Demand for wood from ipê trees in the Amazon Basin could lead to their extinction if better international trade regulations aren’t implemented soon, according to a new report from Forest Trends. Ipê ...
The tropical wood type ipê is popular for building exclusive wooden decks, and in North America and Europe, the demand for the material has increased sharply. Now, a study from Chalmers University of ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Logging to meet demand for the tropical hardwood ipê coincides with hotspots of illegal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, the source of 96% of ...
After reading Ms. Carol Montgomery's letter I called the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary to try and understand how the Audubon Society could claim that their Ipe boardwalk was done in a sustainable way. I ...
Regarding the June 23 letter, "Ipe boardwalks are better for environment": After reading this letter, I called the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, Fla., to try and understand how the Audubon ...
The tropical wood type ipe is popular for building exclusive wooden decks, and in North America and Europe, the demand for the material has increased sharply. Now, a study shows that more than ...