Lee, You are right. The main problems are: 1. Forests are too effectively managed. 2. Protected areas in the southern Finland are too small. The forest industry says 14% of Finland's land area is under some kind of protection, but forget to say the large protected areas are exclusively in the north and only 1.4% of the forests in southern Finland are protected.
Btw, if I remember correctly, you wrote earlier (maybe half year ago) you were going to visit Białowieża National Park. Were you there? How were your impressions? - Kouta On Oct 28, 4:08 pm, Lee Frelich <[email protected]> wrote: > Kirk, Kouta: > > I know several forest ecologists from Finland and Sweden. I was able to > talk with them at the European Congress of Conservation Biology in > Prague during September. They are not very happy with the way forests > are treated in Scandinavia. Many species that are important for > ecosystem function, such as fungi insects and mosses, are declining in > abundance after several generations of clearcutting. > > Lee --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
