Why “planted” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Most of Finland's forests are planted. Some of that is for logging but also some of that is for conservation purposes. In Finland, all planted forests are native species. But th…
by culi · Oct 12, 2026
Much of Finland's tree cover is planted forests, but the controversy here is that they also cut down some rare native (and protected) habitats.
by culi · Oct 12, 2026
That's just the Muhos site. Another 200 hectares at the Kajaani site. Much of Finland's forest cover is planted forests which tend to be lower in biodiversity. But the controver…
by culi · Oct 12, 2026
Some of what google cut down was indeed planted forest (which are always native species in Finland) but the entire controversy here is that google also cut down multiple protect…
by culi · Oct 12, 2026
Much of it is planted forests (of native species). Some of those planted forests are for logging purposes and some of it is for GTR purposes to protect biodiversity. A lot of wh…
by culi · Oct 12, 2026
This is absolutely untrue and an overstatement of even Google's position in court. Google claims it was "mostly" planted. It's undeniable that tons of very rare native forests w…
by culi · Oct 12, 2026
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