Demand for wood from ipê trees in the Amazon Basin could lead to their extinction if better international trade regulations aren’t implemented soon, according to a new report from Forest Trends. Ipê ...

The tropical wood type ipê is popular for building exclusive wooden decks, and in North America and Europe, the demand for the material has increased sharply. Now, a study from Chalmers University of ...

A new study finds that illegal logging, coupled with weak state-run timber licensing systems, has led to massive timber harvesting fraud in Brazil, resulting in huge illicit harvests of Ipê trees.

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. SAO PAULO — Greenpeace says the illegal logging of a Brazilian tree is causing “irreversible damage” to the ...

Loggers searching for Ipe trees (Brazilian walnut), the most sought-after tree in the Amazon forest, created 104 km of illegal roads, only in the month of September, in the extractive reserve (Resex) ...

Brasília, Dec. 18 (BNA): The Federal District Government in Brasília, Brazil, allocated a space in Asa Delta Park for Bahrain to plant Ipe trees, symbolising the ties between Bahrain and Brazil, in ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Greenpeace says the illegal logging of a Brazilian tree is causing "irreversible damage" to the Amazon rain forest. The environmental group said Tuesday that flaws in the licensing ...