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A new environmental focus is driving momentum in the forestry sector, with new demand for wood to replace coal and natural gas in Europe, and emerging markets for carbon offsets. But a focus on the carbon benefits of trees has exposed differences between some green groups and investors on what counts as “sustainable” forestry. Growing awareness of the environmental value of plantation forests is overdue, say managers. “When you see ‘think carefully before you print this email’ that’s just silly,” said Liane Luke, chief timber officer at the $550 million, London-listed Phaunos Timber Fund. “The more plantations there are the more carbon you’re sucking out of the air. People need to get less sentimental about forests, it’s like growing corn,” she said. Burning wood to produce energy emits less carbon than burning fossil fuels, especially if the trees are replanted, because plants trap CO2 from the air as they grow. Read More at: http://www.wbcsd.org/ http://www.zerofootprintfoundation.org/64188/