Monday
December 4
2023

Can We Sustainably Harvest Trees from Tropical Forests? Yes – Here Are 5 Ways to Do It Better

By Francis E Putz, Claudia Romero

Logging typically degrades tropical forests. But what if logging is carefully planned and carried out by well-trained workers?

While public campaigns to end logging dominate both the popular press and high-profile science journals, a transition from “timber mining” to evidence-based “managed forestry” is underway.

Source: The Conversation (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Environment
Tags
decarbonization, forests, mining, SDGs