The amount of wood we take from forests and plantations each year may need to triple by 2050. This growing market for wood can motivate good stewardship that safeguards forests – or destroy the very places where wood grows.
WWF report have suggested several approaches through which the world demand for Forest products especially wood can be met. they are not impossible approaches but needs commitment and devotion of all people, governments and international organizations.
Some of the suggested approaches are;
1. Expanding production in well-managed natural forests - another 242-304 million hectares of natural forest would need to be managed for commercial harvesting by
2. Forest certification- Forest certification provides assurance that the wood in a product comes from a well-managed forest.
3.Reuse and recycling- Nearly all types of solid wood can be reused. Paper, for example, can be recycled and reused many times, taking the pressure of forests
4.Fairer distribution- Today, 10 per cent of the world’s population consumes over 50 per cent of the paper.Reducing wasteful consumption in developed countries, like overprinting or overpackaging, would ease the pressure on forests and land use as paper use grows in developing countries
For more information: WWF
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