Since 1960, global
industrial wood production has risen by 50 percent, to 1.5 billion cubic meters, four fifths of which is from primary and secondary - growth forests.
Not exact matches
Human activities, such as
industrial production, transport, power generation, and
wood burning emit large amounts of tiny pollutant particles containing, for example, soot and sulfate, into the atmosphere.
This exhibition by Toronto artist John McCartney will feature a series of large, robotic sculptures incorporating carved
wood,
industrial debris, found objects,
production line pieces and welded, cast and painted metal.
East Gallery: Sculpture This exhibition by Toronto artist John McCartney will feature a series of large, robotic sculptures incorporating carved
wood,
industrial debris, found objects,
production line pieces and welded, cast and painted metal.
In some industrialized countries, removals of
wood from the forest for bioenergy applications already account for at least half of
industrial roundwood
production (Steierer et al., 2007; FAO, 2007b).
When residue recovery and postconsumer waste are factored in, however,
wood use for energy exceeds
industrial roundwood
production in several industrialized countries.
In practice however, the
wood that is reported as being available for
industrial energy
production often can not be harvested economically.
Plantations now have the potential to produce an estimated 1.2 billion cubic meters of
industrial wood each year, about two thirds of current global
wood production.