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Paper is one of the greatest drivers of deforestation worldwide. Globally, over 15 million hectares of forest are destroyed each year. Across the Tasman in Australia, woodchipping for paper production continues to drive the destruction of native forests, with over three quarters of all trees being woodchipped.

When these forests are logged, vast amounts of carbon are released into the atmosphere - 90% of the carbon stored in old growth forests logged for paper is released within 3 years. Globally, landclearing and deforestration account for around 20% of our carbon emissions.