Quote:
Originally Posted by JDO
I don't know enough about this to talk intelligently but I'll say that this seems a little odd to me. Generally a business made from a product will try to keep that product in existence to keep their business going.
|
That's not what happened with Brazilian rosewood or ivory. I think you are being to altruistic here.
Quote:
Originally Posted by JDO
For instance, cows will never go extinct because it is in the beef industries best interest to make sure new cows are born as regularly possible.
|
Poor example. How long does it take cattle to grow to maturity vs. a tree? It can take decades to hundreds of years for trees to grow to the point at which they can be felled.
The wood industry is using tree farming to build a continuous supplies. However, that is going to take decades before some types of wood are available. The guitar industry has been working with those kinds of woods (i.e. - the Martin Sustainable Woods series, but the market wants traditional woods that are in short supply.
Jim