They cut a forest that was important to me

Young person:
It seems a bit absurd to me that nature conservation is treated as some kind of matter of opinion. I mean, it does not always get the attention it would need. When we talk about it, it sounds as lame as anything else even if it really would be a lot more important than many other conversation topics, I think. And still it is presented as equal. So I think it is a bit weird.

Researcher:
A bit weird, yeah. Is this that kind of theme for you that evokes emotions?

Young person:
Well, yeah. For example, when I come across that kind of news, I always think about it pretty much. Well, it has come quite close, in a way. Because in the place where I live, there are lots of forests, and I’ve spent a whole lot of time there, especially when I was young. Then some springs ago, I was thinking why that forest looks so much thinner. And then I went to take a look, and they were cutting it down there. It was almost like a shock because I had spent all my childhood there and I knew that many animals and birds and such are living there. Then they cut many other forests too, so that was pretty upsetting.

Researcher:
I can well imagine. How did you react to that?

Young person:
I was really shocked. Or like pretty upset. It just felt like how could they do so. Or like what gives them the right, do they not think at all? Because if you think about it any further, that kind of clear-cutting they did in that area is proven to be a pretty bad decision. Worse than the kind of regeneration cutting. So, I was like, why do they do so and on what proof and why here particularly.