Some 13 million hectares of the world’s forests are lost due to deforestation each year. The annual net loss of forest area between 2000 and 2005 was 7.3 million hectares (equivalent to the net loss of almost 2% of the world’s forests). Forests used to be seen primarily as a source of timber production. Now […]

Teak wood (tectona grandis) is the most planted species in the world, it’s a genus of tropical hardwood trees. They are large trees, growing to 30-40 metres tall, used in the manufacture of outdoor furniture, boat decks, indoor flooring and as a veneer for indoor furnishings, yacht building, flooring, carving, cabinetwork, paneling, tanks, vats, and fixtures […]