Sustainable Wood

Sustainable wood comes from sustainably managed forests. It’s renewable because the forest stewards manage the landscape to prevent damage to eco-systems, watersheds, wildlife and the trees themselves, taking a long term rather than short term view of the resource.

Sustainability in this context means the forest should still be there for your grandchildren and great grand-kids, able to soak up carbon emissions and keep our air clean for generations to come as well as a haven for wildlife.

Wood from unsustainable sources, on the other hand, is chopped down willy-nilly leaving bare areas that, unless they’re carefully treated, never really recover to their former glory. The effects are clear – illegal logging leads to wholesale destruction.

Exotic woods to avoid

All these wood types are particularly endangered and should be avoided:

Murbau
Sapelee
Wenge
Ebony
Brazilian Mahogany
Burmese teak, and teak in general

For more information on Sustainable woods please visit:

Sustainable Wood

The Forest Stewardship Council

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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