3 24.5 Sustainable Exploitation of Forestry: Ireland
A sustainable forest is a forest that is carefully managed. Trees that are felled (cut down) are replaced with seedlings (young trees) that eventually grow into mature trees. This is a carefully and skilfully managed process.
Forests provide a number of essential products. These can be split into two different types: timber-based products and non-timber-based products. Timber-based products are all wood-based; non-timber-based products are made up of anything else a forest can provide.
Products Planks
Medicines Wood pulp Seeds Plywood Fruits Hurleys (hurls) Maple syrup
Timber-based
Key Words Felled
Seedlings
Timber-based products
Non-timber- based products Deforestation Agribusiness Coillte Saplings
Non-timber-based
With the person sitting next to you, put the
Managing information and thinking:
products into the correct category. They are either timber-based or non- timber-based.
