The UK forestry and wood industry has launched a national petition campaign calling on the government to reduce the country’s dependence on imported timber and strengthen domestic wood production. The campaign, launched by Confor’s “Timber Security is National Security” petition, warns that the UK imports more than 80% of the timber it uses, leaving housing, construction and supply chains exposed to global disruptions. “We call on the UK Government to treat timber as a strategic national material and take coordinated cross government action to reduce import ...