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Tropical wood and environmental protection: How does that go together? In our blog posts on the subject of environment and nature, we report on sustainable forest management in the tropics and the latest developments in rainforest protection.
Armed scientists against illegal mines
The Brazilian environmental authority IBAMA has set up a troop that is probably unique in the world: [...]
October
Betterwood transports FSC® wood CO2 neutrally
From the sawmill to your home: the entire logistics from Betterwood is climate neutral. In order to [...]
Aug
Illegal tropical timber is booming – FSC® protects
A new law aims to prevent illegal tropical timber from being imported into Europe. Many importers use [...]
Jun
The sound of the rainforests
This is what the Amazon rainforest sounds like shortly after sunset. The recording is an excerpt from [...]
May
Tropical wood from certified sources: how reliable is that?
Almost every board on the wood market is advertised with the terms “sustainable”, “responsible” and “ecological”. [...]
Apr
The Wood of the Mother of God
A high-altitude Amazon region in Peru, dense primary forests with Cumaru trees - this is the region "Madre [...]
Apr
Does sustainable tropical wood have a future?
The figures are sobering: more than 20 years after the FSC and PEFC were founded, [...]
Mar
Betterwood at Yale University
At the conference “Tropical Forests in a Connected World: Collaborative Solutions for a Sustainable Future” [...]
Feb
TV show "Galileo" reports about Betterwood
From the rainforest in Peru to our warehouse in Germany: a filming team found the way [...]
Apr
How our wood gets to Europe
We import our decking boards, cutting boards, wooden tiles and countertops from various countries in Asia and Latin America. [...]
Sep
Cutting boards for the world!
Our cutting boards are made from teak, which grows in Mexico. In this way we reconcile high social and [...]
Apr
Plant trees, protect crops: Betterwood in Colombia
In the north of Colombia, one hour from the city of Santa Marta, lies the Sierra [...]
Mar