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Tropical forests overexploited by unsustainable logging
https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/-/tropical-forests-overexploited-by-unsustainable-logging[font face=Serif][font size=5]Tropical forests overexploited by unsustainable logging[/font]
[font size=4]Widely hailed as a renewable natural resource, tropical timber from old-growth tropical forests is selectively logged worldwide at an unprecedented scale.[/font]
[font size=3]But research from the University of East Anglia reveals that these sources of timber are far from sustainable or entirely environmentally friendly.
A study published today in PLOS ONE reveals that once prime tropical hardwoods - such as Brazilian cedars, ipe (Brazilian walnut), and rosewood – have been logged, they do not grow back to commercial levels and are at risk from disappearing altogether.
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“Our research shows that many high-value timber species are logged until their populations collapse altogether.”
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159035[font size=4]Widely hailed as a renewable natural resource, tropical timber from old-growth tropical forests is selectively logged worldwide at an unprecedented scale.[/font]
[font size=3]But research from the University of East Anglia reveals that these sources of timber are far from sustainable or entirely environmentally friendly.
A study published today in PLOS ONE reveals that once prime tropical hardwoods - such as Brazilian cedars, ipe (Brazilian walnut), and rosewood – have been logged, they do not grow back to commercial levels and are at risk from disappearing altogether.
…
“Our research shows that many high-value timber species are logged until their populations collapse altogether.”
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