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Wow, that's a REALLY broad question. Homework again?

Let's see: Many tropical hardwoods (such as teak and mahogany) are used in luxury furniture making or veneers (for less luxury items). Also boat decking and the like, due to their relative density and resistance to rot.

Primarily, though, rainforest wood is used to support rainforest trees, which are the "lungs" of the planet (they process a massive volume of carbon dioxide, producing oxygen in exchange). Rainforests also support an incredibly diverse range of life, which is still being "discovered". And since they are largely unexplored, they hold potential for medical revelations (Aspirin, for example, is a substance derived from the Willow tree -- and although it's not a rainforest tree, it provides and example of how nature provides direct inspiration for our most basic medical treatments).

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16y ago

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