Resource, April 1st, 2000
Forest management needs central voice to face challenges
Our growing population is using more wood and paper than ever for housing, communications, personal hygiene and other purposes. Society is also allocating more forested land to parks and nature reserves where harvesting trees is prohibited or restricted.
How will society simultaneously meet two daunting challenges: that of producing more wood on fewer acres and that of increased protection of the forest environment worldwide?
In the long run, biotechnology - appropriately and carefully utilized - offers the most feasible solution. Bio...
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