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.
PRESS RELEASE 2011-06-07 Photo: Protect the Forest – Forest destroyed by Stora Enso There has been a lot of attention from the media about the Swedish forests lately, after a radio report revealed serious shortcomings in the forest legislation and in the way the authorities handle it. The last few years, forestry management in…
“More than 600 new species, including the world’s smallest known primate, a spider that spins golden webs and a gecko that changes colour during courtship, have been discovered on Madagascar in the past decade.” Read more here
Fading biodiversity in South Africa and Sweden Photo: Kevin Factor/digitalfactor.co.za Imagine yourself walking through an untouched moist natural broadleaf forest. Amidst the large and old trees, there is an intermixture of trees of various sizes, ages and species. Long beard lichens (Usnea sp) hang down from the branches of the tree canopy. You hear…
“Only five per cent of Europe’s forest area are undisturbed by humans, and loss of old-growth is a critical factor in the continuing poor conservation status of many forest species of European concern. Clearly, old-growth forests merit special protection. Yet the Swedish forestry model, often touted as an outstanding example of sustainable management, fails to…
Press release – March 16th, 2011 The recently approved logging of pristine subalpine forest in Änok has ledto an international outcry. Thousands of individuals have written to theCounty Administration Board in Norrbotten, urging them to stop the loggingand instead preserve this pristine wilderness intact. Environmentalorganizations from Germany and Costa Rica have also reacted, arguing…
