Climate benefit of forests on display during Swedish Presidency

During the Presidency, most meetings in Sweden will be held at the conference center Scandinavian XPO in Stockholm. At the entrance, visitors will encounter an exhibition about the forest-based industry's central role in the green transition.

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Climate benefit of forests on display during Swedish Presidency

During the Presidency, most meetings in Sweden will be held at the conference center Scandinavian XPO in Stockholm. At the entrance, visitors will encounter an exhibition about the forest-based industry's central role in the green transition.

Find out more

Swedish Forest Industries Federation represents paper-, pulp- and the woodworking industry. 

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Here you can find answers about the Swedish forestry - why and how we manage the forest, why we have clearfellings and how forestry affects the biodiversity.

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Restoring degraded nature and improving biodiversity are important objectives that we welcome. One key question in the proposal is how the targets and reference values should be interpreted. The legislation should not limit the use of forests, as we need renewable materials more than ever – for the climate and for energy security.

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"EU action is needed to safeguard the world’s forests. We fully support the aim of the Commission’s proposal. The question is how to reach it effectively. In our position paper, we do raise some concerns, not least about the way in which forest degradation is defined. I also wonder if some of the proposed due-diligence requirements are possible, or even desirable, to enforce", says Emma Berglund, Forest Director at the Swedish Forest Industries.

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Products that are more sustainable and that can be reused and repaired are good for the environment, the climate and consumers. The EU’s Sustainable Product Initiative (SPI) seeks to increase the circularity in society. However, several key aspects, such as the importance of renewable raw materials, risk being overlooked.

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