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www.pefcwatch.org > reindeer herding and forestry > logging in homelands of the Sámi > logging in 2005 > Haippakotavaara in Hammastunturi reindeer herding co-operative Reindeer grazing forests being logged in 2005 in Inari, North Finland, Sámi area: Haippakotavaara, Menesjärvi Area code
in maps prepared by reindeer herders and NGOs: 19, Haippakotavaara.
Photos before and after logging. Metsähallitus logging habitats of threatened species An assessment conducted by a polypore (fungi) expert in two areas currently been logged by Metsähallitus in Upper Lapland, confirmed the existence of many threatened species dependant on old growth areas of forests. In the survey, commissioned by Greenpeace, 220 individuals of IUCN red-listed species of polypore (fungi) were found in the two logging sites, located within areas mapped jointly by Greenpeace, the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation FANC and Sámi reindeer herders.
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more information on the relation between reindeer herding livelihood
and PEFC- certified forestry in Finland, read the reports: and see >>> Anything Goes -report, Conflicts between forestry and reindeer herding -section Greenpeace- campaign for forests in Inari: http://weblog.greenpeace.org/forestrescue Information from Inari Reindeer herding co-operatives is available at http://www.inarinpaliskunnat.org/ |
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updated 6 October 2005