Here you will find various documents, letters to companies and politicians as well as consultation responses.

Date	Matter
2025-03-31	SCA Annual General Meeting 2025: Feda de Sista Continuity Forests.
2025-03-31	SCA Annual General Meeting 2025: Respect the rights of indigenous peoples.
2025-03-31	SCA Annual General Meeting 2025: Stop for lodgepole call.
2025-03-31	SCA Annual General Meeting 2025: Flyer SCA Annual Meeting.
2021-10-18	Letter to the Minister for Enterprise and the Environment about the actions and decisions of the Swedish Forest Agency and its Director-General.
2020-12-21	The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation’s forest group in Orsa writes to the County Governor of Dalarna, the Swedish Forest Agency and Orsa Municipality about continued deforestation along Unnån in Orsa and that it is time for them to act.
2020	Police report of Sundsvalls Logistikpark AB for violation of the Criminal Code 1962:700 Chapter 15, On perjury, false prosecution and other untrue statements, §10.
2021	Protect the Forest’s comment on Revision of the Guidelines on State aid for Environmental protection and Energy 2014-2020.
2020-02-18	70 organisations from 25 countries and 30 researchers have signed a petition to ministers, members of parliament and government authorities calling for all forests with high conservation values to be protected and for clear-cutting to be phased out in favour of clear-cutting methods. The world’s forests and climate are facing a major crisis and decision-makers must act, they say.
2020-06-01	Response to the Swedish Forest Agency about the felled forests in the reserve proposal at Risten, Östergötland The letter is signed by Protect the Forest, Östergötland’s Forest Group and Oskarshamn’s Bird Club.
2020-06-01	Reply to the County Administrative Board about the reserve proposal at Risten, Östergötland. The letter is signed by Protect the Forest, Östergötland’s Forest Group and Oskarshamn’s Bird Club.
2020-05-20	Response to the consultation “The road to a climate-positive future” (SOU 2020:4).
2020-05-25	Letter to the County Administrative Board of Västernorrland about Petersviken, Sundsvall.
2020	A very valuable limestone coniferous forest along the Pauliström River in Hultfred Municipality in Kalmar County is planned for felling. It is clear that there is a rich business life of forest companies in the forest, considering all the felling tapes. Also read about Bergs Timber’s and Wallnäs’ so-called sustainable forest policies.
2020-05-11	Oskarshamnsbygdens Fågelklubb’s appeal of the judgment on thinning in the nature reserve Misterhult archipelago in Oskarshamn municipality to the Land and Environment Court of Appeal, Växjö (case no. M 4813-19).
2020	The association has sent an appeal to the County Administrative Board of Stockholm County for a derogation to combat spruce bark beetle in 168 nature reserves. Based on research, the association believes that pest control does more harm than good.
2020-10-01	Stop felling due to spruce bark beetles in protected areas and other forests with high conservation values immediately. Open letter to the government, parliament and authorities signed by 23 representatives from 16 different organizations.
2020-07	Stop felling due to spruce bark beetles in protected areas and other forests with high conservation values immediately. Open letter to the government, parliament and authorities about spruce bark beetles.
2020-04-28	Open letter to Sveaskog: Do not harvest any more valuable forests in Ecopark Hornsö. The open letter is signed by Protect the Forest, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation in Kalmar County, Nybro and Alvesta, as well as the Stranda Nature Conservation Association, the Emådalen Nature Conservation Association, the Forest Group in Oskarshamn and the Oskarshamn District Bird Club.
2020-04-22	Open letter to Ljusdal’s municipal politicians from the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation Gävleborg, Ljusdal’s Society for Nature Conservation and Protect the Forest stating that all forests with high conservation values in Ljusdal municipality should be exempted from forestry and protected.
2020-04-20	Open letter about felled forests in a reserve proposal at Lake Risten, Åtvidaberg municipality, Östergötland. To Södra, the Swedish Forest Agency and the County Administrative Board of Östergötland, signed by Protect the Forest, the Östergötland Forest Group, Oskarshamn’s Bird Club and a biologist.
