Despite its status as a protected national park, sustainable management of the Juniper ecosystem remains threatened by the population intrusion, poverty, poor governance and the dependence of local communities on forest for goods and services.

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Today, sleds of visitors are pulled through birch forest in the same way that goods were transported from the summer to winter feeding grounds of the semi-nomadic Sami people.

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The brothers run a real estate development company, Forest, which builds small shopping centers, operates variety stores and sells sundry goods such as trash bags, foil, hangers and laundry nets to chain stores.

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