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Much of the teak furniture on the market today is made from timber that has been illegally or destructively harvested in SE Asia. This practice is destructive to local environments, and, because tropical deforestation is one of the top contributors to climate change, it increases global warming. Until now, environmentally and socially conscious consumers have had few options for purchasing of sustainably grown and harvested teak. Now, thanks to newly launched Reforest Teak (www.ReforestTeak.com and www.gardeners.com), buying teak will actually help reforest degraded lands in neighboring Central America. Read »