{"id":18543,"date":"2025-08-14T10:04:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T08:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/?p=18543"},"modified":"2025-08-25T11:56:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T09:56:58","slug":"ecoparks-can-protection-production-and-recreation-coexist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/2025\/08\/14\/ecoparks-can-protection-production-and-recreation-coexist\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecoparks: Can protection, production and recreation coexist?\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"18546\" src=\"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-2-1.png 768w, https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-2-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-2-1-580x725.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"18547\" src=\"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-3.png 768w, https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-3-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-3-580x725.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"18548\" src=\"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-4.png 768w, https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-4-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-4-580x725.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"18549\" src=\"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-5.png 768w, https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-5-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-5-580x725.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f0e9\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:30px\"><strong><em><strong>What makes ecoparks special?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#000000;color:#000000\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\">Swedish <em>ecoparks <\/em>are unique for their large, contiguous landscapes where ecological values are prioritized, often exceeding 50% of the area dedicated to nature conservation. They also include older forests than most of Sveaskog\u2019s forest landscapes: 52% of forests in <em>ecoparks <\/em>are over a century old, while only 15% of forests outside <em>ecoparks <\/em>reach such an age.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-extra-small-font-size\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong><em>Ecoparks aim to reconnect people and forests and increase opportunities to experience nature in immersive ways.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"18550\" src=\"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-6.png 768w, https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-6-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-6-580x725.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"18551\" src=\"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-7.png 768w, https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-7-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/integratenetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ecoparks-7-580x725.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fffdea\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/transformforests.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/case-study-1-9-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1482 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Authors for this case study are Peter Bergman and Lena Gustafsson.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access the book <a href=\"https:\/\/forbiodiv.wsl.ch\/en\/the-book\/\">here<\/a>! <br><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes ecoparks special?&nbsp; Swedish ecoparks are unique for their large, contiguous landscapes where ecological values are prioritized, often exceeding 50% of the area dedicated to nature conservation. 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