A
forest product is any material derived from a
forestery for direct consumption or commercial use, such as
lumber,
paper, or
forage for
livestock.
Wood, by far the dominant forest
product, is used for many purposes, such as
wood fuel (e.g. in form of
firewood or
charcoal) or the finished structural materials used for the
construction of
buildings, or as a raw material, in the form of
wood pulp, that is used in the production of
paper. All other non-wood products derived from forest resources, comprising a broad variety of other forest products, are collectively described as
non-timber forest products.