Forestry's role in the bioeconomy

The plan's overriding forest commitment is that the forest's function as a carbon sink shall be preserved, that clear-cutting shall be phased out and that only residual products may go to biofuel. The counter-proposal instead explicitly wants to protect active forestry as a foundation for a growing bioeconomy, that is, increased extraction from the forest. This goes against the plan's requirement that long-term environmental considerations be overriding.

• carbon sink before extractiondecisive»För att uppnå klimatmålen behöver skogens funktion som kolsänka bevaras de kommande decennierna, därför behöver kalhyggesbruket fasas ut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To reach climate goals the forest's function as a carbon sink needs to be preserved over the coming decades, therefore clear-cutting needs to be phased out.”
• only residual products for biofuel»Den skog som avverkas måste användas klokt där endast restprodukter ska användas till biobränsle.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The forest that is harvested must be used wisely where only residual products shall be used for biofuel.”
• environmental protection overriding»de långsiktiga miljöhänsynen måste vara överordnade i den meningen att ett globalt ekologiskt sammanbrott aldrig kan« (party programme ↗)“long-term environmental considerations must be overriding in the sense that a global ecological collapse can never”
• against nature over-exploitation»Ett ständigt överutnyttjande av naturens resurser leder till kraftig utarmning av den biologiska mångfalden och växthusgasutsläpp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Constant over-exploitation of nature's resources leads to severe depletion of biological diversity and greenhouse gas emissions.”

The plan's line is that the climate transition must create jobs and growth throughout the country and that the transition to a sustainable society contains great opportunities for new innovations and more jobs. That explicitly promote an active, climate-smart and environmentally sustainable forestry as the basis for a growing bioeconomy lies within that framework. The condition that forestry must be environmentally sustainable responds to the plan's requirement that biological diversity is protected. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• climate benefit and growthdecisive»Genom att gå före kan Sverige göra en insats både för klimatet och för tillväxten i vårt land.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“By going ahead, Sweden can make a contribution both to the climate and to growth in our country.”
• transition creates more jobs»Omställningen till ett hållbart samhälle innebär stora« (party programme ↗)“The transition to a sustainable society entails great”
• jobs throughout the country»Det skapar tusentals jobb över hela landet här och nu« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It creates thousands of jobs across the country here and now”
• protect biological diversity»biologiska mångfalden måste skyddas.« (party programme ↗)“biological diversity must be protected.”

The counter-proposal wants to value active forestry as the foundation for a growing bioeconomy. The plan's line is that endless growth in the traditional sense is not possible, that forestry must be modernised with non-clearfelling methods and smaller clearfells and that particularly valuable forest shall be protected from felling. The plan thus puts protection and conversion before increased extraction and thus argues against the demand.

• criticism of endless growthdecisive»Ständig ekonomisk tillväxt i traditionell bemärkelse« (party programme ↗)“Endless economic growth in the traditional sense”
• non-clearfelling forestry»Därför måste skogsbruket moderniseras genom mer av hyggesfria avverkningsmetoder och genom mindre kalhyggen« (party programme ↗)“Therefore forestry must be modernised through more non-clearfelling felling methods and through smaller clearfells”
• protection before production»Särskilt värdefull skog ska skyddas från avverkning.« (party programme ↗)“Particularly valuable forest shall be protected from felling.”
• area targets for protection»skydda 30 procent av Sveriges natur, bland annat våra unika sammanhängande fjällskogar och skyddsvärda skogar i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“protect 30 per cent of Sweden's nature, including our unique contiguous mountain forests and forests worth protecting throughout the country.”

The election manifesto establishes that the forest is key to the green transition and that sustainable forestry presupposes active management as a source of jobs and tomorrow's biofuels. The counter-proposal explicitly wants to protect active, climate-smart and sustainable forestry as a foundation for a growing bioeconomy. The plan also points out the forest as crucial for the Swedish bioeconomy, so support is direct.

