Policies
of Destruction: Analysis on the implementation of the Convention on
Biological Diversity in the protection of forest ecosystems in Finland
Protection
measures have been strongly limited by economic demands and, in state
forests, by profit targets that inhibit planning of reserve networks
based on ecological grounds. Logging of high conservation value forests
is allowed to continue despite strong scientific evidence against
it. In Finland, “sustainability” of forestry still implies, first
and foremost, sustainability in the supply of timber to the industry.
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POLICIES
OF DESTRUCTION 2004
Policies
of Destruction: Analysis on the implementation of the Convention on
Biological Diversity in the protection of forest ecosystems in Finland
Protection
measures have been strongly limited by economic demands and, in state
forests, by profit targets that inhibit planning of reserve networks
based on ecological grounds. Logging of high conservation value forests
is allowed to continue despite strong scientific evidence against
it. In Finland, “sustainability” of forestry still implies, first
and foremost, sustainability in the supply of timber to the industry.
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PDF (746 Kb)