Metsa Group is set to launch its upcoming forest management model, Metsä Group Plus in June 2023. The model pays close attention to forest biodiversity and forest nature in the implementation of forest work and under the model, more retention trees and high biodiversity stumps are left per hectare of forest during felling.
Apr 26, 2023
Metsä Group recently launched its regenerative forestry principles in March 2023, in a bid to enhance the vibrancy and diversity of the Finnish forests year by year and transfer them in better condition from one generation to the next. The group’s upcoming forest management model, Metsä Group Plus, will be introduced in June 2023 as one of the key practical measures for achieving this target. The model pays closer attention than ever to forest biodiversity and forest nature in the implementation of forest work.
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Under Metsä Group Plus model, more retention trees and high biodiversity stumps are left per hectare of forest during felling. To accelerate the creation of decaying wood and to secure the living conditions of species that inhabit burned environments, more retention trees will be burned. As concerns valuable habitats and littoral forests, the model represents the highest level of requirements currently in use. The Metsä Group Plus forest management and the diversification of tree species in Finnish forests are key measures for strengthening the state of forest nature and for improving resilience to our rapidly changing climate.
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“Metsä Group Plus is a future forest management model. It paves the way for forestry that respects nature values and a sustainable intergenerational approach better than ever. We will recommend actions that comply with the voluntary Metsä Group Plus model extensively to our forest owner-members, and I believe it will become a significant way of working,” says Juha Jumppanen, EVP, Metsä Forest.
