Sveaskog plans to log old-growth forest, overruns Sami people and conservation values

The old-growth spruce forest which Sveaskog is planning to clear-cut at Goussavare. Photo: Björn Mildh The FSC certified and state-owned company Sveaskog is planning to log an old-growth spruce forest with high conservation values in the municipality of Arjeplog, northern Sweden. The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) and Maskaure Sami village have written a

Open letter to the Swedish government: “Forests with high natural values should be preserved not clear-cut!”  

Sveaskog is planning to clear-cut a 200 year old forest at Melakträskliden in Arvidsjaurs communty. Foto: Björn Mildh ”We are deeply concerned about the state-owned company Sveaskog which is clear-cutting and planning to clear-cut forests with high natural values”. 12 Swedish NGO’s have written an open letter to Sveaskog, Swedish authorities and the government ministers