Products made from thinned wood may have an ecological image. However, it can be difficult to clearly explain what thinning is, why it is necessary, and why it is ecological.
This page introduces HAND in HAND 's commitment to domestic thinned wood, focusing on "what is thinning".
Thinning is the thinning of trees for the growth of the forest
When growing a flowering plant, the surrounding branches and small buds may be cut off and thinned so that nutrients are concentrated on the buds. Thinning refers to doing this on a forest scale.
Forests clean the air by photosynthesis. Sunlight is required for photosynthesis. Trees cannot photosynthesize and grow unless they are exposed to sufficient sunlight.
Unmanaged forests and abandoned forests have high density of trees, and light may not reach the ground. Then, only the large trees and old trees that have grown up are exposed to sunlight, and the shrubs and young trees are not exposed to sunlight and cannot grow. Then, the cycle in the forest does not go well and the forest will eventually decline.
Photosynthesis is done for growth, so it is not so active in fully grown trees.
If photosynthesis is not performed, the effect of cleaning the air will not occur, and air pollution will progress.
Thinning is necessary to rotate the cycle in the forest and to activate the photosynthesis of the trees.
By thinning out the trees, if the young trees are exposed to sunlight, it will lead to the activation of the forest. Thinning is by no means an environmental destruction. It is necessary for the forest.
Use the thinned trees firmly and responsibly
If the wood obtained by thinning is not used and burned, the carbon dioxide accumulated before the trees are thinned will flow into the atmosphere and lead to warming. The use of thinned wood actually contributes to the global environment by itself. Furthermore, thinned wood is not a term for low quality wood, just because it is thinned wood. Japanese woodworking products, which have high technical capabilities even from a global perspective, will surely become your favorite item.
HAND in HAND has a policy of selling products made from domestic thinned wood and donating a part of the profits to forest conservation activities. Despite the blessed environment of forests, Japan's forestry industry is declining due to cheap foreign timber, and forests cannot be managed. And if you look at the world, deforestation is progressing and forests are rapidly decreasing.
We donate to support people who are engaged in forest conservation activities regardless of overseas. Customers choosing HAND in HAND will take advantage of Japanese forests and take action to stop deforestation in the world.
Please consider picking up a product using domestic thinned wood as a contribution to the familiar earth.
