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Article: France: a comprehensive wood-based community.
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- Forest Products Journal
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
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France! Gourmet food, champagne, fine wine, delectable pastries, the Eiffel Tower, the city of lights, and expansive forests. That's right, expansive forests. It is through this excellent natural resource that the French have built a comprehensive wood-based community consisting of a strong industry and excellent support mechanisms in their government agencies and higher education programs. A 5-month sabbatical with the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Technologies et Industries du Bois (ENSTIB) helped us realize how important this resource and its uses are to the French economy. The purpose of this article is to share with you an overview of France's wood-based community ...