Under the Cover of Forest Certification - Greenpeace

Under the cover of
forest certification
How the Forest Stewardship
Council has failed to prevent the
destruction of high conservation
value forests in Sweden
Greenpeace
Nordic
Old, natural forests are being clear-cut and replaced by
production forests that have low biodiversity values. In spite
of this, the Swedish government is proposing to increase
forest production and to decrease the budget allocated
to forest protection. The government relies on forest
companies and other forest owners to protect forest areas
voluntarily.
Forest certification plays a significant role in this voluntary
approach to protection but certification requirements are
frequently violated. The government is not, therefore, taking
the responsibility it should to permanently protect vulnerable
forest areas.
Today, the last unprotected old-growth forests are
being logged, many of them under the cover of
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification.
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