Erik Hoffner
@erikhoffner.bsky.social
Editor, photojournalist & award-winning podcast producer for nonprofit news outlet @Mongabay. Member of Society of Envi Journalists & Vermont Center for Photography
I've been to #Sweden to report on its forestry sector and it was an eye opening trip
These massive, vertically-integrated companies are allowed to self regulate under a 'freedom with responsibility' framework -- & many are FSC certified too -- but they often operate like this until they're caught:
These massive, vertically-integrated companies are allowed to self regulate under a 'freedom with responsibility' framework -- & many are FSC certified too -- but they often operate like this until they're caught:
Sweden's logging problem.mov
YouTube video by ErikHoffner
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November 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I've been to #Sweden to report on its forestry sector and it was an eye opening trip
These massive, vertically-integrated companies are allowed to self regulate under a 'freedom with responsibility' framework -- & many are FSC certified too -- but they often operate like this until they're caught:
These massive, vertically-integrated companies are allowed to self regulate under a 'freedom with responsibility' framework -- & many are FSC certified too -- but they often operate like this until they're caught:
I've been to #Sweden to report on its forestry sector and it was an eye opening trip
These massive, vertically-integrated companies are allowed to self regulate under a 'freedom with responsibility' framework & many are FSC certified too but they operate like this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Jh...
These massive, vertically-integrated companies are allowed to self regulate under a 'freedom with responsibility' framework & many are FSC certified too but they operate like this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Jh...
Sweden's logging problem.mov
YouTube video by ErikHoffner
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I've been to #Sweden to report on its forestry sector and it was an eye opening trip
These massive, vertically-integrated companies are allowed to self regulate under a 'freedom with responsibility' framework & many are FSC certified too but they operate like this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Jh...
These massive, vertically-integrated companies are allowed to self regulate under a 'freedom with responsibility' framework & many are FSC certified too but they operate like this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Jh...
“Sweden has very weak environmental regulations when it comes to forestry & a gov't that is pursuing policies very hostile to nature conservation."
"Nestlé is right to identify northern #Sweden as a hazardous market," Skydda Skogen said: skyddaskogen.se/en/nestle-dr...
Concerns per #COP30 too:
"Nestlé is right to identify northern #Sweden as a hazardous market," Skydda Skogen said: skyddaskogen.se/en/nestle-dr...
Concerns per #COP30 too:
Why Sweden’s forest policy matters to the world (commentary)
The deep, dark forests of northern Europe supplied people with wood, timber and food for millennia. They gave rise to myths, legends and fairy tales, and offered refuge to the persecuted. Over time, t...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“Sweden has very weak environmental regulations when it comes to forestry & a gov't that is pursuing policies very hostile to nature conservation."
"Nestlé is right to identify northern #Sweden as a hazardous market," Skydda Skogen said: skyddaskogen.se/en/nestle-dr...
Concerns per #COP30 too:
"Nestlé is right to identify northern #Sweden as a hazardous market," Skydda Skogen said: skyddaskogen.se/en/nestle-dr...
Concerns per #COP30 too:
If this democracy operated as well as Brazil’s, this whole mess would not be possible — they demonstrated how to handle a wannabe autocrat
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If this democracy operated as well as Brazil’s, this whole mess would not be possible — they demonstrated how to handle a wannabe autocrat
It was my pleasure to work with the former Irish President and UNHCHR chief on the op-ed, she's a top voice on these issues. Still miss her podcast, Mothers Of Invention was fantastic.
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It was my pleasure to work with the former Irish President and UNHCHR chief on the op-ed, she's a top voice on these issues. Still miss her podcast, Mothers Of Invention was fantastic.
Deforestation & #climate also killing coffee producers: other probs w/ the industry are forced labor & child labor
Our podcast discussed these w/ the founder of @coffeewatch.bsky.social
All these ills are tackled by brands buying from producer coops growing beans w/ #agroforestry like Dean's Beans
Our podcast discussed these w/ the founder of @coffeewatch.bsky.social
All these ills are tackled by brands buying from producer coops growing beans w/ #agroforestry like Dean's Beans
Soaring coffee prices are fueled by deforestation, but solutions exist
Roughly a billion people enjoy coffee daily, and more than 100 million people rely on it for income. However, the coffee industry is the sixth-largest driver of deforestation and is also rife with hum...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Deforestation & #climate also killing coffee producers: other probs w/ the industry are forced labor & child labor
Our podcast discussed these w/ the founder of @coffeewatch.bsky.social
All these ills are tackled by brands buying from producer coops growing beans w/ #agroforestry like Dean's Beans
Our podcast discussed these w/ the founder of @coffeewatch.bsky.social
All these ills are tackled by brands buying from producer coops growing beans w/ #agroforestry like Dean's Beans
Hear this recent #landback news Ashley?
The remarks by the Lake Superior Chippewa and Franciscan Sisters leaders that aired w/ the National Native News report about it were pretty interesting
The remarks by the Lake Superior Chippewa and Franciscan Sisters leaders that aired w/ the National Native News report about it were pretty interesting
Here’s the first known US #landback type land transfer from a Catholic institution to an #Indigenous nation in the name of reparations
It’s an attempt to repair the legacy of colonialism and systemic abuses suffered by kids at federal Indian boarding schools:
It’s an attempt to repair the legacy of colonialism and systemic abuses suffered by kids at federal Indian boarding schools:
Franciscan Sisters transfer land to Lac du Flambeau tribe in bid to repair boarding school legacy
In a historic moment, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have completed the first known land transfer nationwide from a Catholic instituti...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Hear this recent #landback news Ashley?
The remarks by the Lake Superior Chippewa and Franciscan Sisters leaders that aired w/ the National Native News report about it were pretty interesting
The remarks by the Lake Superior Chippewa and Franciscan Sisters leaders that aired w/ the National Native News report about it were pretty interesting
Interesting!
Good to hear those polled are concerned about news outlets using AI-generated images, and have anxieties about its downstream effects
Our newsroom doesn't use them for a variety of reasons, including that one
Good to hear those polled are concerned about news outlets using AI-generated images, and have anxieties about its downstream effects
Our newsroom doesn't use them for a variety of reasons, including that one
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Interesting!
Good to hear those polled are concerned about news outlets using AI-generated images, and have anxieties about its downstream effects
Our newsroom doesn't use them for a variety of reasons, including that one
Good to hear those polled are concerned about news outlets using AI-generated images, and have anxieties about its downstream effects
Our newsroom doesn't use them for a variety of reasons, including that one
No reference to bodysnatchers in the weather report but hats off to this meteorologist making his job more interesting
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
No reference to bodysnatchers in the weather report but hats off to this meteorologist making his job more interesting
Hope the analysts also considered agroforestry as a solution for #coffee #chocolate & even #palmoil as it can ensure these crops sustainable cultivation while boosting biodiversity, resilience, soils & carbon seq
It's something we report on at @mongabay.com often: news.mongabay.com?s=agroforest...
It's something we report on at @mongabay.com often: news.mongabay.com?s=agroforest...
November 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Hope the analysts also considered agroforestry as a solution for #coffee #chocolate & even #palmoil as it can ensure these crops sustainable cultivation while boosting biodiversity, resilience, soils & carbon seq
It's something we report on at @mongabay.com often: news.mongabay.com?s=agroforest...
It's something we report on at @mongabay.com often: news.mongabay.com?s=agroforest...