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Jean-Christophe Victor was talking about our tropical timber industry

08.02.2017

 

Creator and presentor of the Arte TV station’s « Le Dessous des cartes » (With Open Cards) show, this geopolitics enthusiast and son of explorer Paul-Emile Victor, best known for his teaching qualities and his scientific rigor, passed away on December 28th.

 

In his show, he also expressed an interest in forests and our industry: everything you ever wanted to know about the different types of forests, the worldwide timber trade and certification, in 12 minutes, here (in French)

 

Excerpt: « timber is a raw material that is unlike the others: timber is useful, timber is beautiful and the forests make us dream ».