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BIODIVERSITY
Metsä Group established a conservation foundation METSÄ GROUP HAS ESTABLISHED a conservation foundation that will supplement Metsä Group’s services with which the forest owner can strengthen their forests’ biodiversity. The conservation foundation focuses on the permanent protection of forests with high biodiversity value and thus supports the development of the forest conservation network in Finland. There is a need for additional protection of forests with significant nature values. By establishing a conservation foundation, Metsä Group wants to complement the conservation network and offer the forest owner compensation for forest sites of conservation value. The founda- tion’s operations began at the beginning of 2026. Metsä Group’s impacts on biodiversity are greatest in commercial forests. The aim is to strengthen the state of nature of commercial forests through regenerative forestry measures such as the Metsä Group Plus management model. The conservation foundation is one of the actions that aims to strengthen biodiversity. The entity also includes a funding programme for nature projects which finances biodiversity activities outside com- mercial forests. The foundation enables the forest owner to receive financial compensation even for forests sites unsuitable for selling wood. The conservation criteria are drawn up on nature conservation grounds, and conservation decisions are permanent. Protection can apply everywhere in Finland and protection measures are not limited to the forests of Metsä Group’s owner-members.
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