dbd, the tone of your first post sounded simply anti-wood stove, but now your qualifications appear to change that. So then, you might not object to a hiker collecting a few ounces of wood from "[i]places that [b]do[/b] have carbon to spare[/i]"? Someone could pick up the wood and carry it to a pass where there is no wood at all. It seems like that should be ok.
Granted, there are many places where wood fires are prohibited, and I agree with those restrictions. Too many people seem to connect camping with a roaring bonfire. And that's too bad.
