Protect the precious Life on Earth
Support usNew forest plots in Ekås oak-beech forest
There is now a new area with forest plots in Ekås oak-beech forest. A natural deciduous forest with high natural values in Falkenberg municipality, Halland. "Buy" your own or give away one or more forest plots. You will receive a gift certificate with a picture of the area and the coordinates to the center of your chosen plot. So if you have the roads past Ekås oak-beech forest, you can easily find the forest box. On the page Newsletter archive you can read about this news and all other news.
Ekås oak-beech forest
Read moreOld-growth forest
Most people know that Sweden is a country with a lot of forest. But not as many people know that only a very small part is untouched forest, known as old-growth forest. The worst thing is that half of these forests have no secure protection, and they are being cut down faster than they are protected. When old-growth forest is cut down and nature is transformed into landscaped tree plantations, large amounts of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere and endangered species are pushed closer to extinction. A piece of priceless nature is lost forever.
Naturarvet wants to change that.Click here and join us on the journey.
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Current and protected forests
Naturarvet has collected funds to purchase several old-growth forests that are now protected in perpetuity. Right now, we are raising money for three acquisitions that together make up Fågelskärsuddens old-growth forest on Gräsö in Uppland, an acquisition that is Ullersjöbäckens old-growth forest at Stora Blåsjön in Jämtland and an acquisition that is Ekås oak-beech forest in Gällared parish in Halland. Read more about the forests by clicking on the images below. Together we preserve the precious life on Earth!
Protect forest
There are different ways to contribute: become a Forest patron, protect "your own" patch of old-growth forest, give a gift, give shares/equity funds or write a will.
About old-growth forest
Old-growth forests are more or less untouched forests that have not been managed by modern forestry and have therefore retained their natural life cycle. An old-growth forest has trees of all sorts and ages. There is dead wood in the form of 'deadwood' (dead tree trunks that are still standing), and 'fallen logs' (tree trunks that are lying on the ground and slowly decomposing). There are lots of fungi, herbs, insects, birds and other animals. Such forests provide the necessary conditions for many of Sweden's threatened species. Old-growth forests are vital for biodiversity and for mitigating the climate crisis.
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