"The best
friend of earth of man is the tree. When we use the tree respectfully
and economically, we have one of the greatest resources on the earth."
Frank Lloyd Wright
Facts!
- Only 0.9 % of the forests outside alpine areas have permanent protection from logging
- Less than 5% of the forests outside alpine areas can be considered "old growth" Source: The Swedish EPA
A Click for the Forest is a foundation that buys and preserves old growth forests with high conservation values.
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The foundation is growing
To keep up the good work, A click for the forest now welcomes five new co-workers. New in the team is Alexander Wallin and Jonas Johansson.
Alexander and Jonas will work with the graphic design for A click for the forest.
All the best to both of you and a big welcome to the team.
The Verle forest is inaugurated
The Verlse forest which was saved last year has become a nature reserve and was officially opened with a ceremony on May 29. For some pictures from the day please see our blog .
Did you know that old growth forests benefits the climate?
Micael Jonsson and David A. Wardle from the Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences published recently an article on the topic
claiming that boreal forests such as those in northern Sweden serve as
important carbon sinks, and therefore contribute to reducing atmospheric
carbon dioxide and mitigating climate change.
