High-tech lasers to help Sweden build detailed maps of all its forests
A laser-scan of all the forests in Sweden is about to be made, a process that will take seven years,
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Swedish firefighters control forest fire sparked by machinery
The prolonged spell of hot, dry weather has sparked the first large forest fire of the summer with emergency services
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Ecologists and researchers call for increase of controlled burning of Finnish forests
Finland has a long tradition of burning the top layer of forest underbrush after logging, to replenish the ground for
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Chinese investors move ahead in Finnish Lapland, will build €1 billion biofuel refinery
The Kaidi Group has acquired a 32 hectare plot in Kemi for the project. Kemi is the ideal location for
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Project brings salmon back to Swedish river
Some 15 years ago, officials were alarmed by the rapid decline of wild salmon populations in Sweden’s Vindel River but
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North American pines invading Swedish forests
In the 1970’s Swedish forest companies started importing pine trees from North America, and today – a billion tree plants
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Sweden’s Social Democrats make forest investment pledge
The opposition Social Democrats want to spend more on developing Sweden’s forestry industry, party leader Stefan Löfven announced today. In
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Slideshow: The secrets of Manitoba’s boreal forests
When most people think about Canada’s province of Manitoba, they think about prairies. But in reality, Manitoba is home to
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Spearheads found in Finland’s Arctic
Archaeologists in Finland are celebrating the discovery of a number of artefacts in Lapland, Finland’s northernmost region. A series of
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Metsä Group to build world’s first next-generation bio-mill in Finland
Finnish Metsä Group plans to build a 1.1 billion euro pulp mill with a production capacity of 1.3 million tonnes
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Weather deals double blow to Sweden’s timber industry
The weather has dealt Sweden’s timber industry a double blow this year and now loggers are looking at lower profits
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Storm could cost Sweden’s timber industry millions
The effects of Storm Hilde on Sweden’s timber industry were announced Tuesday, with 3.5 million cubic meters of trees downed
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Finnish-Swedish paper manufacturer to move into biofuel
Stora Enso, Europe’s second-largest paper manufacturer, said on Friday it will invest 32 million euros in building a biorefinery at
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Finland utilities told ‘burn wood, lower emissions’
Using more wood and scraps would create jobs and lower the trade deficit, argue two associations. Imported coal should be
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Cree campaign to protect North Quebec river
Cree in the Canadian province of Quebec are calling on the provincial government to do more to protect the Broadback
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