Published 6 April 2023 at 10.47
Domestic. The Supreme Court has now ruled that a landowner must be compensated financially if the authorities limit the forest owner's ability to use his own land. According to the current application of the species protection rules, it is several SEK 100 billion in the coming years that the state may be forced to compensate the forest owners with.
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According to Wednesday's verdict, Hargs Bruk has the right to compensation after the Swedish Forest Agency stopped a felling because there are cattle on the site.
HD states that the state is obliged to compensate the forest company for the damage it caused.
However, the current dispute is only the tip of an iceberg. Court proceedings on the issue have been going on for over five years.
The National Federation of Farmers believes that the government must now ensure that all forest owners who are entitled to compensation also receive it, without having to go all the way up to HD.
– Given that many protected species are common and can be found in almost every forest, the government will have to change the species protection rules to avoid the money in the state budget running out. It's about making it clear in the regulations that certain species should not be a reason to stop forestry with a value of millions of kroner, says Paul Christensson, chairman of LRF Skogsägarna, in a press release.