In addition to reducing the spread, the government wants the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency to review the possibility of compensation for damage due to attacks from spruce bark beetles that have spread from a protected area to an adjacent property.
And it is above all this part LRF is positive about.
- We have cases where the landowner has done his part to stop the spread but is next door to a reserve where there are special rules that prevent the administrator there, often the county administrative board, to do the preventive work required to prevent attacks, says Erik Sandberg and continues:
- As it is now, some feel that it is unfortunate to have land next to a reserve and that should not be the case, he says.
In the clip, Erik Sandberg talks about the consequences of the spruce bark drill's progress.