Concrete Boardwalks Save Tropical Forests

The City of New York is historically the biggest consumer of tropical hardwoods in North America. But in 2008, after years of lobbying by environmental groups like Rainforest Relief and New York Climate Action Group, the city began phasing out tropical hardwoods for benches, boardwalks and bridge decking.

Rainforest Relief, after tracing the lumber in the Coney Island boardwalk to the
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