Last Yoik in Saami Forests? ⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾

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Titre original :

Last Yoik in Saami Forests?

Durée :

0h 58min

Date de sortie :

May 2006

Réalisé par : Hannu Hyvönen

The conflict between forestry and nature conservation in Finland has been constant during last 20 years. The traditional, freely grazing reindeer herding, dependent of the old forest growth , has been losing its resources but complaint and protests haven't been able to stop this process. In 2005 Saami reindeer herders made an alliance with Greenpeace and established a Forest Rescue Station in the wilderness of Inari. The international pressure from Greenpeace made Finnish forest company Stora Enso stop buying the wood from conflict areas. Kalevi Paadar, a Saami reindeer herder, lodged a complaint to the UN Human Rights Commission.