Betterwood ” Environment ” Origin ” Brazil
Some of our hardest tropical woods come from FSC® 100% certified forests near Manaus. Harvest volumes are strictly limited and the sale of over 45 different types of wood actively promotes market development for less utilized tree species.
The certified concession is located in Itacoatiara, 250 kilometers east of Manaus in Brazil. Sustainable forestry has been practiced here on almost 500,000 hectares of forest since 1996. The sawmill is located in the immediate vicinity.
In the concession, the average harvest is 12m3 per hectare per year over a harvest cycle of 35 years. This corresponds to a harvest of two to three trees per hectare per year. This also means that a piece of land will not be cultivated again for 35 years after the harvest, so that flora and fauna can regenerate during this time.
Illegal logging, slash-and-burn agriculture and the expansion of agricultural land are contributing to the loss of the local rainforest. That is why we are particularly vigilant in Brazil and have compliance with the FSC®® standards for responsible forest management checked three times: by environmental protection organizations, our own unannounced audits and a local agent.
Itauba substructure
We only import wood from Brazil that has been certified by the FSC®®. This ensures responsible forest management and sets an example against illegal logging.
Manaus is the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonia. It is located at the mouth of the Rio Negro in the middle of one of the most biodiverse areas in the world. Between 1870 and 1910, the city became famous for the rubber boom, as the region was the only supplier of rubber for a long time.
Today, the town is primarily known as a tourist starting point for excursions in the surrounding primeval forests. Numerous providers offer tours lasting several days to experience the unique diversity of plants and animals. The jungle city also celebrates many festivals every year in the midst of numerous historic buildings.
As a free trade zone with tax benefits, the city attracts international companies, making it one of the most prosperous regions in Brazil.
Opera house in Manaus, Brazil
Rural neighborhood in Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world. Its name goes back to Brazil wood and refers to the long Brazilian tradition of exporting wood.
Today, the country is faced with the question of whether economic growth and environmental protection can be combined. Agricultural monocultures with fodder maize, palm oil and soybeans are increasingly displacing the rainforest. On the other hand, efforts are being made to preserve forest areas in the long term through sustainable management and to promote reforestation.
The destruction of the rainforest continues to this day. The aim is to reverse the trend by increasing demand for certified timber.
Our trees grow in the certified forests around Itacoatiara. Management is precisely defined for many years. Never take more wood from the forest than will grow back.
The felled trees are transported to the sawmill in Itacoatiara. In the sawmill, the logs are sawn into sawn timber, dried for weeks in the drying kiln, then planed and packed into overseas containers.
From Manaus, our construction timber is shipped across the Atlantic to Europe. The crossing to Rotterdam takes around 14 days.
A barge or LWK transports the container to our warehouse in Drolshagen in the Sauerland region.
The container with approx. 20 cubic meters of construction timber from Brazil has covered a distance of 16,063 kilometers. 1,853 kilograms of Co2 were emitted proportionately by the container ship, inland waterway vessel and truck along the way. These Co2 emissions are offset by a reforestation project in Indonesia offset by a reforestation project in Indonesia.
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
Vietnam
