Before and after clearcutting
A butchered landscape
Forests store plenty of carbon
Only a fraction is protected
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Montane
Formally protected forest
Clearcut forest, 2010-2020
Productive forest
Norrbotten county above the montane forest line

The first national parks were created in 1909. Since then, 70.9 percent of the productive forest land in Norrbotten, above the montain forest line has been formally protected. However, between 2010-2020, 0.8 percent of the forest land was felled in this area.

Facts

Accurate statistics on the work with forest protection is provided by The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. Read more here.