This was the message from the recent Green Week 2006 conference in Brussels, where European family forest owners gathered to hear about biodiversity during a session on agriculture and forests.
The Finnish minister of agriculture and forestry, Antti Otsamo, said: “When private forest owners can decide on a self-responsible basis they are much more motivated to invest in biodiversity conservation, as an integral part of their livelihood.”
Family forest owners – who control more than 60% of European forests – continue to invest in flora and fauna habitats to ensure the ecological balance in their forests.
