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If you are interested in US statistics, spend some quality time with:


For a world wide perspective, explore the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations. You can generate your own tables
from thier database:

http://apps.fao.org/


LOL, sorry, "you're" the one who has fallen for the depletion crisis.
To rationally decide there is a "depletion" problem, one must have
mathematically determined so, to not mathematically produce this
evidence means you've just listened to someones end of the world
scenario, and bought into it irrationally.

A more detailed analysis translates as "more unactionable information,
for which the provider of such information benefits finacially", sorry
son, but i pay for goods and sevices that i consider worthy of my
expenditure.



FAO is ONE source of information. Their data indicate significant
conversion of forest and woodlands over the last 30 years. That is a lot
of hectares and a strong indicator of a global problem. The FIA analysis
indicates a general loss of forest and woodland acerage in most regions
of the US mostly due to conversion to other agricultural uses and
development for housing. In my experience there is precious little
aforestation - I rarely see housing developments, pastures, or vineyards
revert to forest.

If you want to set the level of resolution, variables measured, and
methodology - that would be fine by me, and we will let the data speak.


I think that you will find the picture changes dramatically depending on
where you look.

Doesn't this suggest that the deforestation crisis is a hoax, we all
know forests are being harvested, we want to know if there is a
depletion threat. You seem to be suggesting that your professional
research will not yield any truth, can you see why i'm skeptical, i
don't doubt that environmental destruction and devastation are both
occuring, but that is being tempered by conservation and aforestation.

I've made the assumption that you're touting the hoax, if you're not,
and are an advocate of conservation and aforestation, excuse my
indulgence.

I am not touting any hoax - I think on a global level conversion of
forest and woodland is significant. On a local level - particularily in
developing countries - it can be devastating.

In much of the US high grading forest stands is seriously depleting
forest resources - even if the number of forest acres appears to be
relatively stable.

Laws and regulations are difficult to develop and enforce. In
California, which has a amazing set of forest regulation including
requirements for a Registered Professional Forester to develop Timber
Harvest Plans, high grading still occurs. Landowners with little vision
or education want to maximize income while leaving some trees. Cut the
big ones and leave the little onesresulting in a degraded forest stand.
Still it's "legal" - the land is "forested".

The solution is excellent forest management on public and private forest
land. How do we achieve this? Damned if I know. Right now education of
landowners, both of private forest lands and public lands is one
option. Most landowners that I talk with, when educated about good
forest management, will seek out more information and manage their lands
responsibly.



Any other suggestions?

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