A burning questin: why we have to use wood wisely

摘要

Wood is one of mankind's oldest building materials. Indeed, it is probably the oldest as the first manmade shelters were simply constructed from twigs and branches. Today, tens of millennia later, wood is still one of our most valuable raw materials,used not just for building but for innumerable products from furniture to paper.Today we are surrounded by products made from wood or wood fibre and, because it seems to be everywhere, we tend to take it for granted. It is ironic that in our crowded planet, much of which we humans have cleared of trees over the centuries in order to build towns and cities, our natural forests are dwindling while demand for timber continues to grow. Wood is a precious resource and one we need to use wisely.