Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Sami-Elders-IN-Kessi-forest-27MZIFLFJLC.htmlConceptually similarDeforestation in Ancient Woodlands of FinlandGP01D1UCompleted★★★★Sámi Elders IN Kessi forestGP0WQUCompleted★★★★Sámi Reindeer Herders Oppose Railroad Construction in FinlandGP0STT1PHCompleted★★★★Sámi Reindeer Herders Oppose Railroad Construction in FinlandGP0STT1PJCompleted★★★★★★★Sámi Reindeer Herders Oppose Railroad Construction in FinlandGP0STT1PACompleted★★★★Sámi Reindeer Herders Oppose Railroad Construction in FinlandGP0STT1PBCompleted★★★★Sámi Reindeer Herders Oppose Railroad Construction in FinlandGP0STT1PCCompleted★★★★★★Kalevi Paadar Looks at Map of Logged Areas in FinlandGP019KUCompleted★★★★Kessi Forest in FinlandGP0ZNNCompleted★★★★View AllGP01G6Sámi Elders IN Kessi forestSámi elders prepare a fire in the Kessi forest, Eastern Lapland.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.Locations:Finland-Inari-Kessi-Northern Europe-ScandinaviaDate:1 Apr, 2005Credit:© Greenpeace / Tim GeorgesonMaximum size:2956px X 4505pxKeywords:Ancient forests-Boreal forests-Day-Forests (campaign title)-Forests (topography)-Indigenous People-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Sami-Snow-Trees-Two peopleShoot:Deforestation Documentation in FinlandIn 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.Related Collections:Finnish Lapland Logging Documentation (Photos & Videos)
