We are nature defending itself - forest occupation against Kalundborgmotorvejen!

We are nature defending itself - forest occupation against Kalundborgmotorvejen!

Today, we have occupied a forest near Knabstrup to stop the construction of Kalundborgmotorvejen. Treehouses are built between tall beeches and are home to many courageous forest defenders. Forest occupations have been effective means of stopping destructive projects in other parts of Europe and the US. Current reforestation and reswamping efforts are not enough. We demand targeted protection of local nature. We are determined to stay and live in the path of highways until there is a moratorium on all highway expansions in Denmark.

All life is heavily impacted by the expansion of the highway. The promised wildlife tunnels turn out to be smaller and fewer than planned, leaving little room for larger animals outside of private hunting grounds. Forest areas with old trees are supposed to be cut beginning October, raising concerns among biologists about local bat populations. Losing that habitat will mean that the bats can no longer echolocate their surroundings as well, resulting in more roadkills.

Forests are important climate regulators and also help us humans to regulate emotionally by connecting with nature.

Vejdirektoratet is arguing that the highway development will bring economic benefits to the local population and cut down on traffic. Yet even by the government's own metric of socialeconomic rentability, the highway does more harm than good for the people.
We also want to be clear that more roads never mean less traffic. This is called "induced traffic". This highway will lead to more heavy transport towards Kalundborg and is of utmost importance for global players like Novonordisk situated there. They are the main drivers behind this ecologically disastrous project.

Novonordisk is one of Denmark's most important money-makers, selling new weight-loss drugs that celebrities and influencers around the world consume to fit into misogynist and unhealthy beauty standards of thinness. We see resistance to Novo as part of an intersectional feminist practice. Novonordisk is a pharmaceutical company. Despite its good reputation, it is no better than any other company in the health sector: They capitalize on people's sickness, exclude poor people from medication and block affordable drug production through patents. Insulin and all other life saving medication must be free and easily accessible! Novonordisk is part of the problem, not the solution.

Kalundborgmotorvejen is also built in the context of a current international militarisation.
Only recently, the US military and other NATO states had a layover in Kalundborg on their way to play war during their training session on Gotland. We refuse the media's fearmongering and the government's prepping-madness that will force us into war. Kalundborg shall not become a hub for war machines, nor have a highway that can be used for troop transports.

All over Denmark, the state is currently planning on building 15 new highways. This is projected to cost tens of billions dkk. This is unacceptable! Even the most conservative agencies know we are in a biodiversity emergency.

By building Kalundborgmotorvejen, the government has decided on fueling ecocide, furthering patriarchal body norms, and investing in military development.

Kalundborgegnens erhvervsråd wants to see Kalundborg from the moon.
We want to see the moon from Kalundborg!

We, along with many locals, disagree with these plans.
Who are we? Skovmagt is a growing activist collective in Denmark with the purpose of protecting the country's remaining forest from being cut down to accommodate new highways.
If you want to stand with us, come join or leave a greeting!