• active sustainable forestrydecisive»Skogen är en nyckel i den gröna omställningen. Ett hållbart skogsbruk förutsätter ett aktivt brukande av skogen. Den lagrar koldioxid, skapar jobb och är källan till framtidens biobränslen och byggmaterial.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The forest is key to the green transition. Sustainable forestry presupposes active management of the forest. It stores carbon dioxide, creates jobs and is the source of tomorrow's biofuels and building materials.”
• the forest supports the bioeconomy»Här finns skogen, som är helt avgörande för klimatarbetet och den svenska bioekonomin, för nya klimatsmarta produkter och för jobben runt om i vårt land.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Here is the forest, which is absolutely crucial for climate work and the Swedish bioeconomy, for new climate-smart products and for jobs throughout our country.”
• the forest and environmental benefit»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 be developed as a source of biological diversity”
• more biofuel from the forest»Sveriges energioberoende måste stärkas, bland annat genom att mångdubbla produktionen av biobränslen och biogas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's energy independence must be strengthened, among other things by multiplying the production of biofuels and biogas.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan explicitly states that Swedish forestry shall be protected and that the forest's potential in renewable materials, chemical products, textiles, and energy production shall be utilized. That is precisely the bioeconomic role the counter-proposal wants to see protected. The plan simultaneously requires that forest policy rests on two equal objectives, which the counter-proposal's demand for environmentally sustainable forestry corresponds to.

• the forest's bioeconomic potentialdecisive»Skogens potential inom förnybara material, kemiska produkter, textilier och energiproduktion ska tillvaratas.« (party programme ↗)“The forest's potential in renewable materials, chemical products, textiles, and energy production shall be utilized.”
• protected Swedish forestry»Allemansrätten och det svenska skogsbruket ska värnas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Right of public access and Swedish forestry shall be protected”
• equal forest objectives»Den svenska skogspolitiken ska vila på två jämställda mål, produktionsmålet och miljömålet.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish forest policy shall rest on two equal objectives, the production objective and the environmental objective.”
• sustainable forestry as a climate solution»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 stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan establishes that forestry and the associated processing industry are an important Swedish basic industry and that production goals and environmental goals shall have the same priority and dignity in forest policy. It also requires a viable agriculture and forestry for a living countryside. Explicitly valuing an active, climate-smart and sustainable forestry as the basis for a growing bioeconomy is precisely the balance the plan requires.

• forestry as a basic industrydecisive»Skogsbruket och den därmed sammanhängande förädlingsindustrin är sedan länge en viktig svensk« (party programme ↗)“Forestry and the associated processing industry have long been an important Swedish”
• production goals and environmental goals are equal»Det är angeläget att dessa mål har samma prioritet och dignitet vid utformandet av den övergripande« (party programme ↗)“It is important that these goals have the same priority and dignity when designing the overarching”
• viable forestry»För en levande landsbygd är ett livskraftigt jord- och skogsbruk samt fiske och rennäring av central betydelse.« (party programme ↗)“For a living countryside, viable agriculture and forestry as well as fishing and reindeer herding are of central importance.”
• protected property rights in forests»äganderätten över skogen hotas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“ownership of the forest is threatened”

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The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan's forestry line is that more forest should be managed, not less, and that forestry is important among other things for producing biofuel. The counter-proposal's requirement that active and sustainable forestry is explicitly protected as the foundation for a growing bioeconomy coincides with this. The plan is also based on property rights being the prerequisite for sustainable forestry and politics should support, not control, the forestry sector.

• active forestrydecisive»mer skog ska brukas, inte mindre« (2022 manifesto ↗)“more forest should be managed, not less”
• forestry in the bioeconomy»Skogsbruket är även viktigt för att tillverka bland annat biodrivmedel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Forestry is also important for producing, among other things, biofuel.”
• property rights enable sustainable management»Äganderätten är en förutsättning för ett hållbart skogsbruk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Property rights are a prerequisite for sustainable forestry.”
• support not control»Vi ska stötta, inte styra, jord- och skogsbruket« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall support, not control, agriculture and forestry”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto states that the transition to a more fossil-free society is promoted by active forestry and wants to develop new sustainable products from forest raw materials such as fuels, building materials and textiles. The counter-proposal's demand that active and sustainable forestry be explicitly valued as the foundation for a growing bioeconomy is therefore exactly the plan's line. The plan also links biodiversity to active and productive forestry and values forest owners' right of use.

• active forestry for transitiondecisive»Omställningen till ett mer fossilfritt samhälle främjas av ett aktivt skogsbruk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The transition to a more fossil-free society is promoted by active forestry.”
• bioeconomy from forest raw materials»Utveckla nya hållbara produkter ur råvara från skogen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Develop new sustainable products from forest raw materials”
• production and biodiversity together»Biologisk mångfald går hand i hand med ett aktivt och produktivt skogsbruk« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Biodiversity goes hand in hand with active and productive forestry”
• right of use for forest owners»Värna skogsägarnas rätt att bruka sina skogar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Value forest owners' right to manage their forests”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.