European spruce bark beetle. Photo: Harald Kloth via Wikipedia. The organization Protect the Forest fears that the pursuit of stopping the European spruce bark beetle, will lead to extensive logging of whole forests with rich biodiversity in Sweden. During 2019 woodland key habitats and forests with high conservation values have been logged, are being…
Ore Forest Landscape, threatened by logging. Photo: Private. Ylva Thörn, governor in the county of Dalarna in Sweden, sends a reply to a letter sent from the organizations Protect the Forest, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) in Rättvik and Nature and Youth in Sweden about the project “Green infrastructure in Gåsberget’s forest landscape”.…
We can’t afford to lose any more natural forests with high conservation values. Photo: Annette Seldén /N Stop all logging in forests with high conservation values, reduce Sveaskog’s profit returns, phase out clear-cuttings and increase the budget for the protection of forests. These are some of the requirements that NGOs and scientists call for in…
Dalarnas municipality, Sweden – Ore Forest landscape. Photo: Sebastian Kirppu One of northwestern Europe’s largest and most valuable natural pine forest landscapes at Gåsberget in Ore Forest landscape in the municipality of Dalarna in Sweden, is threatened by logging. The organizations Protect the Forest, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) in Rättvik and Nature…
One of the forests with high conservation values in Ore Forest Landscape. Photo: Sebastian Kirppu. Gåsberget in Ore Forest Landscape in the county of Dalarna in Sweden is one of northwest Europe’s largest and most valuable natural pine forest landscapes. The area needs urgent protection. But unfortunately, its conservation values are not emphasized enough in…
