Tropical timber

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Tropical timber may refer to any type of timber or wood that grows in tropical rainforests and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and is harvested there. Typical examples of worldwide industrial significance include, among others, the following hardwoods:

Overexploitation of those woods has led to widespread deforestation in the tropics.^[1] The intergovernmental organization International Tropical Timber Organization is concerned with conservation of the habitats of tropical timber trees.

Illegal logging in Madagascar. In 2009, the vast majority of the illegally obtained rosewood was exported to China.

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^ Smith, C.; Baker, J. C. A.; Spracklen, D. V. (March 2023). "Tropical deforestation causes large reductions in observed precipitation". Nature. 615 (7951): 270–275. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05690-1. ISSN 1476-4687. PMC 9995269 .

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