Lodgepole pine plantations.

After clearcutting, it is common for forestry companies in Sweden to plant lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), which is a non-native tree species. Lodgepole pine monoculture is a threat to biodiversity in Swedish boreal forest, as the plantations replace the natural forests that once covered the landscape.

Greenpeace is documenting forest and forestry activities in the Swedish part of the Great Northern Forest.

Biodiversity is under threat by the expansion of logging companies into critical forest landscapes.

Planting this invasive species are displacing reindeer and putting economic strain on Sami communities. The currently dominant model of forestry poses a fundamental threat to Sami communities, and ultimately to the Sami’s whole culture and identity, because it undermines their right to land and their economic activities. The nature of this threat is twofold. Firstly, clearcutting old forests transforms the Sami’s traditional lands, destroying natural grazing essential for reindeer. Secondly, the plantation of invasive tree species exacerbates the problem by further limiting the areas where reindeer herding is possible.