Archive for August 5th, 2008
Nellim Reindeer Herders Ordered to Pay 100,000 Euros in Damages
(Pic. Helsingin Sanomat) Three Sami reindeer herders from Nellim, in Northern FInland have just lost their case against the Finnish state forestry giant Metsahallitus in the Lapland District Court. The reindeer herders argued that the logging practices of Metsahallitus was destroying reindeer pastures - ground lichen and hanging tree lichen and were not only [...]
Posted: August 5th, 2008 under Finland, Forestry, conflict.
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