Fire habitat project

As part of the biodiversity programme in company forests, UPM is carrying out a fire project in Finland. The aim of the project is to increase the quantity and quality of forest areas that have been subject to fire.

Controlled burns are carried out as part of silviculture, but also in retention tree groups and esker habitats to promote the habitat of fire dependent species.

The population levels of species favouring fire habitats have been declining in recent years due to less use of fire in silviculture and very efficient fire control. UPM will study the impacts of these fire areas on species in co-operation with researchers and the environmental authorities.

The study will also compare the costs of different methods and the impacts on species in order to identify the most effective controlled burn method.

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