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Using wood sustainably is the most environmentally friendly solution | Interview with Péter Csóka, Forester
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Using wood sustainably is the most environmentally friendly solution | Interview with Péter Csóka, Forester

Barnabás Heincz · 9 12 2021

If we’re to cut trees within the framework of reasonable and sustainable forestry, then the cutting and usage of trees is by far the most environmentally friendly way of producing certain types of products and services. We talked to Péter Csóka about the life cycle of wood and global deforestation. Check out the video!

At Planet Budapest 2021, the Hype&Hyper team interviewed Péter Csóka, Forester, and Secretary of the Committee on Forestry at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The world-renowned Hungarian forester clarified several misconceptions on the topic of modern forestry, highlighting both its successes and failures. Did you know that 90% of the decline in forest area is due to the expansion of agriculture, or that in some African countries 90 percent of the energy mix comes from wood?

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