ENVIRONMENT ” ORIGIN ” Bolivia
Our Garapa wood and Cumaru beams come from the Bolivian region of Santa Cruz and are FSC® 100% certified for responsible forest management. Garapa has a uniform light color structure, darkens slightly in the sun and is very hard-wearing.
The Departamento Santa Cruz stretches from the Cordillera Oriental on the eastern edge of the Andes into the flat lowlands of the Amazon basin and the Gran Chaco. Santa Cruz borders Brazil to the east and Paraguay to the southeast.
The climate is tropical with a rainy season in summer. Cold southerly winds of polar origin (surazos) can cause brief cold spells, especially in winter. The vegetation in the lowlands ranges from tropical rainforest in the humid north of the department to wet forests and wet savannahs to dry forests in the arid Gran Chaco.
Our wood makes an important contribution to the conservation of the tropical rainforest in the region. In recent years, the valuable forest ecosystems have been doubly threatened; on the one hand, persistent drought, high temperatures and winds have repeatedly fanned fires. On the other hand, forest areas are burned down every year by local farmers who practice subsistence farming, but more seriously by large agricultural corporations that need grazing land for cattle.
Garapa decking boards
We only import wood from Bolivia that has been certified by the FSC®®. This ensures responsible forest management and sets an example against illegal logging.
The wood is processed in a sawmill in El Alto. The city with just over 800,000 inhabitants is located directly to the west of La Paz, to which it belonged as a district until 1985. The two cities are connected by the world’s largest urban cable car network, an efficient and sustainable form of mobility.
El Alto is the second largest city in Bolivia, after Santa Cruz and before La Paz and Cochabamba. Together with the seat of government, La Paz, it forms the most populous conurbation in Bolivia. El Alto is home to numerous industrial companies and the highest international airport in the world.
City of El Alto in Bolivia
Mountain pass in Bolivia
Bolivia is a landlocked country in South America, bordering Peru and Chile to the west, Argentina and Paraguay to the south and Brazil to the east and north.
Just over 50 % of the population belong to indigenous peoples (Spanish: indígenas) of the South American Indians, and a good 30 % of the population are mestizos. The remaining inhabitants of the country are “whites”, mostly descendants of the various waves of immigration from Europe until after the Second World War, descendants of African slaves, mainly from Angola, and immigrants from Japan and China.
Bolivia is a fascinating destination with unique landscapes and a colorful culture that is still strongly influenced by the traditions of the indigenous population.
Garapa and Cumaru trees are harvested sustainably in the certified concessions in Santa Cruz.
The felled trees are transported to the sawmill in El Alto. This is where the drying and processing takes place. From there, we travel by truck to the port of Arica in Chile.
Around 1,000 square meters of decking boards fit into one container. They travel across the Atlantic on a container ship. The crossing to Rotterdam takes around 24 days.
The timber then travels the last few kilometers to our warehouse in Sauerland by truck.
The container with 1,000 square meters of decking boards from Bolivia covered a distance of 13,300 kilometers. 2,074 kilograms of CO2 were emitted by the container ship, barge and truck along the way. These Co2 emissions are offset by a reforestation project in Indonesia offset by a reforestation project in Indonesia.
ab 9,10 €
Garapa decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 65 per m2, resistance class: 1-2
Advantages: ✓ smooth surface ✓ homogeneous, light color
Disadvantages: ✗ Ferrous materials lead to discoloration ✗ Tendency to warp if not screwed down
Tip: patio cleaning removes discoloration and
professional interim storage prevents warping.
ab 9,80 €
Garapa decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 65 per m2, resistance class: 1-2
Advantages: ✓ smooth surface ✓ homogeneous, light color
Disadvantages: ✗ Ferrous materials lead to discoloration ✗ Tendency to warp if not screwed down
Tip: patio cleaning removes discoloration and
professional interim storage prevents warping.
ab 175,00 €
ab 9,45 €
ab 170,00 €
Our sustainability
Concept
Sustainable forestry
Fair production
Climate-neutral shipping
Direct distribution
Projects
Reforestation in Kenya
Reforestation in Indonesia
Reforestation in Brazil
Reforestation in the Amazon region
Coastal protection in Bolivia
Property rights for indigenous people
Agroforestry in Indonesia
Reforestation in Colombia
Reforestation in the Andes
Reforestation in Bolivia
Origin
Bolivia
Brazil, Brazil
Indonesia
Peru
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