In an open letter at the end of August, Dr. Stephan Lang, President of the German Sawmill and Timber Industry Association (DeSH), addressed Germany's forest owners to counteract the acute undersupply of timber: "At a time when the sawmill and timber industry is facing unprecedented challenges due to global uncertainty and national consumer crises, I would like to turn to you to ensure that our industry, and thus the entire value chain, is constantly, continuously, and safely supplied with the raw material wood. While climate change has fortunately not caused extreme damage to our forests this year, the ...