Absorbing Carbon Dioxide International Paper's managed forests intrinsically help remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. The young, fast-growing seedlings we generate in International Paper nurseries and plant on company land are oxygen factories that use 1.47 lbs. of carbon dioxide and give off 1.07 lbs. of oxygen for every pound of wood they grow.
Studies also show that a managed forest is more productive than an unmanaged forest.
Our genetically improved plantations grow even faster than this.