Parts of the last intact wilderness area of north-west Europe stretches along the Swedish mountain chain. These large forests have still not been affected by the modern clear-cut forestry. The montane forest in Sweden has unique natural values. Most of the country’s natural forests have been replaced by the industrialized forestry’s biologically impoverished plantations. The…
Swedish folk singer Esbjörn Hazelius, reggae artist General Knas, the punk band Invasionen, the poet Bengt Berg, the sculpter Maria Westerberg and many other artists, scientists and nature conservationists… Everyone is coming to the Forest Festival in Sweden on July 14 to 18. The event is a manifestation for the protection of old-growth forests and…
Two new independent scientific studies commissioned by BirdLife International, the European Environmental Bureau and Transport & Environment cast further doubt on the EU’s policy of promoting biomass as fuel for heat and power generation, and biofuels for transport. The first study, carried out by Joanneum Research, identifies a major flaw in the way carbon savings…
The Forest Festival is an exciting cultural event and the largest meeting place for non-profit forest conservation in the Nordic region. The festival is a manifestation for the protection of the old-growth forest and for a reformation of the forestry, with concerts, film, theater, dance and poetry. Lectures will be held about conservation, climate, nature-oriented…
This is what you are allowed to do as a FSC-certified forest company without noticeable consequences. By Stora Enso, logged forest and deep wheel tracks in the soil. Photo: Olli Manninen/Protect the Forest 2009. Sweden’s largest environmental organization Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC) has resigned from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Sweden. FSC is an…
