Overexploited and underprotected: Study urges action on Asia’s rosewoods

Mongabay
Jun 13, 2022, 3:35 am273 pts
Rosewood trees are a mainstay of tropical forests across parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America. But their future looks bleak. Their fragrant, red-hued heartwood is prized by makers of luxury furniture, and illegal loggers and timber trafficking networks are systematically obliterating rosewoods from forest…

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