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Forskning och kustskogar: Företagen inom träproduktindustrin ska utveckla certifieringspraxisen – konsumenternas intresse för hållbar skogsskötsel är svagt.

Facts & Reviews
27.03.2012

Företagen inom träproduktindustrin uppskattar skogscertifikaten mellan kommersiella aktörer, men ännu kan inte särskilt många företag berätta för sina kunder vilken konkret nytta de skulle ha av en god miljöprestationsförmåga. Konsumenterna antas inte vara intresserade av hållbar skogsskötsel – det nordiska miljömärket Svanen är enligt företagen det effektivaste sättet att inspirera konsumenter att köpa träprodukter.

The decline of forest biodiversity in Finland may already be irreversible

News
27.03.2012

 

A recent study shows that in some parts of Finland, the biodiversity of natural boreal forests may be beyond recovery. This is a result of intensive forest management, which has profoundly affected biodiversity during the past decades. Hundreds of forest-dwelling species have declined and dozens of species have gone extinct in Finland. The main cause is habitat loss and degradation caused by forestry.

Who owns the genes of forest trees?

Facts & Reviews
08.03.2012

 

A new report on access and exclusive rights to forest genetic resources in the Nordic countries has been published.

In the Nordic region we are used to a simple and non-bureaucratic exchange of forest genetic resources between countries. This valuable exchange secures access to seeds and breeding material. 

SNS-supported Network Activities

News
25.02.2012

SNS and EFINORD decided jointly to support nine network activities in 2012. These are as follows:

SSFE – Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics 

SSFE assembles expertise in forest economics and, since 1958, has organised a scientific conference every two years. 

Electropulse can replace chemical preservation

Facts & Reviews
25.02.2012

The electropulse protection of wood (PLEOT) is a Norwegian invention tested by researchers at the Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute. The technology can replace the use of chemicals for preservation and increases the durability of wood.