Destruction in Kessi Wilderness Forest in Saami area

Logging in old-growth forests in Kessi, Inari, in Finnish Lapland started on May 14, 2007. Governmental forestry company Metsähallitus is logging forests that are crucial for indegenous Saami people´s reindeer herding livelihood. According to Metsähallitus, logging will proceed deeper into the wilderness later in 2007. Photos in this set are from threatened areas. Photos (C) Greenpeace/Snellman and Greenpeace/Luotio

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items are from between 06 Jun 2007 & 20 Jun 2007.