The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international organization for certification of forestry and forest products. Its aim is to encourage environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world’s forests. The FSC consists of representatives from the forest industry, environmental organizations and social organizations. The first Swedish FSC standard, based on the…
PRESS RELEASE 25-05-2009– international wood and paper customers deceived New organization confronts old-growth forest destruction Sweden, which will take over the EU Presidency in July 2009, has a considerable proportion of Europe’s remaining old-growth forests. However, many of these forests are being ravaged. The Swedish government has reduced its budget for forest protection and proposes…
Protect the Forest states: The trees’ natural rotation period can often be 200 to 1000 years, which is strongly contrasted to the rotation periods of the forestry. The forestry sector in its current form is an exploitative industry that is not sustainable. Mainly, the benefits from the forestry do not gain those who work with…
Sadly enough, forests in Sweden are managed in a manner that not only threatens animals and plants, but that also precludes any other means of livelihood or usage. Multiple-use includes for instance recreation and public health, an attractive landscape scenery, clean water environments, hunting, fishing, using the forest as a pantry (sustainable use of natural…
About half of the Swedish forest land is owned by private persons. The privately owned forest land is to a large extent found in the south of Sweden, often consisting of smaller real estates. The land is either owned by an individual, or of a common, which consists of many people who have come together…
