The problem is that a very large proportion of tropical wood comes from natural forests – not from plantations or sustainably managed forests – which are lost forever and whose protection is crucial in the fight against global warming.
Lielākā daļa tropu kokmateriālu tiek cirsti dabiskajos mežos, nevis plantācijās vai mežos, kuri tiek izmantoti ekoloģiski atbildīgā veidā.