Logging companies and forest-worker unions in some countries support the practice for scientific, safety and economic reasons, while detractors consider it a form of deforestation that destroys natural habitats and contributes to climate change.
一些国家的伐木企业和林业从业人员工会常常会以科学、安全和经济为由支持这一作法，但也有反对者认为这是一种会破坏栖息地并造成氣候變遷的森林砍伐。