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Support usJoin us in preserving the last old-growth forests
Thanks to our donors, Naturarvet has Naturarvet purchase and preserve eight old-growth forests around Sweden. We are now raising money to buy more. Support old-growth forests, biodiversity, and preserve our most effective carbon sinks by becoming forest patron, buying something in forest shop purchasing your own forest plot "umbrella tree" that you can then visit. SUPPORT US TODAY!
Together for the future
SUPPORT USOld-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 donations to purchase several old-growth forests, which are now protected for all time. We are currently raising money to purchase more. You can contribute by earmarking your own area in some of our forests: Klingervattskogen in Krokoms municipality in Jämtland, Söderboda old-growth forest Gräsö in Uppland, Djupsjöån old-growth forest, Åre municipality in Jämtland, and Ekås oak-beech forest in Gällared parish in Halland. Learn more about the forests by clicking on the images below. Together, we can preserve the precious 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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