Interview: Swedish forestry head defends sector’s role in green transition

Viveka Beckeman, director general of the Swedish Forest Industries Federation, talks to ENDS Europe about the potential for Swedish wood to fuel Europe’s transition to carbon neutrality and the industry’s impact on biodiversity.

by Christian Ernhede
Beckeman: Without clear-cutting “we could build fewer [wooden] houses, we would have more plastic packaging, we would have a very hard time getting toilet paper.”
Beckeman: Without clear-cutting “we could build fewer [wooden] houses, we would have more plastic packaging, we would have a very hard time getting toilet paper.”

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