If you ask a forest owner or anyone else anywhere in Europe, "What should be done with our old-growth forests?", you will be met with raised eyebrows or a furrowed brow.
...Discussions begin with questions that continue to circulate at the political and academic level, namely how "old-growth forests" should be correctly defined. In this regard, we are facing unresolved questions about how to implement the goals of the EU Biodiversity Strategy...
The European Forest Institute (EFI) has published a study in this regard: