Another letter to the Government14 Mar 2018 10:38
In G�llok (Kallak) west of Jokkmokk, a British company wants to open a controversial iron ore mine. The plans for a mine in G�llok threaten both reindeer husbandry and biodiversity. Now we are writing to the government to stop the mine.
Jokkmokkskretsen, Norrbotten Nature Conservation Association and the National Association , together with Mikael Damberg, Minister for Trade . The letter indicates that a mine would destroy reindeer husbandry, damage biodiversity and threaten the waters of the Lilla Lule River.
The Sami culture and living conditions, clean waters and living forests are highlighted in the letter as an argument against a mine. Large social costs are the result as the infrastructure needed for transport is largely lacking. Jobs tend to be argued as arguments by the miners, but these are not sufficiently long-term, the letterwriters mean. In addition, the mine threatens existing jobs in reindeer husbandry and tourism.
The County Council has said no, the Swedish UNESCO Council has warned that the unique area of ​​Laponia may lose its status as world heritage and the Sami in the area are categorically opposed. Responsibility rests heavily on the Minister of Industry and the Government, urged by the Nature Conservation Association to stop the mine in G�llok.
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