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Originally Posted by Karl Olsberg
If we would use less paper, forest owners wouldn't be able to sell as much trees, so they would do different things with their land. In fact, at least in Europe, 100% of the paper is made from woods that are replanted, so the paper industry is probably the only reason why there are any woods left at all.
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Replanted quick-growing pine isn't the same, ecologically, as old-growth forest, which will contain a diversity of species. Growing and cutting pine actually depletes the soil, whereas standing old-growth forests enrich it.
I'm very glad to hear that the paper industry in Europe is using replanted trees, rather than chopping down the few remaining forests, but managing a woodlot for paper production can't really be equated to conserving forest.
