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Wednesday 29 April 2009

What do the words "Our timber is procured only from forests that have been sustainably harvested" mean to you?

Alison's Contribution:

Interesting question; having glanced at some of the responses, it's one of those phrases which gets interpreted in all sorts of ways. What it means to me is that for every tree going out of the forest that others are being planted so that the forest will survive intact. 

I'm not sure about the differentials in O2 vs CO2 production, but I'm sure someone can come up with an equation which shows how many trees need to be planted this year in order to tax X trees out in Y year's time in order to ensure that the forest is not working on a deficit basis. There may be other factors to bear in mind as well, but I'm sure someone can figure out the environmental impact

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