Landscape planning

The plan requires that protection of forest areas and biological diversity is strengthened and that measures are taken immediately for species to be able to survive long-term, with long-term societal planning as a tool. A landscape perspective in forest management and a systematic national forest inventory are such planning tools for ecological functionality. The plan does not mention landscape planning in itself, so the position is derived.

• immediate species protection measuresdecisive»genast sättas in för att arter långsiktigt kan fortleva i bestånd med« (party programme ↗)“immediately are taken for species to be able to long-term survive in stocks with”
• protection of forest areas»Skyddet av skogs- och strandområden är en viktig del för att värna den svenska allemansrätten och den biologiska mångfalden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protection of forest and beach areas is an important part of protecting Swedish freedom of nature and biological diversity.”
• long-term societal planning»Därför behövs en kraftfull lagstiftning, ekonomiska styrmedel, långsiktig samhällsplanering, klimatinvesteringar« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, powerful legislation, economic policy instruments, long-term societal planning, climate investments”
• stop depletion of diversity»Ett ständigt överutnyttjande av naturens resurser leder till kraftig utarmning av den biologiska mångfalden och växthusgasutsläpp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Constant overexploitation of nature's resources leads to severe depletion of biological diversity and greenhouse gas emissions.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that biological diversity is protected and states that species extinction is accelerating and that ecosystems are exploited beyond the limits of sustainability. A landscape perspective in forest management and a systematic national forest inventory are means to secure ecological functionality and for the knowledge-based environmental policy the plan calls for. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

• protect biological diversitydecisive»biologiska mångfalden måste skyddas.« (party programme ↗)“biological diversity must be protected.”
• unsustainable use of ecosystems»naturtillgångar och ekosystem utnyttjas i dag över gränsen för det långsiktigt hållbara« (party programme ↗)“natural resources and ecosystems are exploited today beyond the limit for long-term sustainability”
• strategic and knowledge-based environmental policy»Detta kräver en strategisk miljöpolitik« (party programme ↗)“This requires a strategic environmental policy”
• halt species extinction»Samtidigt accelererar artdöden och den biologiska mångfalden hotas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, species extinction is accelerating and biological diversity is threatened.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme wants a larger portion of Swedish forest to be characterized by species variation that provides long-term viability and that forestry be modernized with continuous-cover methods, which lies close to the counter-proposal's landscape perspective and demands for ecological functionality. The green holistic view also supports a systematic national inventory as a knowledge base. The plan does not mention landscape planning as a tool, hence moderate certainty.

• species variation in forest landscapedecisive»Vi anser att en större del av den svenska skogen« (party programme ↗)“We believe that a larger portion of Swedish forest”
• continuous-cover methods»Därför måste skogsbruket moderniseras genom mer av hyggesfria avverkningsmetoder och genom mindre kalhyggen« (party programme ↗)“Therefore forestry must be modernized through more continuous-cover harvesting methods and through fewer clear-cuts.”
• contiguous protection»skydda 30 procent av Sveriges natur, bland annat våra unika sammanhängande fjällskogar och skyddsvärda skogar i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“protect 30 percent of Sweden's nature, including our unique contiguous mountain forests and worthy forests across the country.”
• holistic view of landscape»En grön samhällsanalys bygger på en helhetssyn« (party programme ↗)“A green societal analysis is based on a holistic view”

The plan requires that nature be cared for and biological diversity developed, explicitly by making it easier for landowners to contribute through voluntary action and property rights as the foundation. The counter-proposal's landscape planning takes place together with landowners and a national survey provides the knowledge base, which aligns with the goal that the forest shall develop as a source of biological diversity. The landscape perspective is not explicitly mentioned in the plan.

• develop biological diversitydecisive»Sveriges natur ska vårdas och den biologiska mångfalden utvecklas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's nature shall be cared for and biological diversity developed.”
• landowners contribute voluntarily»underlätta för markägare att bidra, då frivillighet och äganderätt är grunden för en bättre naturvård« (2022 manifesto ↗)“make it easier for landowners to contribute, as voluntary action and property rights are the foundation for better nature conservation”
• the forest as a source of diversity»Sverige ska visa vägen för hur skogen kan utvecklas som källa till biologisk mångfald« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall show the way for how the forest can develop as a source of biological diversity”
• ecological functionality»Att skydda den biologiska mångfalden är nödvändigt för att ekosystemen ska kunna fortleva.« (party programme ↗)“Protecting biological diversity is necessary for ecosystems to continue to exist.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants more protected contiguous areas and increased restoration efforts to preserve biodiversity, which is precisely the ecological functionality perspective the counter-proposal seeks. The plan also requires the state to cooperate well with landowners, which supports the requirement for deepened landscape planning together with owners. A systematic forest inventory responds to the plan's requirement that environmental policy rest on knowledge.

