Page 20 - Georgia Forestry - Issue 2 - Spring 2021

For generations, domestic and global markets have driven demand for timber, which has, in turn, fueled investment, job creation and economic output. Georgia forestry businesses have taken advantage of this demand, and through continuous innovation and scientific advances in sus- tainable forest management, Georgia has been ranked as the number one forestry state in the nation.
Now, American businesses and political leaders are researching and innovating to identify new ways to solve issues relating to climate change, water quality and quantity, renewable energy and supply chain sustainability; and, once again, they are looking to our nation’s forests for answers.
Following momentum gained from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2018, many American corporations started work to develop climate strategies aimed at drawing down their own overall carbon emissions while also funding carbon reduction initiatives. Today, a growing
“GFA’s priorities are focused on strengthening the ability of each part of the supply chain to ensure that our forested landscape is resilient, our forestry businesses are efficient and our products continue to provide innovative and sustainable solutions.” — Andres Villegas, GFA President
list of companies including Amazon, Apple, BCG, Delta, Facebook, Google, Mars, Shopify and Stripe are incorpo- rating carbon removal into their climate strategies. And each company has rec- ognized forests as a part of the solution or the whole solution, citing the need for reforestation, afforestation, wetland mit-
igation, sustainable products and more. The understanding of modern forest management continues to evolve as busi- nesses look to leverage the capabilities of working forests to sequester carbon, clean and filter water, and provide sus- tainable alternatives to plastic and steel. That is where GFA President and CEO
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