The natural forest which Sveaskog is planning to clear-cut at Gijmiesgielas. Photo: Björn Mildh The FSC-certified and state-owned company Sveaskog is planning to log a 200-year old mixed pine forest at Gijmiesgielas, located in the reindeer grazing lands of Maskaure Sami village in Arjeplog’s municipality, Sweden. An open letter has been sent to Sveaskog, demanding that…
The natural spruce forest which is planned to be clear-cut at Dikanäs. Photo: Jon Andersson. Forests with very high conservation values above the mountain region are planned to be clear-cut in Dikanäs in the northern part of Vilhelmina municipality, Sweden. So far 20 red-listed species have been registered in a brief inventory of the threatened…
A fallen spruce with the redlisted fungi Fomitopsis rosea (the fungi is not visible in the picture). Photo: Björn Mildh The state-owned and FSC-certified forest company Sveaskog is planning to clear-cut yet another forest with high conservation values above the mountain forest region in the county of Norrbotten, Sweden. The threatened 200-year old forest is…
WeMove.EU: Romania is home to the largest remnant stands of virgin forest in Europe outside of Scandinavia. It is also home to Europe’s largest and most healthy populations of bears, wolves and lynx. Yet, Romania’s forests, including national parks and Natura 2000 sites, are under siege. Rather than being protected places of outstanding beauty and nature…
The old-growth spruce forest at Goussavare which is planned for felling by Sveaskog. Photo: Björn Mildh. Representatives from the FSC certified and state-owned company Sveaskog have recently stated that the company will not log the old-growth forest at Guossavare in the municipality of Arjeplog in northern Sweden. However, the regional Swedish Society for Nature Conservation…