• contiguous protected areasdecisive»För att bevara och utveckla den biologiska mångfalden i form av olika naturtyper och arter behövs ökade restaureringsinsatser och fler skyddade sammanhängande områden både på land och i vatten.« (party programme ↗)“To preserve and develop biodiversity in the form of different nature types and species, increased restoration efforts and more protected contiguous areas both on land and in water are needed.”
• cooperation with landowners»Staten ska sträva efter god samverkan med markägare och lokalbefolkning i naturvård« (party programme ↗)“The state shall strive for good cooperation with landowners and local communities in nature conservation”
• knowledge-based environmental policy»Liberal miljöpolitik handlar om ansvarstagande utifrån kunskap och marknadsekonomiskt tänkande.« (party programme ↗)“Liberal environmental policy is about taking responsibility based on knowledge and market economic thinking.”
• sustainable forestry»Ett hållbart jord- och skogsbruk är en del av lösningen på dagens miljöutmaningar.« (party programme ↗)“Sustainable agriculture and forestry are part of the solution to today's environmental challenges.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that conservation of biological diversity occurs both through nature reserve protection and through great environmental consideration in forest and agricultural landscape, that is in the landscape as a whole and not only in demarcated stands. It requires that all policy takes account of the sensitive interplay in nature and that land ownership is seen as a guarantee for long-term stewardship. Landscape planning together with landowners and a national forest inventory as a knowledge base follow from this.

• environmental consideration in the entire landscapedecisive»både reservatsskydd i olika former och stor naturhänsyn i skogs- och jordbrukslandskapet.« (party programme ↗)“both nature reserve protection in various forms and great environmental consideration in forest and agricultural landscape.”
• consideration for nature's interplay»All politik måste ta hänsyn till det känsliga samspelet i naturen.« (party programme ↗)“All policy must take account of the sensitive interplay in nature.”
• the landowner as steward»för den enskilda äganderätten och generationers erfarenhet av enskilt ägande av skogs- och jordbruksmark« (party programme ↗)“for the individual property right and generations' experience of individual ownership of forest and agricultural land”
• long-term holistic perspective»långsiktig helhetssyn med respekt för vår samtida omgivning och kommande generationer.« (party programme ↗)“long-term holistic perspective with respect for our contemporary surroundings and coming generations.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The counter-proposal wants to make government landscape planning the central starting point in forest management. The plan's line is the opposite: property rights are the prerequisite for sustainable forestry, formal protection should occur through voluntariness, and the area of forest exempt from forestry should decrease. The plan addresses the need for better nature values by better caring for already-protected forest, not through expanded government planning over the landscape.

• frivillighet framför planeringdecisive»Stärka skogsägarnas äganderätt genom att formellt skydd av skog ska ske genom frivillighet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen forest owners' property rights by ensuring formal forest protection occurs through voluntariness”
• mindre skog undantas»Minska ytan av skog som är undantagen från skogsbruk« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the area of forest exempt from forestry”
• äganderätt ger hållbart bruk»Äganderätten är en förutsättning för ett hållbart skogsbruk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Property rights are a prerequisite for sustainable forestry.”
• vårda skyddad skog»Vårda redan skyddad skog bättre för att stärka den biologiska mångfalden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Better care for already-protected forest to strengthen biological diversity”

The counter-proposal wants to shift forest management from reserve designation toward landscape planning together with landowners and base decisions on systematic national surveying. This is in line with the election manifesto's commitments that adapted forest management be prioritized before reserve designation, that goals can be achieved without extensive reserve expansion and that environmental policy be aligned with research and based on facts. The plan also emphasizes voluntary action and cooperation with landowners.

• management before reservesdecisive»Att anpassad skogsskötsel prioriteras före reservatsavsättning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That adapted forest management be prioritized before reserve designation”
• diversity through active forestry»Biologisk mångfald går hand i hand med ett aktivt och produktivt skogsbruk där man genom ny teknik och smarta metoder kan uppnå målen utan kostsam och omfattande utbyggnad av reservaten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Biological diversity goes hand in hand with active and productive forestry where through new technology and smart methods one can achieve the goals without costly and extensive reserve expansion.”
• knowledge-based environmental policy»Miljöpolitiken måste alltid stämmas av mot nya rön i forskningen och baseras på fakta framför känslor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Environmental policy must always be aligned with new research findings and based on facts rather than feelings.”
• cooperation with landowners»myndigheternas arbete behöver i högre grad anpassas för att verka i intressegemenskap med markägare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“authorities' work needs to a greater degree be adapted to work in community of interest with landowners”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.