Timber Sustainability

Timber is wood that has been cut and processed?

• True

• False

What does the word sustainability mean?

• Where a resource can be maintained and not cause damage to the environment.

• Where a resource cannot be maintained and will cause damage to the environment

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• Desertification

• Deforestation

Timber is generally considered to be a sustainable resource...

• Yes and no, it just depends on the provenance of the wood.

• Yes because trees can be replanted

• No because of deforestation

The FSC stands for...

• The forestry commission

• The stewardship council

• The forest sustainability council

• The forest stewardship council

PEFC stands for...

• The programme for the endorsement of forest certification

• The programme for environment forest certification

• The progress and endorsement of the forestry commission

The FSC and PEFC ensure that...

Answer explanation

That forests are managed and that timber is responsibly sourced to ensure sustainability.

What is desertification?

Answer explanation

This is where natural or human activities can cause damage to the land to a point where it will struggle to recover.

What does provenance mean?

Answer explanation

Provenance means the origin of where something comes from.

G_____ W______ is the long term warming of the planet's overall temperature. Many human activities such as deforestation contribute towards rising temperatures and climate change.

Answer explanation

Global warming