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New seedlings are planted for every tree felled.<br />
They are grown beforehand in large nursery<br />
greenhouses.<br />
antee compliance with local legislation. On<br />
the other, Stora Enso participates in the<br />
Finnish Forest Certification System (FFCF)<br />
and uses the chain of custody verification to<br />
trace the origin of all pulp products from<br />
the forest to the paperboard mill. The chain<br />
of custody verification is monitored by external<br />
organisations.<br />
Over and above this, Stora Enso implements<br />
its own, internal documentation systems<br />
in regions that do not have attestation<br />
of forest certification. In such cases, for example,<br />
the areas marked out for logging are<br />
re-inspected to verify the precise origin of<br />
the timber and to ensure that all local legislation<br />
is observed.<br />
Balance between ecology and economics<br />
Forests play a vital role in maintaining<br />
biodiversity. Finland has a vested interest<br />
in maintaining equilibrium between<br />
nature conservation and economic exploitation<br />
of forests. This is not always<br />
easy because to start with, there is no<br />
clear definition of the term “virgin forest”.<br />
In addition to virgin forests, there are diverse<br />
classifications: natural forests, snow<br />
forests, old forests, primeval forests, primary<br />
and secondary forests and so on.<br />
For the tenth time, the organisations<br />
Metsähallitus, the Finnish Association of<br />
Nature Conservation and the WWF Finland<br />
recently convened to discuss concrete<br />
measures to improve the protection<br />
of old forests. Metsähallitus is a state body<br />
within the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture<br />
and Forestry. In ecological affairs, Metsähallitus<br />
reports to the Ministry of the<br />
Environment as it is responsible for the<br />
majority of the nation’s nature reserves.<br />
During the meetings, the participants<br />
agreed not to conduct logging in ecologically<br />
valuable areas. Stora Enso has aligned<br />
its activities accordingly. Its strategy is<br />
based on the ground-breaking principles<br />
of renewable resources, recyclability and<br />
sustainability. For the fifth time in succession,<br />
Stora Enso was ranked as the leading<br />
sustainability company for forest products<br />
among 300 others listed in the Dow Jones<br />
Sustainability Index.<br />
Environment 34/35<br />
<strong>sig</strong>.<strong>biz</strong>/<strong>combibloc</strong> 03/03
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