Documentary for TV 2 Denmark

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Dear RMK, I’m a journalist from TV 2 Denmark, and I am producing a documentary about Denmark’s import of wood pellets which we plan to publish on the 4th of December. The title is ‘Burning deception’. The publication date might change, and in that case we will inform you. I hereby submit to you what will appear in the program and/or other news coverage about RMK. We will explain that RMK is a major supplier of wood for Graanul. We will also state that all RMK managed forests in Estonia are FSC certified – including the two areas mentioned below. We were in Estonia in June and filmed in a forest that is managed by RMK and was logged a few years ago. It’s the area shown here – QT062:

We have visited this forest near Mäksa in Estonia with Liis Kuresoo from the Estonian Fund for Nature. It is a forest that according to the Estonian fund for Nature, is mapped as a woodland key habitat and home to protected species, and is protected under the FSC certification, and yet it was clear-cut a few years ago. She states that logging was a contributing event to the Estonian Fund for Nature withdrawing form the FSC in December 2023. During our interview with Liis Kuresoo in the above mentioned forest, we heard an ongoing logging nearby. We went there and filmed the logging going on. It was on the 6th of June, and it was in the adjacent forest area with a triangle shape on the picture above – and shown with a grey marker on this satellite map below: https://maps.app.goo.gl/AzBQh4X3nKpGcRT38

From: "Ketil Alstrup" <[email protected]> Sent: 01/11/2024 07:58:41 To: "RMK" <[email protected]> Cc: Subject: Documentary for TV 2 Denmark

Ms. Kuresoo explains that since it was during nesting season a logging shouldn’t be going on according to the rules, because birds would likely die during the logging. In her opinion it was illegal to log these trees on this day. She contacted the authorities to report the logging while it was still ongoing. We have been informed by the Environmental Board of Estonia (Keskkonnaamet) that later the same day, due to the report from Liis Kuresoo, RMK decided to stop the logging in that exact area and in other nearby forests. If you have comments or questions regarding the above submission, you are welcome to contact me. Mange hilsner KETIL ALSTRUP Redaktør TV 2 Dokumentar TV 2 Teglholm Allé 16 2450 København SV