On: Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns

[mikae1]

I can tell you that this is, for better or worse, what a lot "forests" look like in Sweden (and I assume, Finland too). A large part of our forests are industriskog (industrial forest).

Great for the economy (in the short term), not great for biodiversity.

[anilakar → mikae1]

This one was probably planted up to 60 years ago after the previous felling. The biodiversity requirements surely were not any better back then.

[boxed → mikae1]

Swede here too.

It's extremely depressing driving around in Swedens countryside now. There are little to no forests, it's all just tree plantations.

[rwyinuse → boxed]

Still better than most of Europe. Tree plantation has more biodiversity than French or German field growing wheat.

[sl-1 → boxed]

It is so sad, same in Finland, just one huge plantation.