Red-hot demand for ipê wood coincides with deforestation hubs in Brazil

Mongabay
Jul 18, 2022, 2:03 pm452 ptsHot
The highest rates of illegal exploitation of ipê trees are found in areas of the Brazilian Amazon where deforestation is skyrocketing. Increasing domestic consumption and exports have encouraged the felling of these threatened tropical hardwood species, with demand outstripping the authorized supply and…

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