Last Yoik in Saami Forests?
MovieTitle | Last Yoik in Saami Forests? |
User score | 0 |
Release date | May 15, 2006 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Hannu Hyvönen |
Production country | Finland |
Production companies | United Nations |
Run time | 58 min. |
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.