Before and after clearcutting
A butchered landscape
Forests store plenty of carbon
Only a fraction is protected
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The clearcut is nearly 60 hectares in size. The forest that grew here before felling was about 120 – 140 years old and Scots pine-dominated with patches of Norway spruce. There were traces of older forest fires, which long ago ravaged the area. Old stumps with coal and scorched parts from the fire were everywhere and occasional really old pines with fire scars from the heat of the fire stood here. On the rocky ground there was sometimes plenty of dead wood, which is important for many forest species. In the forest that is now gone, there were also several red-listed species. But despite all the finds of many unusual species, the old pine forest was clearcut by a FSC-certified forest company.

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The clearcut is nearly 60 hectares in size. The forest that grew here before felling was about 120 – 140 years old and Scots pine-dominated with patches of Norway spruce. There were traces of older forest fires, which long ago ravaged the area. Old stumps with coal and scorched parts from the fire were everywhere and occasional really old pines with fire scars from the heat of the fire stood here. On the rocky ground there was sometimes plenty of dead wood, which is important for many forest species. In the forest that is now gone, there were also several red-listed species. But despite all the finds of many unusual species, the old pine forest was clearcut by a FSC-certified forest company.

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The clearcut is nearly 60 hectares in size. The forest that grew here before felling was about 120 – 140 years old and Scots pine-dominated with patches of Norway spruce. There were traces of older forest fires, which long ago ravaged the area. Old stumps with coal and scorched parts from the fire were everywhere and occasional really old pines with fire scars from the heat of the fire stood here. On the rocky ground there was sometimes plenty of dead wood, which is important for many forest species. In the forest that is now gone, there were also several red-listed species. But despite all the finds of many unusual species, the old pine forest was clearcut by a FSC-certified forest company.

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The clearcut is nearly 60 hectares in size. The forest that grew here before felling was about 120 – 140 years old and Scots pine-dominated with patches of Norway spruce. There were traces of older forest fires, which long ago ravaged the area. Old stumps with coal and scorched parts from the fire were everywhere and occasional really old pines with fire scars from the heat of the fire stood here. On the rocky ground there was sometimes plenty of dead wood, which is important for many forest species. In the forest that is now gone, there were also several red-listed species. But despite all the finds of many unusual species, the old pine forest was clearcut by a FSC-certified forest company.

Facts

FSC and PEFC are examples of certifications that aim to create an environmentally sound forestry. Read more about FSC and PEFC.

As you can see in the 3D-models, a clear-cut forest land might consist of several areas next to each other where the trees have ben felled at different times but, still, within a short period of time. Humans and the species who live there experience the clear-cut forest land as one area.