Sustainable wood: The Manifesto

Over the centuries, we’ve moved away from using wood as a building material, at great cost to the planet. We need to reverse this trend, because sustainable wood is a renewable material that contributes to a resilient planet, stores carbon for its lifetime, and presents a viable alternative to unsustainable materials that take a heavy toll on the environment.

'Wood' you believe a forest can change the world?

By championing responsibly produced wood, the Grow the Solution campaign shows that healthy, well-managed forests can both thrive and provide the renewable materials the world needs. 

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Forests and economies

Forests are vital to our economies and to millions of livelihoods around the world. They create jobs, generate income and support communities – from local producers to global value chains.

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Housing a growing population

Using wood from sustainably managed forests means we can create homes that don’t cost us the Earth. 

Sustainable wood: Climate-friendly cities

Built with sustainable wood, cities could become extensions of our forests, helping to combat climate change and keep the planet healthy.  Wood is renewable and stores carbon for its lifetime.

Forests and innovation – new solutions for a better world

Innovation is unlocking the forests’ long-kept secrets and allowing us to use trees in ways we never imagined possible. Materials derived from forests and trees are being developed as sustainable substitutes for plastics, building materials, fabrics, medicines and many other everyday items.

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Sustainable wood: Building the future

Wood can be a material of the future, helping to build a bioeconomy for the planet's health, replacing concrete and steel in building construction and helping to build carbon-neutral homes, offices and schools.