Södra Announces Three New Long-Term Collaboration Agreements

Södra, Sweden’s largest forest owners’ association and an international forest industry group, announced on Monday that it is launching three new long-term collaboration agreements to strengthen conditions for family forestry and develop the range of services offered to members.

The three agreements are as follows:

• In the Forest Owner Agreement, an overall five-year forest estate plan is developed based on the goal discussion, and a concrete annual plan with measures that move the forest estate in the long-term direction. A supervision report and a new goal conversation take place every year to identify any changes in the forest or forest ownership.
• The Management Agreement is mainly intended for forest owners who need help with the management of their estate, usually a large estate.
• The Supply Agreement is for particularly large forest owners who have their own forestry organization to manage operations and want a long-term business partner for their wood deliveries.

The new services will increase predictability and planning. The new agreements are a further development and broadening of the current Forest Management Agreement and meet the needs of different forest owners.

The agreements will be available as of January 20.