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Government Report on Forest Policy 2050.

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Sustainable use Forest management/forest conservation Business/industry/corporations Tax/levy Financing Ecosystem preservation Climate change Enforcement/compliance Biodiversity Traceability/product tracing Indigenous peoples
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
The present Government Report on Forest Policy covers the period from 2014 to 2050.
Abstract

The vision of the Forest Policy Report is defined as follows: “Sustainable forest management is a source of growing welfare, stresses the diverse welfare derived from forests and the fact that the utilisation of forests offers solutions to the needs of the people and society”. In order to make the vision come true and to be able to increase the welfare obtained from forests various sets of issues to develop the forest-based business and activities have to be considered. In particular, the Forest Policy Report presents three strategic objectives, founded on the vision: 1) Finland is a competitive operating environment for forest-based business. 2) Forest-based business and activities and their structures are renewed and diversified; 3) Forests are in active, sustainable and diverse use.

Full text
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Website
www.mmm.fi