NK-2. Rasvasuo, Lieksa

Finding: old-growth forest logging planned.

Logging plans in a state-owned Natura 2000 area. Scenic old-growth pine forests in the middle of a large peatland protection area are threatened by logging in the winter of 2000/2001. Dozens of occurrences of threatened fungal species have been found in the area, among them the endangered Amyloporia crassa, four vulnerable species and five near-threatened fungus species.

Source of information: field trips, FPS´s notification.

Probable buyers of the timber: StoraEnso, UPM-Kymmene, Vapo Timber.

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NK-2. Rasvasuo, Lieksa
NK-3. Pyytivaara, Kontiolahti
NK-4. Kalettomanpuro, Kontiolahti
NK-5. Ahola, Kontiolahti
NK-6. Angerpuro, Kontiolahti