pulp and paper industry
As one of the most important industrial sectors within the world, the pulp and paper industry has an enormous influence on global forests. In this sector around 40 percent of all industrial wood traded globally which incorporates products like office and catalog, glossy, tissue and paper-based packaging Responsible pulp and paper operations can bring many benefits to local economies, people and forests particularly in rural areas.. Many pulp and paper companies are showing leadership in responsible forestry and plantation management as well as in clean producing processes and reused content. Large amount of an unacceptable ecological footprint leaves on earth by some companies within the pulp and paper industry. Establishment of pulp plantations on converted natural forests, and irresponsible harvesting from natural forests, can threaten fragile ecosystems and species, and cause erosion . Some proposed new pulpwood plantations and mills threaten natural habitats in r...