Chinese demand for high-end furniture is destroying the world's forests

China issued a policy last year to ban commercial logging in many places in the country. However, according to USA Today, on the 5th, due to the high demand for wood products in China, many lumberjacks went to other countries to illegally cut down forests.

In July, 153 Chinese workers were sentenced to life imprisonment for illegal logging in Kachin State, the northernmost part of Myanmar. Kachin State is rich in precious wood such as teak, mahogany, beech, ebony and rosewood. Although the Myanmar government announced the release of the 153 lumberjacks last week, it is impossible to prevent Chinese companies from logging in the area. These companies have been harvested locally for more than 10 years, and most of them are illegal.

On the border of Myanmar, a furniture factory in Ruili, Yunnan, is covered with wood.

In Myanmar, teak is a species protected by forest law. The timber export ban issued by Myanmar in 2014 also prohibits the illegal export of other precious tree species. However, thousands of teak trees and other precious species are shipped from Myanmar to eastern China every year, and are made into teak floors or mahogany tables.

In ancient China, only aristocrats could use mahogany, but now it has become a favorite of many rich people, especially nouveau riche. A mahogany home may have a value of $1 million or more.

In addition to Myanmar, many major timber producing countries are also the main source of the Chinese timber market. In 2012, China became the largest timber sales market in Brazil. In 2013, half of the illegally harvested timber in Indonesia entered the Chinese market. In 2014, 65% of the timber in the Congo was exported to China. Cambodia's deforestation rate ranks third in the world, with 85% of its timber exported to China. In addition, 80% to 90% of the timber in Papua New Guinea is exported to China. More than Mozambique, more than 90% of the wood is supplied to China.

Why does China have such a large demand for wood? According to the data, due to the development of the construction industry and the sharp increase in per capita GDP, more and more hotels, luxury apartments and upper class consumers are eager to use wood furniture products since 2000. From 2011 to 2011, China's timber demand rose by 300%.

In 2014, China issued a ban on commercial logging in Heilongjiang Province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Jilin Province. The Chinese government hopes to reduce domestic commercial felling by 20% by 2020.

However, China's huge timber consumption capacity has led to a large number of illegally felled timber entering the country. Many countries ban the import of illegally harvested timber and its processed products, such as the United States and Canada. Hall of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham Institute) believes that in order to protect the export of processed industrial products, China needs to ensure that imported timber is legally harvested. She said: "Although China has taken various measures to solve the problem of illegal timber trade, such as the creation of a legal timber verification system, this is only the beginning."

For more information on China's furniture industry, please pay attention to the official website of Xianghe Furniture City ().

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