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T
he key principle of sustainable forest
management is that forests should be allowed to
grow at a rate that increases or at least maintains
the current area of carbon-binding forest
biomass.
“The sustainable forest industry is regarded as a carbon-
neutral industrial sector because it fabricates forest
biomass-based renewable products without presenting a
risk of increasing CO ² emissions,” says
Päivi Salpakivi-
Salomaa,
Vice President, Environment and Responsibility
at UPM.
Sustainable forestry has three cornerstones: helping
forests to regenerate, maintaining carbon-neutral
production, and safeguarding biodiversity. The more
diverse a forest’s ecosystems, the less vulnerable it is to the
physical changes brought by climate change.
Salpakivi emphasises that sustainable forest
management is a business fundamental for UPMand also
for all other forest companies that operate responsibly.
“The forests owned by UPM grow faster than they are
harvested. Their annual growth rate suffices to neutralise
Bioeconomy
mitigating
climate change
The Forest Solutions Group (FSG) sent a firm
message to the UN’s Climate Change Conference:
Sustainable forestry and bioeconomic innovation
are the best ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions
and mitigate climate change.
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VESA PUOSKARI
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