The Swedish Government jeopardizes the European natural heritage as old-growth forests continue to be logged and the level of ambition for the forest protection will be decreased after year 2010. This is according to the organization Protect the Forest, whose criticism is supported by the German environmental organization NABU. Together they demand strong efforts…
It is now 2010, the year in which the Swedish environmental objective, Sustainable Forests, should be achieved. Despite the critical state of forest biodiversity, the Swedish government has decreased the budget for forest protection and advocates an intensification of forestry activities. In an appeal, leading scientists demand that the Swedish government takes appropriate…
Sebastian Kirppu speaks out for forest biodiversity in an open letter to all EU Ministers of Environment. Download the letter here
“RAGUNDA, Sweden – The Swedish forest company SCA is now being prosecuted for causing large and permanent damage to the environment in a particularly high conservation value area in the municipality of Ragunda. The prosecutor considers the crime serious, and pleads that the company should pay fines of 400 000 SEK.” Read more here (only…
