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Forestry Council: Estonia Has No Reason to Build a Pulp Mill, Says Industry Leader
🇪🇪 Estonia /Economy & Trade

Forestry Council: Estonia Has No Reason to Build a Pulp Mill, Says Industry Leader

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Graanul Invest chief Jaano Haidla called for a clear government position on the boundaries of nature protection before the wood industry makes new investments.
  • Haidla said investors would not commit money without clarity, but argued that Estonia should not build a pulp mill even under clearer rules.
  • Conservation biologist Asko Lõhmus said the Forestry Council had discussed the main forestry problems peacefully and constructively.

Estonia’s wood industry wants the government to clarify the limits of nature protection before companies commit to new investments. But even with that clarity, Graanul Invest chief Jaano Haidla says a pulp mill would not make sense in Estonia.

Haidla, who chairs the board of the Estonian Forest and Wood Industries Association, said timber companies would not invest “in the dark.” He described the Forestry Council, which brings together different interests, as a positive forum.

“An agreement or common understanding is much easier to reach together, and I am hopeful,” Haidla said.

Asko Lõhmus, head of the University of Tartu’s natural resources department and a professor of conservation biology, also took part in the discussions. He said the council had addressed the most important problems facing Estonian forestry in a peaceful and civilised manner.

An agreement or common understanding is much easier to reach together, and I am hopeful.

— Jaano HaidlaHaidla expressed optimism about the Forestry Council’s role in bringing different parties together.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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