Young Designers Express their Pandemic Experience in American Hardwood
This month (September), visitors to the London Design Museum will be able to see the results of American Hardwood Export Council’s collaboration with leading design magazine Wallpaper.
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AHEC is the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry, representing companies and trade associations engaged in the export of a full range of U.S. hardwood products, including – lumber, veneer, plywood, flooring, moulding and dimension materials.
American hardwoods are derived from sustainably managed forests in the United States. All forest owners in the United States are subject to Federal legislation to protect habitats for threatened species. Tough regulations governing other aspects of forest management on private land have been implemented by individual states. An estimated 106 million acres of forest are in totally protected areas, representing 14% of all forest land.
Read moreUS Hardwood Industry Provides Sustainable Solid White Oak Deck for USA Pavilion at Milan Expo
Count to 25 slowly and that’s the number of seconds it takes for the forest to replace the American white oak logs used for the solid decking on the upper floor of USA Pavilion at Expo Milano...
Read moreImproving Forest Health and Habitat in Ohio
Alex Winters, a private forest owner from Washington County, Ohio, is dedicated to protecting his family legacy. When he was growing up, his parents owned an acre of land adjoining […]
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Read moreWhen It Comes to Conservation, A Voluntary, Public-Private Partnership Approach Gets Results
When federal government and agricultural producers collaborate on conservation, great things happen. And the Hardwick Planting Co in Newellton, Louisiana is a prime example, says Chad Kacir from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in conversation with New Food editor Josh Minchin.
Read moreThe Intertribal Agriculture Council Joins the U.S. Sustainability Alliance
The Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC), representing U.S. agricultural producers across 574 federally recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Native Villages, has joined the U.S. Sustainability Alliance (USSA). This brings USSA’s […]
Read more10 Facts about U.S. Sustainable Agriculture
The United States has been practicing conservation and sustainability long before they became the issues they are today. Here are 10 facts about U.S. sustainable agriculture, forestry and fisheries: The […]
Read more10 Facts about U.S. Sustainability in Agriculture
The United States has been practicing sustainability long before it became the issue it is today.
Read moreThat’s a Wrap: U.S. Sustainability at EXPO Milano 2015
When the lights were finally dimmed on EXPO Milano 2015, some six million visitors had passed through the USA Pavilion making it one of the most visited Pavilions of the 140 countries at EXPO.
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