The designated land may have been cleared by nomadic farmers to grow crops and then abandoned, or selectively logged for the most valuable species. As the conversion process takes place, the mixed hardwoods are being used to produce a general purpose mixed hardwood pulp that will be used in the production of printings and writings papers. In time acacia from the plantations will be used to produce high quality uniform fibres that will be used in printings and writings papers. Stringent regulations are applied to the water which paper mills return to rivers. The amount of paper used has certainly increased, and this is partly due to developments in technology which have made paper suitable for many more purposes than originally imagined.
Paper plays a very important role in everyday life.
However, it is easy to take it for granted but, like all the world's resources, paper should never be used thoughtlessly or wastefully. Common sense should prevail. Don't use more paper than you need for the purpose. Whenever possible, recycle your paper once you have finished using it. After use, paper can end up going down any of these three routes.