Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years without cutting down trees
See also this video and information from a german TV show:  <a href="https://www.galileo.tv/natur/daisuigi-wie-in-japan-holz-gewonnen-wird-ohne-baeume-zu-faellen/" rel="nofollow">https://www.galileo.tv/natur/daisuigi-wie-in-japan-holz-gewo...</a>