Thread: Illegal logging of rosewood trees in Thailand remains in crisis

BANGKOK, 8 March 2016 (NNT) - Internal Security Operations Command spokesperson Banphot Phunphian disclosed that the illegal logging of rosewood trees in Thailand’s forests remain in crisis as rosewood is considered a popular, collectible timber in foreign countries.

Rosewood is categorized in high-end class and costs as much as 20,000 USD per cubic meter.

In February 2016, 136 cases of illegal logging were reported with 70 persons accused as suspected lumberjacks. The evidence totaled 5,985 pieces of rosewood.

Besides, 39 cases of forest encroachment were reported with six accused. The encroached areas covered 2,675 rai of land in the provinces.

http://thainews.prd.go.th/website_en...N5903080010021

sounds like would be good to farm it.

Originally Posted by spliff

sounds like would be good to farm it.

I believe many [with enough rai to spare] are jumping on the bandwagon...

With fashion comes the expected legalities and authoritarian control - like anything valuably marketable.

Originally Posted by spliff

sounds like would be good to farm it.

Saplings are grown in both national parks and botanical gardens for planting in forests and for commercial production. Team clears encroached land, plants Siamese Rosewood trees - The Nation

However the problem in farming these trees , same as with Teak, the long lead-in time from planting till harvest which means there is no income from the land in that time. There also would probably be a problem with poaching.