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

Oakland Institute: Sweden Displaces Ugandan Farmers for Carbon Trading

Green Resources’ pine plantation in Kachung. Photo: Kristen Lyons/The Oakland Institute. A new briefing paper by The Oakland Institute brings forward evidence that the Norwegian forestry and carbon credit company, Green Resources, evicted villagers around their tree plantation in Kachung, Uganda. The Swedish Energy Agency purchases carbon credits from Green Resources. The establishment of the large-scaleplantation on land previously used by