Världens naturskogar spelar en nyckelroll för klimatet. Kalhyggen och pappersindustri är stora klimatbovar.
Skogen är artrik och det största landbaserade ekosystemet i Sverige. Men den mångfalden av växter, svampar och djur är hotad.
En levande skog är grunden för en myriad av möjligheter till mångbruk om den förvaltas inom ekosystemens gränser.
Parts of this valuable natural forest is planned to be felled by Stora Enso in November 2017. To see the photo collage from Messlingen above, click here.
Press release, October 17, 2017 The clear-cut forest at Brännvinsberget where 40 red-listed and indicator species were found, before it was logged. Photo: Sebastian Kirppu. The Swedish state-owned forest company Sveaskog has recently logged a valuable natural forest at Brännvinsberget in the municipality of Rättvik in the county of Dalarna in Sweden where 40 different…
Wally Menne passed away in South Africa on Thursday 26 October 2017. Wally worked for Timberwatch, an organization which monitors the impacts of the timber industry, and he was one of Protect the Forest’s most dedicated and supportive working partners on global issues. He helped us write an open letter to the CBD Secretariat in order to…
Press release, 17th of October 2017 In an open letter, Swedish environmental NGOs urge Members of the European Parliament to account for the full emissions and environmental impacts of biofuels in the Renewable Energy Directive. The current proposal leads to increased harvests as trees from natural forests are burned as biofuel. Instead of decreasing…
The Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs, Sven-Erik Bucht, forestry researchers and timber industry representatives was visiting Brazil this week to promote the so-called ‘sustainable’ Swedish model of forestry and their vision of bio-economy. However, according to leading environmental scientists and the Swedish environmental movement, the Swedish model of forestry is far from sustainable. The Swedish…
