Mongabay: Demand for timber and paper is contributing to destruction of the world’s most biodiverse rainforests and worsening climate change, argues a new report issued Tuesday by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
The report, “Wood for Good: Solutions for Deforestation-Free Wood Products,” says that certified wood products, timber and fiber from plantations on non-forested lands, and government policies to encourage less-damaging practices are three paths toward reducing deforestation and forest…

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