Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Cloudberry-27MZIFOW5B2.htmlConceptually similarNatural ForestGP0XPCCompleted★★★★Forest FlowersGP0LESCompleted★★★★Forest Floor in PeurakairaGP0EUBCompleted★★★★Forest FloraGP01AKLCompleted★★★★Forest FloraGP01A2OCompleted★★★★Lake in Old Growth ForestGP010LNCompleted★★★★Ancient Pine TreeGP015G1Completed★★★★ReindeerGP01C2UCompleted★★★★Old Growth Forest in PeurakairaGP0HUUCompleted★★★★View AllGP0U94CloudberryClose up of the cloudberry, a species of slow-growing fruit in Peurakaira, Finland. Peurakaira is the most important forest area within the Lappi reindeer herding co-operative operating in southern part of Sami area. Old-growth forests in the area are rich in tree hanging arboreal lichen, which is the most important source of food for reindeer in wintertime.Locations:Finland-Lapland (Finland)-Peurakaira-ScandinaviaDate:1 Jan, 2004Credit:© Matti Snellman / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2052px X 3076pxKeywords:Agriculture-Boreal forests-Close ups-Day-Forests (campaign title)-Fruits-KWCI (GPI)-OutdoorsShoot:Documentation on Sami People and Forests in FinlandFree grazing is the special feature of the Sami herding culture. The reindeers live and feed in their natural environment, if this environment were to disappear then so would the Sami culture and the reindeer's natural habitat. Meanwhile the Finnish state owned logging company Metsälitilus continues to deplete the traditional reindeer grazing areas. Some reindeer herders have filed a lawsuit against the Finnish state with the UN human rights committee.
