Logged woodland key habitat in what was proposed to become a nature reserve close to the lake Risten in the municipality of Åtvidaberg, Sweden. The logging was conducted by Sweden’s largest FSC certified forest owner association, Södra. Photo: Mikael Schulin. Protect the Forest, Greenpeace Sweden, Fern, Biofuelwatch, Robin Wood and Global Forest Coalition wrote that…
The monoculture pine plantation in Kachung. Native species are cleared to make way for large tracts of single species pine and eucalypt. The Swedish Energy Agency stops purchasing carbon credits from the Norwegian forestry company Green Resources. The carbon offset project consists of large-scale pine plantations in Kachung in Uganda, which have caused environmental degradation and…
A clear-cut in Sweden. Photo: Agnetha Lundberg/Swedish Association for Nature Photographers. Sweden presents itself as a global torchbearer on the environment, but its forest policy is wreaking havoc. The EU must act to stop it, say five NGOs from different EU countries. Sweden is consistently ranked near or at the top of the world’s most…
The state-owned forest company Sveaskog logged a 200 year old natural forest with red-listed species at Guorpaliden in Arvidsjaur municipality in Sweden 2017. Photo: Björn Mildh. Today, 70 organizations from 25 countries and 30 scientists send an open letter to Swedish Ministers, Members of the Swedish Parliament and authorities, demanding that all forests with high conservation…
Old beech forest that has been felled in one of Romania’s national parks to become bioenergy. Unique virgin forests are being logged in national parks, nature reserves and Natura 2000 sites in Romania. This has been ongoing for several years right in front of the eyes of the EU and with the support of the…
