Patrick Durst Quotations

While plantation forests are an extremely valuable resource and will undoubtedly supply an increasing portion of wood and fiber needs in the future, they should not be considered a substitute for the region's dwindling natural forests. During the past five years, the region lost more than 14.8 million acres of natural forests.

It's unlikely that any past deforestation legal or illegal has really played a significant role in causing that landslide.

It's unlikely that any past deforestation - legal or illegal - has really played a significant role in causing that landslide.

It's unlikely that any past deforestation -- legal or illegal -- has really played a significant role in causing that landslide.