Karatj-Råvvåive, photo: Mose Agestam Near the mountains in Jokkmokk municipality, bordering on the Pärlälven nature reserve with subalpine old-growth forest, north of the Karats lake, lies Karatj-Råvvåive. For more than ten years, people have been trying to protect this large old-growth forest, covering more than 100 square kilometers. The forest is valuable for many reasons:…
One of the forests planned for logging at Maskaure. Photo: Björn Mildh The state-owned forestry company Sveaskog will sell and harvest a total of 2,600 hectares of woodland in Maskaure Sami village in Arjeplog municipality, Norrbotten, Sweden. This is no coincidence, write Leif Lundberg from Maskaure Sami village, Johanna Nilsson, Marcus Lidström and Björn Mildh…
A forest in Maskaure Sami village which Sveaskog is intending to clear-cut. Photo: Björn Mildh. The state-owned forestry company Sveaskog is planning to log 32 forests, 400 hectares in total, in the grazing pastures of Maskaure Sami village in Arjeplog municipality, Sweden. Sveaskog has already sold over 9,000 hectares of forest within the Sami village’s…
Unsustainable forestry, Luopioinen, Pälkäne, Finland. Photo: Tero Laakso, Creative Commons (CCO by 2.0) Protect the Forest has sent a mail to all the Members of the European Parliament and to the European Commission urging them to take action against the clear-cutting of northern Europe’s last unprotected natural forests. Increased logging is being promoted by the…
Siberian tit. Photo: Wikipedia A new study from Birdlife Sweden states that many of Sweden’s woodland bird species are seriously threatened by forestry. The report emphazises that the inventory of Sweden’s woodland key habitats must be resumed and extended, forest landscapes protected and that the forest industry should start using sustainable logging methods. The study…
