Finland: Finnish Forest Dispute Resolved With Saami Agreement
Finland: Finnish Forest Dispute Resolved With Saami Agreement A long-running dispute between Finnish government Forest Enterprise Metsahallitus and Saami reindeer herders has been resolved in a landmark deal which will protect 80,000ha of pine forest in northern Finland. The dispute over reindeer grazing forests in northern Finland has raged for eight years, with Greenpeace and indigenous Saami reindeer herders waging a campaign against harvester and forest manager Metsähallitus. The...For the rest of the article, as well as maps, images, related items, and videos, please visit Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources.