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as much as I hate to defend a massive corporation, I don't think this is actually true. IKEA claims to use 99.9% FSC-certified wood, so it's coming from forests where the trees are planted at the same rate that they're harvested. it makes sense for companies to do this even from a profit-driven perspective, since it would be quite bad for their business if there weren't enough trees
the main cause of deforestation is agriculture, especially animal agriculture. 80% of de-forested land in the amazon rainforest is being used to rear cattle
My understanding is that at some point Ikea has been an important factor in the deforestation of Borneo for the production of plywood. I haven't looked up the details in years so I do not know the current situation, but that is an accusation I recall being leveraged against them. That said, I personally do not believe that consumer activism is a productive thing to worry about, but I do fully support people to decide to liberate their sharks.
you should look up what they're doing in romania
can you cite that?