Trees for construction materials
Local trees are primary sources of construction materials in the drylands of Eastern Africa. Data on the actual demand for construction wood is unavailable, as most of it is sourced locally. Probably the vast majority of the demand is for building traditional huts, livestock kraals and fences around crop-fields. The rest may be used for building lodges, hotels and houses in urban centres. Some of it is exported. For instance, a once common dryland species like Dalbergia melanoxylon that provides high quality wood for carvings and furniture is over-exploited throughout Eastern Africa. There is a growing 63 market for sawn wood, timber and wood carving material. These are mainly sourced from forests in more humid zones. For construction wood, demand for species such as neem, juniperus, date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera ) is very high as they are known to resist insect attack and decay [109].
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2022
