The ‘Eben!Holz’ association for the protection of endangered woods for musical instrument making supports reforestation projects for ebony trees in Madagascar.
Quote from www.eben-holz.org:
IFor centuries, native woods (e.g. spruce, sycamore and pear trees) and exotic species such as ebony, rosewood and grenadilla have been used to make musical instruments. Many of these species are endangered. The reasons for the endangerment are overexploitation, illegal trade, slash-and-burn agriculture or the conversion of the original habitats to plantations of fast-growing woods or pasture land. We, an association of the violin makers, bow makers and other musical instrument makers as well as musicians under the name Eben!Holz (an association for the protection of endangered woods for musical instrument making), want to work together to counteract these destructive developments .
Die Bedrohung von Hölzern für Musikinstrumente stellt uns Musikinstrumentenbauer*innen vermehrt vor existenzrelevante Herausforderungen und unser Nischenbereich ist von den großen ökologischen Problemen unserer Zeit mitbetroffen. Deshalb setzen wir uns seit 2013 aktiv für die Wälder ein, die Baumarten, deren Holz für Musikinstrumente verwendet wird, beheimaten.
Our vision
In the long term, we see a solution in responsible, sustainable forest use and fair trade tonewoods (with appropriate certificates). The value of nature as the basis of life for all should be in the foreground.