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July 9, 2009

Underwater forests: The final logging frontier?

  • Rare woods can be found and sustainably harvested from the bottoms of thousands of reservoirs around the world.
    • By KATIE ZEMTSEFF
    Journal Staff Reporter

    Image courtesy of WaterForest Group [enlarge]
    WaterForest uses sonar and GPS to locate underwater forests.

    IN VICTORIA, B.C., the WaterForest Group is getting ready to expand into Latin America. The business, which harvests submerged forests from man-made reservoirs, is attempting to achieve true sustainability through something it calls “venture philanthropy.”


     
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