World Environment Day was celebrated on 5 June, and it is important to understand the critical role that sustainable forestry plays in improving the global environment, storing carbon, and fighting climate change across the world. Source: Timberbiz
This year’s World Environment Day theme which was hosted by Sweden in 2022 was Only One Earth, which focuses on living in harmony with nature.
“Australia is a world leader in sustainable forest management and timber and fibre production, creating essential products that we all need, from new homes to furniture, tissue and sustainable packaging,” Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Ross Hampton said.
“Global sustainable forestry does amazing work for the world-wide environment. As trees grow, they absorb carbon, producing sustainable carbon storing products like no other material.
“As the world pivots away from harmful plastics and other materials, increasingly more countries are looking to sustainable timber and fibre to replace them. Instead of plastic packaging, we’re all turning to paper and cardboard packaging.
“Instead of steel and concrete in construction, the world is turning increasingly to specially engineered timber.
“Sustainable forest, timber and fibre industries are a critical part of the solution in conserving and strengthening the world’s environment.”
Tasmanian Forest Products Association (TFPA) CEO Nick Steel said that sustainable forest, timber and fibre industries are a critical part of the solution in conserving and strengthening the world’s environment. It is entirely possible to live in harmony with nature and use our working public and private forests for wood and wood fibre products as sustainable alternatives to plastic, steel and concrete.
“Instead of plastic packaging we’re all turning to paper and cardboard. Instead of steel and concrete in construction the world is turning to specially engineered timber.
“Tasmania is a world leader in sustainable forest management and timber and fibre production, creating essential products that we all need, from new homes to furniture, paper and sustainable packaging.”
