The County Administrative Board has reportedly decided that the Finnish peat company Neova cannot extract cultivation peat from Grimsås bog, according to local media reports. The decision could potentially stop peat extraction activities in the area. The conflict over Grimsås bog has been ongoing for several years, with local residents, activists, and politicians attempting to halt the peat mining operations.
Neova holds a permit to extract energy peat from the bog in Grimsås, which is peat used for heating. The company reportedly received this permit back in 2013, but demand for energy peat has decreased since then. The decision specifically concerns cultivation peat extraction, which differs from the energy peat the company is already permitted to extract.