The struggle for the last remaining natural forests -How FSC-certified forestry giant SCA overrides local villagers and logs old-growth forests Text: Amanda Tas Photo: Olli Manninen, Klas Ancker & Malin Sahlin Norrsjö is a peaceful little village located in the County of Jämtland in the northwest of…
Intensified forestry – is that as climate smart and environmentally friendly as the forest industry claims? Or will the growing pressure on the world’s forest ecosystems have devastating consequences? According to the report “Climate and boreal forests”, initiated by Swedish nature conservation organization Protect the Forest, protection of boreal old-growth forests is crucial to mitigate…
– Greenpeace recommends urgent action Stockholm, Thursday 5 March 2009 – Swedish timber with the certification label FSC might come from high conservation value forests that should have been left protected, a new Greenpeace report reveals. Forest Stewardship Council, FSC, is an international organization certifying forestry and wood products, such as paper and furniture. The…
Leading Swedish scientists warn that the nation’s natural heritage is at stake: We are ashamed of our decision makers’ negligence regarding the environment. The Swedish forest has been turned into a giant cultivation area. Areas where numerous species once lived together in harmony are nowadays dominated by spruce, pine and planted exotic tree species. This…
ACTION ALERT PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY! By Rainforest Rescue with Ecological Internet http://www.regenwald.org/international/englisch/ & http://www.ecoearth.info/ April 28, 2009 TAKE ACTION HERE NOW: http://www.climateark.org/shared/alerts/send.aspx?id=no_biomass_energy No Biomass/No Burning! Truly renewable energy must be defined as including no energy production or climate mitigation claims from food based agrofuels, live plants and ecosystems, or burning biomass of any type. BRIEF…
