Papermanufacturersencourage
forest sustainability through their
purchaseanduseof certifiedwood
fiber andbypromoting sustainable
forestmanagement policiesand
practicesat homeandaround theglobe.
Byprovidingadependablemarket
for responsiblygrownfiber, thepaper
industryencourages landowners to
manage their forestland insteadof
selling it for development or other
non-forest uses.
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Claims like “gopaperless– save
trees” createa false impression that
forestsareafinite resource, being
destroyed. In truth, NorthAmerican
forestsarea renewable resource
that is continuously replenishedusing
sustainable forestmanagement.
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Over the last sixdecades, thenet
total U.S. forest areahas increased
byover 3%and thenet volumeof
treeson timberlandhas increased
by58%.
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InCanada, the forest cover
has remained stableover the last
twodecades
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and less than0.5%of
Canada’s forest resource isharvested
each year.
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Most pulpwoodharvested in theU.S.
(89%) comes fromprivate land. The
income landowners receive for trees
grownon their landencourages them
tomaintain, sustainablymanageand
renew this valuable resource.
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Avoiding theuseofwood isnot theway
toprotect forests for the long term. It is
precisely theareasof theworld that
consume the leastwood that continue
toexperience thegreatest forest loss.
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“Continueduseof
paper andotherwood
productsmaybeakey
factor inmaintaininga
forested landscape for
futuregenerations.”
Dovetail Partners
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THENORTHAMERICANPAPER INDUSTRY
PROMOTESSUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
ANDDEPENDSONSUSTAINABLE FOREST
GROWTH TOPROVIDEARELIABLE
SUPPLYOFWOOD FIBER.
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