endangered tropical timber - no thanks!
Compilation of the following information by Holz von Hier with data from the IUCN Red List.
HOLZ VON HIER (HvH) resp. 'Low Carbon Timber' = Wood of short distances.
HVH is an active contribution to climate protection
The 3 main causes for climate change are: (1) with approx. 24% energy production, (2) with approx. 18 - 25% overexploitation of primeval forests (tropics + Nordic forests) and (3) 3. with approx. 14% the increasingly globalized traffic. As a renewable raw material, wood is an environmentally friendly material that binds CO2 from the atmosphere as the trees grow. However, wood in products is particularly climate-friendly if it comes from sustainably managed forests and has the shortest possible transports behind it (wood of short distances), because the overexploitation of primary forests (primeval forests) of the tropics and the Nordic forests as well as the more and more globalized traffic are two main causes of climate change.
HVH is a contributin to preserve biodiversity
Around 50 - 70% of all species in the world live in tropical primary forests (primeval forests). Protecting them makes the greatest contribution to maintaining biodiversity worldwide. In forests, around 7,826 species are threatened with extinction, 93% of them in tropical primeval forests, mainly due to changes in land use and overexploitation. In the case of plantation wood, it should be borne in mind that primary forests were cleared for many plantations beforehand. Brazil alone loses an area of 2,194,000 football fields in primary forest every year! Almost as many species are endangered by transport as by overexploitation. Shipping traffic on the main trade routes plays a very negative role in this.
German forests have been managed sustainably for centuries. More than 60 tree species are native to Europe. However, many customers are only aware of a few main tree species. The diversity of tree species is also in Europe a central basis for forest biodiversity. In order to promote diversity in managed forests, as many of our native tree species as possible must be used sensibly. In managed forests, it is primarily those tree species whose wood can also be marketed that are replanted. This requires a diverse, decentralized processing structure, as many tree species do not occur in extensive stands.
| Endangerment status | timber trading names | purchase recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| Wood from globally endangered tree species : Wood from globally endangered tree species | Afromosia (Kokrodua, Afrikan Teak u. a.), Aloma* (Badi, Billinga, Opepe), Bolivian Ebony Bongossi* (Azobe), Cocobolo*, Curupixa, Dibetou* (Afrikan Walnut), Ebenholz, Framire* (Emeri, Idigbo), Khaya (Afrikan White-, Benin-, Lagos Mahagony), Koto (Pterygota), Macassar (Ebenholz), Mahagoni*, Makore, Meranti (weißes und rotes), Merbau, Okume (Gabun), Ovengkol* (Ovangkoi), Palisander (Rosewood), Pau Rosa* (Dina, Boto), Pernambouc, Peroba Rose (Amarello), Ramin*, Rio-Palisander, Sapelli* (Aboudikro), Sipo (Assie, Utile), Sonokeling, Teak, Wenge* (Panga Panga), Zebrano | |
| Illegal wood or wood from uncertain origin : Wood that is not available with ecolabels and therefore potentially comes from overexploitation areas and unsafe sources | Abachi (Obenche), Amaranth, Aningre, Balsa, Bubinga (Kevazingo), Carribian Rosewood, Corasao de Negro, Curupay, Ipe (Lapacho), Iroko (Kambala), Lauan (White Lauan), Longhi, Mansonia, Mercrusse, Missanda (Tali), Msasa, Muhuhu, Muiracatiara, Mutenye, Pockholz (Guaiacum), Sirari, Sucupira (Aramatta), Tamarindo (Comenegro), Tatajuba (Bagassa), Tigerwood (Kingwood, Zebrawood u. a. ), Whitewood (Tulipwood), Zapatero (Boxwood) | For reasons of climate protection and tropical forest protection, it is best not to use, buy or allow in tenders. |
| certified timber but potentially also from illegal sources : Wood that is available with ecolabels, but that can also come from unsafe sources | Bankirai (Balau-Yellow, Cumaru (Amburana), Garapa, Guajuviara, Jarra (Karri, Eukalyptus), Jatoba (Brasilian Cherry), Limba (White Afara), Massaranduba (Balata), Padouk (Korallenholz, Brawood, Camwood), Sen (Haragiri, Castor) | Recommendation for reasons of tropical forest protection is also here to be careful when buying. If you buy at all, then look for eco-labels. For reasons of climate protection because of the long transports compared to domestic wood, this is still not recommended. |
| Local wood instead of tropical wood | maple, apple, birch, pear, beech, douglas fir, oak, elder, ash, spruce, field maple, hornbeam, cherry, Kastanie, pine, larch, lime, walnut, poplar, Robinie, chestnut, elm, fir, Zirbelkiefer, plum, ...... and Wood with color variations like z.B. red core beechBuche, brown core oak, olive ash, grina birch. spceial wood like Service tree, rowanberry, service tree, bird cherry a.o. Innovations and technical processes such as "smoking" can permanently darken domestic woods; any dark color can be produced, from brown, brown-red to deep black.
Outdoor wood: Many of our woods are very durable outdoors, such as oak, robinia, larch (even tropical wood cannot be kept indefinitely if left untreated. Innovative procedures make our woods with their very good technical properties even better, such as thermosing and other processes ||Recommendation Always ask for a HOLZ VON HIER certificate, because potentially domestic wood species can also have very long transport distances behind them ... without the environmental label. |