CLA Supports Sustainable Forest Management

The CLA and its membership are proud of Canadian efforts to sustain Canada’s forest resources for the benefit of current and future generations. Although Canada’s forests are vast, the CLA recognizes that even vast and abundant resources must be managed carefully for a range of values of importance to Canadians. CLA members and their customers can rest assured that the forests of Canada are abundant and growing, that legislation is in place to maintain water quality, soil quality, habitat for our wildlife, and much more.

The Canadian forest industry operates within a legal framework that protects its forests, controls its harvest and regulates its use. Indeed, Canada harvests four times less (proportionally) wood each year than the five largest European forest nations combined. Moreover, we ensure that what gets harvested gets regenerated, and that is the beauty of wood, it is not just aesthetically pleasing, it is the best environmental choice. Why? Because it is abundant, it is renewable, it regenerates itself using solar energy, and in so-doing cleans our air by taking in carbon-dioxide and breathing out our own source of life – oxygen. Take heart in knowing that wood is good, it is good for all of us.

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