Four MPs are proposing measures to strengthen protections for Norway's natural forests and make forestry more sustainable. The proposers argue that natural forests have particular value for endangered species, and that clear-cutting destroys ecosystems. The proposal asks the government to impose a temporary ban on clear-cutting in natural forests, establish stricter environmental requirements for forestry, and give municipalities greater control over land use.
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The Storting calls on the government to introduce a temporary ban on clear-cutting in natural forests until permanent protection measures are decided.
The Storting calls on the government to return with a proposal for a protective designation that can be used to safeguard areas of natural forest against clear-cutting, new forest roads, and other development on a permanent basis, as a supplement to traditional nature reserve protection.
The Storting calls on the government to return with proposals to revise laws and regulations to achieve more sustainable forestry, including requirements for notification or permits before logging, stricter standards for independent ecological surveys, and a ban on logging during breeding season. National standards for how forests in Norway should be managed and operated sustainably must be set out in a public regulation.
The Storting calls on the government to review laws and regulations and propose changes that give municipalities greater scope to protect natural values in forests under planning and building law and other relevant legislation.
The Storting calls on the government to clarify promptly in the agricultural roads regulation that construction of agricultural roads requires an environmental impact assessment and an approved development plan, in accordance with the Planning and Building Act section 12-1.
The Storting calls on the government to review subsidies for forestry with a view to phasing out schemes that harm forest ecosystems, in favour of schemes that reward sustainable practices such as selective logging and longer rotation periods.
The Storting calls on the government to propose a fund mechanism for voluntary forest protection to ensure predictability, continuity, and consistent progress in meeting the Storting's resolution that 10 per cent of forests should be protected.