Demand-side management promotes the most ecologically, economically, and culturally sustainable ways to meet the human needs now met by forest products. An aggressive search for options will be necessary for the environmental U-turn and allow for the realization of a goal such as the one stated below. Analogous goals have been set in the Netherlands. This process alone will create an increase in sustainable economic activity while generating more meaningful jobs developing alternatives. Using a holistic demand-side approach opens up many solutions.
Communication systems can shift to electronic mail and reduce wood use.
An example would be accessing telephone directories via computers. Reusing copy paper by vacuuming toner off of the paper might be another solution. Salvaged wood from renovations, demolition, and natural disasters would be a way to increase reuse and recycling. Likewise, building techniques might replace wood with other natural materials such as earth or straw. E. Commit to a timetable and submit a transition plan for implementation and independent verification.