Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Lichen-on-Tree-27MZIFL5KTZ.htmlConceptually similarTree Hanging LichenGP0LWOCompleted★★★★CloudberryGP0U94Completed★★★★Natural ForestGP0XPCCompleted★★★★Forest Floor in PeurakairaGP0EUBCompleted★★★★Ancient Pine TreeGP015G1Completed★★★★ReindeerGP01C2UCompleted★★★★Forest FlowersGP0LESCompleted★★★★Old Growth Forest in PeurakairaGP0HUUCompleted★★★★Forest FloraGP01AKLCompleted★★★★View AllGP01FOLichen on TreeClose up of tree hanging lichen, Peurakaira, Finland. In old-growth forests, on the branches and trunks of trees, grows the arboreal tree hanging lichen, an important wintertime food for the reindeer. Tree hanging lichen is most important at the time of year when the snow cover is too hard and thick for the reindeer to dig through in order to reach the lichen growing on the ground.Locations:Finland-Lapland (Finland)-Peurakaira-ScandinaviaDate:1 Jan, 2004Credit:© Matti Snellman / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2052px X 3076pxKeywords:Boreal forests-Close ups-Day-Forests (campaign title)-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.
