Is sustainable forestry possible?

Answer 1

Yes it is possible. In fact it has been practiced for hundreds of years. All forests in the U.S. are managed sustainably. Statements you may have heard to the contrary are not true. There are more trees in the U.S. now that there were 100 years ago. Unfortunately it is not practiced always by everyone everywhere. But how to do it is well known.

Forest is lost mainly by clearing land for farming, and no forests have been cleared for farmland in the U.S. for many years. Timber companies plant enough trees to maintain their supply of timber. Environmentalists complain that these are "just" tree farms. They complain that it is not good wildlife habitat. That may be true, but do not confuse that with loss of trees and global warming and so on. There are places, especially tropical areas, where people are destroying forest intentionally for farm land or just to sell the timber without any care to where their children will get wood, but that does not happen in the U.S.

Answer 2

Yes, the simple reason is because there will always be a supply and demand for forest products. Trees are a renewable resource and responsible (or profit minded) individuals will always want to take advantage of the opportunity to invest $50,000 into planting a forest and if getting a 5% interest rate over the next 50 years, they can expect around $250000. If getting a 10% interest they would get 2 Million. This has happened and will continue to happen as other minerals such as iron become mined out and timber is one of the only ways to build houses.

Forestry is also sustainable because even a bare piece of fertile ground will eventually become forested again due to natural succession.

Answer 3

Yes. It's being done today. Most of the paper used for newspaper and office paper is made from trees grown specifically to be made into paper. That is sustainable forestry. Almost any industry is sustainable, depending on the time line.

Answer 4

Yes. It's done in parts of Europe.
The paper industry and Washington don't count. Sure, it's sustainable -- but the diversity of the natural forest is replaced by planting monocultures of "trash pine."

Answer 5

Yep, it's being done in Washington state all the time. It works.

Answer 6

yes, its done in many areas. it eliminates clear cutting and employs selective harvesting, reduces the impacts of machines on the surrounding terrain and many other benefits...

Answer 7

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Answer 8

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