Forest certification in Finland: Finnish forests are certified by PEFC _ Pan European Forest Clearcutting

NEWS FROM FINNISH FORESTS

February 2009: Clearcutting in old-growth forests in Forest Lapland for Stora Enso
>>> Hundreds of year old forests logged for Stora Enso 26.2.2009

March 2008: Clearcutting in old-growth forests in Kainuu. HCVFs trashed for UPM and Stora Enso.
>>> Logging in Kainuu 19.3.2008

February 2008: Clearcutting in Forest Lapland. Intact old-growth forests trashed for Stora Enso.
>>> Logging in Forest Lapland 27.2.2008

February 2008: Clearcutting in the last habitats of regionally threatened Siberian Jay in Southern Finland by UPM and Metsähallitus.
>>> Logging in Siberian Jay forests 7.2.2008

February 2008: Clearcutting in HCVF in Liperinsuo, Southern Finland for Stora Enso.
>>> Logging in Liperinsuo HCVF 6.2.2008

October 2007-January 2008: PEFC certified destruction of red-listed species habitats: old-growth forests logged in Kainuu region.
>>> Logging in Suomussalmi 25.1.2008

 

 

 

 

Clearcut in HCVF in Liperinsuo, Southern Finland, January 2008. Wood was bought by Stora Enso



 

The PEFC, earlier known as Pan European Forest Certification, is a global forestry organisation promoting industrial forestry. PEFC is not supported by environmental organisations. This site aims at informing consumers of wood products and paper on the ecological and social credibility of the PEFC-endorsed forestry systems from the perspective of Finnish environmental organisations. This site is updated with information from Finnish forests, Finnish forest industry, Finnish Upper Lapland.
Reports on Finnish forests, forest certification in Finland can be downloaded from here as PDF-files. -----------> Enter pefcwatch. Reports on logging in Finnish old-growth forests and other forests of high conservation value.