A tree stump in the forest at Biellovare. It indicates that a fire has been in the forest a long time ago. Photo: Björn Mildh. The FSC-certified and state-owned company Sveaskog continues to plan loggings in old-growth forests which are important reindeer grazing lands of the Maskaure Sami village in Arjeplog’s municipality. Sveaskog will not…
These forests are my home. Only here I can hear the voices of my ancestors. If someone started destroying your house, noone would question you from stopping it. Photo: Andris Fågelviskare This text is written by Andris Fågelviskare: There is noise in the forest today. Branches cracking as something massive moves through what used to…
The natural forest which Sveaskog is planning to clear-cut at Gijmiesgielas. Photo: Björn Mildh The FSC-certified and state-owned company Sveaskog is planning to log a 200-year old mixed pine forest at Gijmiesgielas, located in the reindeer grazing lands of Maskaure Sami village in Arjeplog’s municipality, Sweden. An open letter has been sent to Sveaskog, demanding that…
The natural spruce forest which is planned to be clear-cut at Dikanäs. Photo: Jon Andersson. Forests with very high conservation values above the mountain region are planned to be clear-cut in Dikanäs in the northern part of Vilhelmina municipality, Sweden. So far 20 red-listed species have been registered in a brief inventory of the threatened…
A fallen spruce with the redlisted fungi Fomitopsis rosea (the fungi is not visible in the picture). Photo: Björn Mildh The state-owned and FSC-certified forest company Sveaskog is planning to clear-cut yet another forest with high conservation values above the mountain forest region in the county of Norrbotten, Sweden. The threatened 200-year old forest is…
