Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Tree-Hanging-Lichen-27MZIFNRXAF.htmlConceptually similarLichen on TreeGP01FOCompleted★★★★Natural ForestGP0XPCCompleted★★★★Ancient Pine TreeGP015G1Completed★★★★ReindeerGP01C2UCompleted★★★★Old Growth Forest in PeurakairaGP0HUUCompleted★★★★CloudberryGP0U94Completed★★★★Lake in Old Growth ForestGP010LNCompleted★★★★Old Growth ForestGP0KXYCompleted★★★★Logged Old Growth ForestGP0140WCompleted★★★★View AllGP0LWOTree Hanging LichenTree hanging lichen in forests of 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:3076px X 2052pxKeywords:Boreal forests-Day-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Silhouettes-Sun-Sunsets-TreesShoot: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.
