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Keywords
Boreal forests
Day
Destruction
Forest degradation
Forests (campaign title)
Illegal logging
KWCI (GPI)
Landscapes
Outdoors
Trees
Old Growth Forest
Logged old-growth forest 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.
Unique identifier:
GP0KXY
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
01/01/2004
Locations:
Finland
,
Lapland (Finland)
,
Peurakaira
,
Scandinavia
Credit line:
© Matti Snellman / Greenpeace
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
Containers
Shoot:
Documentation on Sami People and Forests in Finland
Free 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.
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