About six million rosewood trees have been cut down in Ghana for illegal export to China since 2012, an environmental group says. The rare species, which takes 100 years to grow, is mostly used to ...

Ancient rosewood trees play a vital role in ecosystems worldwide, but their red timber is highly priced. The surge in Asian demand for rosewood furniture helped drive an international ban on the ...

Gambian authorities have previously denied any involvement in the smuggling. Rosewood is a family of tropical tree species widely used for furniture in Asia and in particular China. By value and ...

The types of trees you have growing in your yard ... In addition to inviting a whole host of birds, the tipu tree, also known ...