Before and after clearcutting
A butchered landscape
Forests store plenty of carbon
Only a fraction is protected
Show map
District
County
Montane
Formally protected forest
Clearcut forest, 2010-2020
Productive forest
Västerbotten county

The first national parks were created in 1909. Since then, 6 percent of the productive forest land in Västerbotten has been formally protected. However, between 2010-2020, 7.5 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.