Sweden is a country dominated by forests, which cover around 70 percent of the land area. The forests and forestry are shaped by the country’s natural conditions, its history, its forestry policy and environmental legislation, research, the knowledge and experience of the many forest owners, and a tradition of seeking solutions based on mutual respect, understanding and compromise.
The forest is crucial for Sweden through its important role in the economy and in rural development. Sweden is a relatively small country but is one of the leading exporters of wood products in the world.
This booklet aims at providing an insight into Swedish forestry practice, as well as some of the trade-offs between forestry and other ecosystem services and biodiversity, to give an overview of the values and goals that shape Swedish forestry today. The booklet is targeted towards an international audience curious to learn more about Swedish forests and forestry. It describes what is being done today, along with some history and challenges and opportunities for the future. It is far from an extensive in-depth analysis but hopefully it will provide a glimpse into why the forest means so much to Swedish people.
To order a larger amount of booklets, please contact Birgitta Naumburg, tel 46 8 54 54 77 07, or Agneta Davidsson Ohlson, tel 46 8 54 54 77 12.
Slam som produktionsresurs i svenskt jord- och skogsbruk – slutkonferens
Sommarnumret 2015, med information från ett urval av akademiens aktiviteter. Naturbetesmarker med många värden. Skogsnäringens värdekedjor. Akademiens vårexkursion till brandfälten i Västmanland… med mera. Trevlig läsning!
Regelverket för ekologisk äggproduktion kräver alltmer av näringen i framtiden. Hur ska dessa krav mötas? Hur ska detta klaras av och vad tror vi att konsumenten ställer för krav på äggen i framtiden? Dessa och många andra frågor diskterades vid Ekologiskt Forums seminarium den 22 mars 2004
Sommarnumret innehåller bl a ett referat från Wallenbergprofessor Tobias Kümmerles seminarium om rewilding.
