PEFC-certified old-growth forest logging in Finland, September 2003

Logging by Finnish governmental forestry enterprise Metsahallitus in the homeland of indigenous Sami people in northernmost Finland. Photographs in this page are from forests of Livikköjärvi close to the village of Nellim, an old-growth forest area important for the reindeer herding livelihood.



For more information on the relation between reindeer herding livelihood and PEFC- certified forestry in Finland, read the reports:

-"Lapland: State of Conflict - How the Finnish government is abusing the forest rights of Sámi reindeer herders", March 2005 (PDF)

-"Pulp Friction: How StoraEnso is Pulping Sámi Reindeer Forests", March 2005 (PDF)

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/

 


(c) 2005 Greenpeace / pefcwatch.org
updated 6 October 2005