Nature conservation – in various scales
Since the early 1990s, nature conservation measurements has become and increasingly prioritized part of SCA’s forest management. We take various types of nature conservation measures in a range of geographic scales:
- Landscape ecological planning applies for our entire forest holding and is a cornerstone of our approach to nature conservation. Here we identify high-conservation-value forests. These are either set aside or prioritized for nature conservation measures. Sometimes we combine management with measures to preserve and develop high conservation value.
- We use alternative harvesting methods in areas where we don’t want to create clearcuts, and where tree continuity is important.
- We designate landscapes with high conservation value at landscape level as ‘prioritized landscapes.’ Here, our nature conservation work is highly ambitious in order to preserve these high conservation values.
- We plan and implement nature considerations in all harvesting sites. In this way, smaller areas with high conservation value, as well as social and culture values, are preserved.
- We carry out targeted measures, such as prescribed burning and wetland restoration, in specific areas where the measures will promote high conservation values over time.