2020-04	Map with key habitats notified for felling in reserve proposals at Lake Risten in Åtvidaberg municipality, Östergötland. A screenshot from the Swedish Forest Agency’s Forest Pearls with key habitats notified for felling that were felled by Södra in 2019. Parts of the felled areas have subsequently been deregistered as key habitats by the Swedish Forest Agency.
2020-01	Parliamentary Ombudsman complaint against the Swedish Forest Agency’s Director-General Herman Sundqvist.
2020-01	Sweden’s and Estonia’s non-profit nature conservation in forests meet. During week 21, non-profit conservationists from Sweden will travel to Estonia and take stock of forests together with Estonian enthusiasts. Cancelled due to COVID.
2020-12-08	FSC complaint about felling notified forest at Grästjärnen in Bräcke municipality, Jämtland County.
2020-12-08	FSC complaint regarding a notified key habitat Mörtsjöberget in Bräcke municipality, Jämtland County.
2020-02-15	Proposals for clear-cut forestry and the restoration of drained wetlands were sent to Mönsterås municipality in Kalmar County on 15 February 2020.
2020-03-06	Formal complaint to FSC and DNV GL regarding felling notified and partially felled forest at Töthultegölen in Mönsterås municipality, Kalmar County. The complaint is written by the Forest Group in Oskarshamn and the Oskarshamn District Bird Club.
2020-02-11	The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation Kronoberg has submitted a formal complaint to FSC Sweden regarding felled key habitats, forest value cores and forests included in the reserve proposal at Lake Risten in Åtvidaberg municipality, Östergötland. The forest company Södra carried out the felling.
2020-12-07	Formal FSC complaint regarding four felling notifications (SCA) at Fäbodåsen in Ragunda municipality.
2020-06-03	Formal FSC complaint regarding felling notified forest on SCA’s land holdings at Stor-Mullberget, Härjedalen municipality.
2020	Protect the Forest’s comment on Amendment of the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Regulation (EU) 2018/841.
2020	Pictures from the very valuable limestone coniferous forest along the Pauliström river in Hultfred municipality in Kalmar County, which is planned for felling. Photo: Jan Brenander.
2020-03-02	Request for a key habitat inventory/nature value inventory at Försjön, Mönsterås municipality, Kalmar County, to the Swedish Forest Agency, authored by Jan Brenander and Erland Lindblad from the Forest Group in Oskarshamn and the Oskarshamn District Bird Club.
2019-06	Car documents from the island of Istergås in the Misterhult archipelago nature reserve, which is planned for felling. Text and photo: Jan Brenander, Skogsgruppen in Oskarshamn.
2019	Open Letter to the Government of France: To Protect Forests, Communities and the Climate, the Conversion of Cordemais. Power Plant to Biomass Co-Firing Must Not Go Ahead.
2019-02-12	Protect the Forest comments on the Swedish Forest Agency’s referral “Forest management with new opportunities”.
2019	Protect the Forest and Nature Conservation Association’s statement against Jokkmokk municipality’s proposal for rural development in locations close to the shore (LIS) on the island of Bujmesuoloj in Pärlälvsdalen. The island, which is located in the large contiguous old-growth forest area Karatj-Råvvåive, has high natural and cultural values and is an important reindeer grazing land.
2019-03-01	Protect the Forest comments on the Swedish Forest Agency’s and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal for a glossary of important terms that should be used in connection with nature conservation management of forests.
2019-11-14	Statement regarding the application for a permit for the Lannaberget wind farm, Rättvik municipality, and the Broboberget wind farm, the municipalities of Rättvik and Ovanåker.
2019-12-10	A petition with a wish list before Christmas to decision-makers that all forests with high conservation values must be protected signed by 28 representatives from 20 different organizations and a Sami village as well as 13 researchers.
2019-11-15	Protect the Forest’s views on the content of the County Administrative Board’s publication “The project Green infrastructure in Gåsberget’s value tract – Interim report on motives, objectives and draft methodology”
2019-01-15	Protect Forest’s views on the European Commission’s plan to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in the world.
2019-07-11	Comments regarding exemption applications for the use of chemicals in FSC certified forest land in Dalarna and Värmland counties.
