sustainable harvesting News
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Updated guide helps businesses source sustainable wood and paper products
Forests are vitally important for the global environment, economy, and population. The forest sector employs 13.7 million workers and contributes to about 1 percent of the global GDP. Plus, an estimated 500 million people around the world directly depend on forests for their livelihoods. But forests are also under threat. From 2000-2010, about 15 million hectares of the world’s forests ...
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Saving Green: The Story of Copper Naphthenate Wood Preservative
An unintended result of a recent action by EPA would be that copper naphthenate, arguably one of the greenest and safest wood pressure treatment chemicals, would no longer be available forcing the use of higher toxicity chemicals. When EPA issues a Data Call-In (DCI), they are requesting additional research to further validate the safety of a product. It is up to the companies that sell the ...
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Managed forests and renewable wood reduce greenhouse gases
Forests, and the wood-products they produce, can absorb or produce highly variable amounts of CO2, depending on how they are managed. New research provides guidelines for harvesting forests, while limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Wood is a renewable resource and the greatest environmental benefits from using wood occur when it is used first in the construction industry, and then recycled, if ...
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