Illegal merbau logs in Seremuk, South Sorong, West Papua, 2003. Image and caption ©EIA/Telepak. Merbau is a valuable dark hardwood used to make flooring, decking, outdoor furniture, doors and ...

The new scheme will require all retailers and merchants of products made from kwila (also known as merbau) - a tropical hardwood tree species native to South East Asia and the Pacific Islands - to ...

"I've lost count of the number of beautiful hardwood decks I've been shown, beautiful Merbau decks, and I say, 'Do you realise this is from Indonesia or Malaysia?'," Ms Hallam said. "People have ...