
Democratic Republic of Congo
Gabon
Cameroon

Problematic extraction of tropical wood

Illegal logging

Even with FSC tropical wood or other sustainability seals, you cannot be sure that the wood was logged responsibly, because the Deforestation conditions are opaque. It is difficult to verify whether this is legal deforestation of jungle wood. Usually Illegal logging clearly dominates – this will make it ecological balance is severely disturbed and habitats are destroyed.

Tropical wood from plantations

So that plantations can be created huge areas of rainforest flattened with bulldozers. There can be no question of an environmentally friendly approach here. In addition Monocultures harm biodiversity. In order for plantation construction to be profitable, huge quantities are often needed pesticides sprayed.

Negative effects on the climate

The clearing of rainforest wood has several negative effects on the climate. Because, on the one hand, it has to transported thousands of kilometers to us by ship become. Besides, it has to Wood dried on site become. Since it is very humid in the subtropical regions only possible with a corresponding amount of energy and technical effort. In addition, when extracting tropical wood species Slash-and-burn practices are the order of the day stand. The trees not only store valuable water reserves, but also CO2. This will released again through slash-and-burn agriculture, which has a significant negative impact on the climatic balance.

Alternatives to rain whale wood

Instead of buying garden furniture made from tropical wood Oak wood is a very good alternative. Oak wood is also one Hardwood and extremely weather-resistant. Through different Wood surface treatments you can greatly influence the appearance of oak. Also Robinia withstands the effects of the weather very well. Depending on the use, Douglas fir and larch are also suitable local alternatives to jungle wood. So it is not necessary to use tropical woods.

Well-known tropical wood species

The following types of wood from the rainforest regions are primarily processed in Germany:

acacia
Mahogany
teak
Bankirai
Meranti
Wenge
Camarú
Merbau
Abachi
Bongossi

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