Raiding the Rain Forest: U.S. Demand for Finished Wood Is Growing. / Mark Jaffe.
by Jaffe, Mark; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 28Environment. Publisher: Knight-Ridder, 2001ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Forest conservation | Forest products industry | Imports | Rain forests | Wood productsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Every day, a trickle of tropical timber flows into American ports. For years, it consisted mainly of raw wood, such as mahogany for fine furniture. Now, that trickle is turning into a flood, as timber from the world's tropical forests is entering the United States in a new form--inexpensive furniture, paneling and other finished products from Asia." (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) The author reveals that with the rise of finished-wood imports, the U.S. plays a major role in the tropical-wood trade, and thus in the destruction of the world's tropical rain forests.
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Originally Published: Raiding the Rain Forest: U.S. Demand for Finished Wood Is Growing, May 22, 2001; pp. A1+.
"Every day, a trickle of tropical timber flows into American ports. For years, it consisted mainly of raw wood, such as mahogany for fine furniture. Now, that trickle is turning into a flood, as timber from the world's tropical forests is entering the United States in a new form--inexpensive furniture, paneling and other finished products from Asia." (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) The author reveals that with the rise of finished-wood imports, the U.S. plays a major role in the tropical-wood trade, and thus in the destruction of the world's tropical rain forests.
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