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Forest Biodiversity: Current Trends
A new report from the Swedish Forestry Agency paints a serious picture of the state of biodiversity in Swedish forests.
7 February 2025 | Article
The economic value of the worlds’ forests
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) presented an interesting report in 2020 that is still very valid. They attempted to put a total monetary value on all forests on our planet. The total value was derived from the sum of commercial, social, environmental and climate regulation value.
BCG estimates the total value of forests at $50-150 trillion (the value of all stock markets in the world was $75 trillion in 2020!!), with climate regulation through carbon sequestration accounting for 65-90%, commercial value 5-20%, followed by social and environmental values at 2-7% each.
The biggest threats are changing land use and rising temperatures, which can reduce the forest's value by 30% by 2050. To counter this, six measures are proposed, including replanting, sustainable forestry, reduced meat consumption, deforestation-free production of raw materials and wood recycling.
Of these measures, sustainable forestry is foremost applicable to Sweden and ought to be our top priority.
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This article builds on fightCOtwo’s previous analysis of long-term boreal forest conservation and the methodological requirements for high-quality, certified carbon and biodiversity projects.
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