Old Growth Forest Logging Resumed Once Again in Finnish Lapland

Finnish State Forest Enterprise Metsähallitus has once again started controversial old-growth forest logging in the forests of Finnish Lapland.

Metsähallitus has recently logged old-growth forests in three areas of intact old-growth forest. The logging is carried out by an order from pulp and paper giant Stora Enso.

Read more at http://www.forestinfo.fi/forestlapland

Images at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenpeacefinland/sets/72157612966476339/

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• greenpeace
• metsähallitus
• forest
• lapland
• lappi
• finland
• logging
• clearcut
• Stora Enso
• Savukoski
• Salla
• Finnish forest
• Finnish forests

[butirpasir]

Forests are a renewable resource. If you truly want to protect forests, buy in need of protection forests for yourself and show yourself so that you are willing to accept financial responsibility.

[fbiwayne11]

over 100 years old my ass. no fucking fay them trees that small are 100 years old... i'm a logger my self i know a lot bout trees and your not going to site ther on you ass and say them trees are 100 years old when they are not... have you seen what a 100 year old tree looks like... and you said pine..... fucking pine don't get to be 100 years old if they do it wouldn't be a forest of them!