All of you who contribute with your donations to Naturarvet: You are amazing! We are inspired and the donations from the 4 forests in 1 month campaign will protectunique nature for all time.

Right now, we have taken a seven-step forward in fundraising for Naturarvet and at the same time we have had to take two steps backwards. Forest No. 3 in Dalsland has been sold before the bidding day and without bidding. This means that two of the original 4 forests that were available for purchase in April are no longer available for Naturarvet to buy.

We have also been informed of a setback regarding the mountain forest, which means that we must take new measures to secure the acquisition of that forest. We will do everything in our power to acquire it. That may mean that we enter into a legal process about it.

We are taking new vigorous steps to secure the acquisition of forest 1 and 2 and are continuously working on locating and acquiring new forests. It has been exciting and inspiring to put our plans out there so openly and involve you all in it. We will update you on an ongoing basis on the progress of this work.

As we pointed out at the start of our campaign - if Naturarvet doesn't buy the forests, someone else will. Then it will be pulp, paper pulp, cardboard, toilet paper, wood chips for heating plants or exploitation for building on our priceless natural heritage. A large proportion of the forests sold to buyers other than Naturarvet will be harvested within the next 10 years according to the forest management plans that have been drawn up for them. Although the majority of a property is old-growth forest, only a small part (about 5% according to FSC certification criteria) is classified as NO (Nature Conservation Untouched).

To support the activities of the Natural Heritage in the long term, we ask all our donors to continue to do so as Forest Fathers. Monthly donors give us the security to be able to carry out our activities and keep us going even when the wind is blowing against us. With many Forest Fellows, the income will also provide more room for annual acquisitions of more forests. This is an ambition that it is our responsibility to be able to achieve.

Despite outstanding results in emergency appeals such as our campaign to acquire 4 forests in one month, it is through continuous fundraising that we generate the basic capital to acquire the next forest. Be a hero for the old-growth forest and become forest patrontoday!