
World’s foresters draw on Swiss lessons, learned the hard way

Europe s Forests
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John Heilprin, Engelberg, swissinfo.ch
Once the Swiss were famous for engineering how to bring so much timber to European markets. Two centuries later, it’s the Swiss experience of using too much wood that is helping global foresters confront challenges like climate change and loss of biodiversity.
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