With Change Come Opportunities but Why is the World Still Depending on Depleted Rainforest Resources? 
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The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to bolster efforts to promote sustainable management, conservation and development of forests worldwide. In 2011, the U.S. Forest Service – in partnership with other organizations -- will host/coordinate many activities to celebrate the International Year of Forests.

“The International Year of the Forest provides an excellent platform to increase awareness of the connections between healthy forests, ecosystems, people and economies,” said U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell. “It also is an opportunity to celebrate our accomplishments, reach out to new audiences, and work with partners across all landscapes.” Trees and rainforests provide a wealth of social, economic, environmental, aesthetic, and cultural and health benefits. Because of forests, millions of people have access to clean drinking water, an abundance of recreational opportunities, cleaner air, and countless jobs. 

The world must be wise to seek alternatives to wood products worldwide. Logging practices and the manufacture of wood products deplete forest resources, and many wood products are treated with harmful pesticides. Deforestation is clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land. Today’s rainforests still cover about 30 percent of the world’s land area, but large areas like the size of Panama are lost each and every year through indiscriminate logging and bush fires. The world’s rainforests could completely vanish within hundred years at the current rate of deforestation.

The quickest solution to slow down deforestation would be to simply stop cutting down trees, but is NOT possible. Though deforestation rates have slowed a bit in recent years, financial realities make this unlikely to occur. Companies can make an impact by introducing zero-deforestation policies that require suppliers to produce commodities such as timber, beef, soy, palm oil and paper fiber in a way that has a minimal impact on natural forests and the climate.

Companies can also introduce paper procurement policies that set ambitious targets to maximize use of alternative Bamboo Organic Fabric Shopping Bags, bamboo-pulp paper and fiber in their products and ensure that they are dealing with manufacturers using bamboo-pulp products.

Consumer power is a crucial part of the solution to ending worldwide deforestation. As a consumer, you have the power to put pressure on companies that have bad environmental practices. By buying recycled bamboo-pulp products, only supporting brands with zero deforestation policies, and getting others to do the same you send a message to companies to embrace zero deforestation policies.

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