Is Ebony Going Extinct & What Can Be Done?
Ebony forests are on the ropes in Asia and Africa and environmentalists are pleading with consumers to find alternatives.
Ebony forests are on the ropes in Asia and Africa and environmentalists are pleading with consumers to find alternatives.
FSC has certified 500+ million acres of forest as sustainably harvested since its inception in 1993, but critics wonder if the group’s claims can be trusted.
The fact that the so-called “tonewoods” that guitar makers have relied on for almost two centuries are now harder and harder to come by has left guitar makers scrambling to support replanting efforts in far flung locales and looking for sustainable alternatives that still imbue their instruments with pleasing tonal characteristics and eye-catching good looks…
Going outdoors doesn’t always mean venturing off and sightseeing. Don’t forget about the greatest outdoor attraction of all: your own backyard…
As sustainability becomes more mainstream, more and more products today advertise their green credentials—with many displaying third-party certifications on their labels. But how can consumers know which certifications are legit?
Whether you’re building a deck from scratch or refinishing an old deck, keep your project forest-friendly, low in toxicity & high in recycled content…
Though it has not received a lot of press to date, the industry is on the case—in part for the sake of its own survival, and thanks to the hard work of a handful of green groups, guitar makers and wood suppliers.
While most of the world fixates on how to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases we emit into the atmosphere, scientists and engineers around the world are busy working on various “geo-engineering” technologies—many of which are highly theoretical—to mitigate global warming and its effects.
Guitar makers join forces to help protect the world’s forests.