Anders Ahlstrom

Associate Professor, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University

Anders Ahlstrom

Protecting these forests will, therefore, lead to a carbon sink as the large trees grow back, and avoid soil carbon losses from management.

Sweden’s ‘old‑growth’ natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands — new study

Anders Ahlstrom

25 Mar 2026

4 min read

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Sweden has vast ‘old growth’ forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon

Anders Ahlstrom

14 Mar 2024

3 min read