The Administrative Court of Northern Finland has rejected an application by the Finnish Nature Conservation Union’s Lapland District to suspend logging in Aalistunturi and two other areas in Lapland.
The Administrative Court of Northern Finland has issued an interim decision on an appeal against a ban on logging on the Aalistunturi mountain in Kolari, Miekojärvi lake in Pello and the Southwest Lapland wilderness area in Rovaniemi and Ylitorno.
The Administrative Court rejected the Nature Conservation Union’s request to suspend the logging until the Union’s appeal has been heard by the Administrative Court and a final decision has been reached.
SLL’s Lapland district is calling for areas to be protected from logging in order to halt the loss of biodiversity in Finland’s forests. The objective of preserving biodiversity is also enshrined in the government programme.
In July of last year, Lapland’s ely center rejected the nature conservation association’s application to ban logging in the area in question. The Nature Conservation Union appealed against the Ely Center’s decision to the Northern Finland Administrative Court.
The administrative court will give the actual decision on the appeal later.