Rediscovering wood: the key to a sustainable future .

This conference and exhibition was one global event to celebrate the International Year of Forests. This was organized to help the participants understand the outlook for wood products and contribute to develop strategies for future sustainable development. The main intention was to explore how socio-economic trends are affecting the use of wood products and what challenges and opportunities arise as the consequence of these developments. The underlying belief was that greater wood use can make a significant and valuable contribution to society’s desire for a more sustainable future. Also, a sustainable and prosperous forest products sector is essential for sustainable forest management.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Office of Assistant Director-General (Forestry Department)
Format: Book (stand-alone) biblioteca
Language:English
Published: FAO ; 2013
Online Access:https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/AP001E
http://www.fao.org/3/a-ap001e.pdf
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