Tropical wood makes up 47% of global wood sources, more than any other region. Some common tropical woods used in homes and schools include mahogany, iroko, san domingan rosewood, tropical olive, zebrano, teak, khaya, obeche, indian laurel, ekki, and wenge - all of which mainly come from Africa and Southeast Asia. However, people often do not consider the environmental impacts of deforestation when using wood products or think about the conditions in the countries where the forests are located.

1. WHERE ON EARTH
DO WE GET OUR
TROPICAL WOOD
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Original Forest Cover
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THE FOLLOWING TROPICAL WOODS MAy bE IN USE IN yOUR HOME OR SCHOOL:
WHEN PEOPLE ADMIRE WOOD
AND WOOD PRODUCTS, they
rarely think for a moment of the Iroko (Africa)
country of origin of the forest Mahogany (Africa, South America, Central America)
from which the wood is taken.
Nor indeed do they think of the San Domingan Rosewood (Africa, S.E. Asia, Central America, Australia)
conditions in which the population Tropical Olive (Africa)
of that country live or the damage
Zebrano (Africa)
caused to their environment by the
destruction of their forests. Nor do Teak (Africa, Central America, S.E. Asia)
they realise that the accumulated
Khaya (Africa)
destruction of forests in all countries
is contributing in a massive way Obeche (Africa)
towards overall global warming.
Indian Laurel (S.E. Asia)
Ekki (Africa)
Wenge (Africa)
Are we using our
forest resources
wisely?
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