The future?
At present, the forest areas are largely in transition between the older and younger generation, and due to inheritance tax, a lot of land is sold or forests are harvested and sold. Forest and beach areas are also sold to tourists, as demand for vacation cottages in the archipelago is high. We are now competing with all this.
If we do not succeed in creating some kind of nature-protected area on the islands, there will probably be no natural forests in the future, just a few economic forests. And there will probably be no natural areas adjacent to the sea at all. If the trend continue they will all be sold as plots for privately built vacation cottages.
If we could find a way for the forest owner to protect his forest, and get financial benefits? It is now that we, together, should create an area on the islands that always remains in natural state. So that we can be sure that everyone in the future will have access to a forest where everyone is allowed. And a beach cliff that no one owns, where our grandchildren can sit in peaceful solitude and watch the sunset, with a big whispering forest behind them, as we have always been able to do.
The archipelago in Finland is unique. And the islands in it are usually small and close to each other. The nature and biodiversity we have here is found nowhere else. Right now the islands are in transition. We hope to save some of our natural forests and islands for the future.
If we do not succeed in creating some kind of nature-protected area on the islands, there will probably be no natural forests in the future, just a few economic forests. And there will probably be no natural areas adjacent to the sea at all. If the trend continue they will all be sold as plots for privately built vacation cottages.
If we could find a way for the forest owner to protect his forest, and get financial benefits? It is now that we, together, should create an area on the islands that always remains in natural state. So that we can be sure that everyone in the future will have access to a forest where everyone is allowed. And a beach cliff that no one owns, where our grandchildren can sit in peaceful solitude and watch the sunset, with a big whispering forest behind them, as we have always been able to do.
The archipelago in Finland is unique. And the islands in it are usually small and close to each other. The nature and biodiversity we have here is found nowhere else. Right now the islands are in transition. We hope to save some of our natural forests and islands for the future.
