Environmental Group Releases Forest Map

An environmental conservation group released its North American Forest Map Wednesday, along with a study detailing plans to preserve unprotected U.S. and Canadian forests.

At the opening of its Forests For Life Conference, members of the World Wildlife Fund said they hoped to convince the timber industry to take advantage of the growing environmentally friendly wood product market.

The organization, founded in 1961, touted forest certification as a valuable tool to educate product manufacturers and consumers about the benefits of using “eco-friendly” wood rather than timber logged from unprotected forests.