400 Year Old Woodland in Finland

View of an old growth birch forest that is 400 years old in Peurakaira, Finland.
Deforestation caused by a state owned logging company and others threatens the natural habitat of the reindeer herds and the traditional livelihood of the local Sámi people.

Unique identifier: GP0PBU

Type: Image

Shoot date: 01/04/2005

Locations: Finland, Lapland (Finland), Northern Europe, Peurakaira, Scandinavia

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Tim Georgeson

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Deforestation Documentation in Finland

In early March, Greenpeace established a Forest Rescue Station in one of the threatened reindeer forest areas to protest against the ongoing destruction by Metsahallitus, the Finnish government's logging company and the paper companies that continue to buy this destruction.

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