Targeted forest protection is in the interest of nature, forest owners and the forest industry
Safeguarding the biodiversity of forest nature requires, in addition to forest protection, the promotion of practices that strengthen the state of nature in commercial forests. Metsä Group has set a goal of verifiably strengthening the state of nature by 2030. "Forest protection and strengthening the state of nature in commercial forests support each other. It is important that the boundaries of protected areas and commercial forests become clearer than at the moment, as it also stabilizes the operating environment for wood procurement and forest ownership," says Ilkka Hämälä, President