Desirable properties of wood for sustainable development in the twenty-first century
By Erwin Dreyer On 30 July 2014 In Letter to the editor
Kenneth E SKOG, Theodor H WEGNER, Ted BILEK, Charles H. MICHLER
USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI, 53726, USA; USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USAKey message: Meeting human needs within the Earth’s carrying capacity will require responsible sustainable development. Enhanced properties in generalist trees and potentially in specialist trees can help to efficiently meet people’s expanding needs for materials and products while storing carbon, reducing GHGs, and reducing nonrenewable materials use.