2019-06-10	Comments to the certifier DNV GL regarding the exemption application for the use of chemicals in FSC-certified forest land. The preparation Forester is classified as an environmentally hazardous product with “acute toxicity” according to the Swedish Chemicals Agency. It contains the active substance cypermethrin, which is highly toxic to aquatic organisms and can cause long-term harmful effects in the aquatic environment.
2019-11-15	Consultation response to “Registration of key habitats in connection with felling notifications and permit applications”, ref. no. 2019-2664.
2019	Compilation with a number of references on forests, climate and biofuels.
2019-03	“We are deeply concerned that the state-owned forest company Sveaskog is felling and planning to harvest forests with high conservation values.” This is what 12 organizations write in an open letter to Sveaskog. The letter also goes to Minister for Enterprise Ibrahim Baylan, Minister for the Environment Isabella Lövin and Minister for Rural Affairs Jennie Nilsson as well as relevant authorities.
2019-04-21	Sveaskog plans to harvest the valuable older natural forest at Lill-Skarja in Arjeplog municipality, which is important reindeer grazing land and calving land, at the end of April 2019. Protect the Forest and a representative from Maskaure Sami village urge Sveaskog to immediately withdraw its felling notification at Lill-Skarja.
2019	SCA plans to harvest a number of high-conservation forests at Marktjärn, about 15 km north of Fränsta in Ånge Municipality in Västernorrland County. In total, it is about just over 40 hectares of forest. Read more about the nature values of forests in the document.
2019-08-02	The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation in Sorsele sends a letter to Sveaskog about the felling notified forest area at Stormyran – Holmmyran – Ardnasåjvvie in Sorsele municipality. The area notified for felling affects 45 hectares and consists mainly of slow-growing spruce forest surrounded by marshes. Finds of unusual red-listed species have been found in the forests.
2019-08-05	The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation in Sorsele sends a letter to Sveaskog about a felling notified forest area at Abmobäcken about 15 km south of Sorsele. The forest area notified for felling affects 42 hectares and consists of a mosaic of small ponds, marshes and forested hills. Several red-listed species have been found in the forest notified for felling.
2019-11-15	The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation in Rättvik’s views on the content of the County Administrative Board’s publication “The project Green infrastructure in Gåsberget’s value tract – Interim report on motives, objectives and draft methodology”
2019-06-07	Protect the Forest and Greenpeace are asking questions to the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation about the campaign “Our Forest”, which 46,000 people signed. The campaign demanded that the government change Sveaskog’s directive, among other things, so that all forests with high conservation values on Sveaskog’s land can be formally protected and so that Sveaskog can become a pioneer in ecosystem-based clear-cut forestry.
2019	The research trip’s proposal for a nature reserve around Björkvattnet, Strömsund municipality, Jämtland.
2019	Protect the Forest filed complaints against DNV GL and Sveaskog to ASI in August 2019.
2019	Letter to Sveaskog, the County Administrative Board and the Swedish Forest Agency about Njuonniesvarrie. 11 people from various environmental organizations sign an open letter to Sveaskog, the County Administrative Board and the Swedish Forest Agency about the more than 100 hectares of forest worthy of protection that Sveaskog plans to harvest at the mountain Njuonniesvarrie in Sorsele municipality.
2019-01-21	Letter to Sveaskog about Njuöniesvarrie. “Do not harvest the natural forest at Njuöniesvarrie!” write a number of environmental organizations, politicians, cultural personalities and tourist companies in Sorsele in an open letter to Sveaskog, the County Administrative Board, the Swedish Forest Agency and the municipality of Sorsele.
2019-02-05	Letter on biofuels for aviation. The Protect the Forest Association informs Maria Wetterstrand about the negative effects of biofuels in connection with an investigation into how aviation’s use of sustainable biofuels can be promoted to reduce climate emissions.
2019-04-23	Protect the Forest requests that the County Administrative Board of Norrbotten establish a temporary reserve at Lill-Skarja in Arjeplog municipality.
2019-12-20	Protect the Forest comments on the proposed amendment of the Swedish Forest Agency’s regulations to section 29 of the Forestry Act regarding control measures to limit new damage from spruce bark beetle infestation.
2019-05-02	Analysis shows critical compliance gaps in draft NECPs; NGOs urge Commission to ensure transparency on bioenergy production and land impacts. Protect the Forest and other NGOs write to the European Commission, urging that the Commission insists that Member States provide all the required information on bioenergy use, such as detailed information on bioenergy trajectories, feedstock types and origin, as well as an impact assessment of supporting policies.
