In Sweden reforestation of meadows and pastures is considered a bad thing. It is concensus in this country that we should preserve the cultural heritage of our grazing culture. They (the government) even give money for people who want to keep grazing animals.
I call it crazy!
At the same time we have almost no old growth forests left. All trees in this country are logged before they are 100 years old, whereas a normal life span of a pine or spruce tree would be up to 800 years, supporting a number of endangered species in its various stages.
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