Most households have some form of wood, whether it's a piece lying around or furniture made from it. Typically, wood can be purchased for around 10 to 20 rupees per kilogram. However, today we will ...

Afrormosia, also known as African teak (as well as assembla, ayin, egba, kokrodua and assamela), is an African species that has been harvested during the last 50 years almost to extinction. The main ...

A survey of 10,000 east and west African wood processing micro-businesses found that sourcing legal materials and legal compliance to be key difficulties in maintaining environmentally-ethical and ...

Jamar Simien — shown here on the peak of Nkhoma Mountain in Malawi — was forever changed by his visit to the impoverished country. Credit: Photo by Ike Igbo People come into our lives for a reason.

There are three species of trees that produce lumber that we call padauk: Burma padauk, Andaman padauk (named for the Andaman Islands in the South Atlantic where it grows) and African padauk. All are ...

More than a million doors made with illegally sourced Central African wood may have ended up on US retail shelves at companies including Home Depot Inc. due to lax supply chain oversight, an ...

In many homes, you are likely to find at least a piece of wood, whether it's a small item or furniture. While common wood can be purchased for around 10-20 rupees per kilogram, there exists a type of ...