2018-12-18	The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation in Härryda, the Gothenburg Ornithological Society and Protect the Forest Environmental Associations urge Sydved not to harvest Hällsnäs old-growth forest in Härryda municipality. This is because a felling would risk destroying a very valuable natural environment with a rich biodiversity and the presence of many threatened and disadvantaged forest species.
2018-12-11	Statement from Protect the Forest on the Swedish Forest Agency’s rules and recommendations for forest fuel extraction and compensation measures.
2018	Statement from the association Protect the Forest on Cementa AB’s application to the Land and Environment Court, Nacka District Court; “Application for a permit under the Environmental Code for continued and expanded quarry operations at Slite, Gotland Municipality, Gotland County”.
2019-12-19	Protect the Forest comments on the Swedish Forest Agency’s proposal for amended regulations to section 29 of the Forestry Act on the prevention of insect ravages in forests and on the reprocessing of damaged forests, the removal or storage of timber and other measures needed to counteract the emergence of spruce bark beetle brood hearths.
2018-09-12	Protect the Forest comments on the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland and the Swedish Forest Agency’s proposal for a revised strategy for state protection of forests. The association considers it good that the current strategy is updated as there are shortcomings in the current one. However, the proposed changes do not address the problems that exist in the current strategy.
2018	The new FSC standard is revised and Protect the Forest gives its views on the second consultation. The consultation ran from June 29 to August 31, 2018. Forestry according to FSC is based on clear-cutting and allows the use of fertilizers, pesticides, alien tree species, soil preparation, which does not go together with environmentally sustainable forestry. Several of the FSC standard’s criteria and indicators are beneath all criticism.
2018-08-23	Protect the Forest responds to the Swedish Forest Agency’s referral regarding the review of the regulations for the establishment of forests on productive forest land that has been carried out within the framework of a government assignment. The Swedish Forest Agency’s review includes Section 6 of the Forestry Act (SVL), rules for forest cultivation with non-native tree species, how to promote the establishment and possible management of forest edges, and an analysis of the conditions for varying the intensity of use. The rules in SVL §6 have a crucial impact on how the Swedish forests will be in the future, for the future functions of the majority of Sweden’s terrestrial ecosystems. By far the most important question regarding SVL §6 is whether the current transfer of forest to conifer monocultures should be allowed to continue, despite the extensive, mainly negative, consequences this entails?
2018-12-18	The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation in Härryda, the Gothenburg Ornithological Society and Protect the Forest call on StoraEnso to work to ensure that Sydved, a subsidiary owned by StoraEnso, does not carry out a planned logging of Hällsnäs old-growth forest in Härryda municipality. This is because a felling would risk destroying a very valuable natural environment with a rich biodiversity and the presence of many threatened and disadvantaged forest species.
2018-02-27	The association has noted that Member of Parliament Johan Hultberg (M) has asked questions to Minister Karolina Skog regarding the Protect the Forest association. We who are spokespersons in the association would like the minister to take part of our view on the issues, which we have summarized in the attached letter.
2018-09-28	The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation in Härryda, the Gothenburg Ornithological Society and Protect the Forest wish to notify the Swedish Forest Agency of the occurrence of a natural forest-like forest area with high conservation values. The forest area is located just west of Mölnlycke at Hällsnäs in Härryda municipality within the forest property Bårhult 1:2. Within the area there is a recently submitted felling notification of 3.6 hectares (avv. note. A 38116-2018).
2018-08-14	Letter sent to the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Enterprise regarding the planned revision of the Species Protection Ordinance. The letter was signed by representatives of four nature conservation organizations, namely Johanna Sandahl, Chairman of the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Peter Westman, Deputy Secretary General of the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF Sweden, Lotta Berg, Chairman of BirdLife Sweden and David van der Spoel, spokesperson for Protect the Forest.
2020-06	Opinion on Ecopark plans in Karatj-Råvvåive.
2020-06-03	Formal FSC complaint regarding felling notified forest on SCA’s land holdings in Marktjärn, Ånge municipality.