Tom Lathan

The march of the larch: the Treeline is now encroaching on the arctic tundra

Climate change is pushing the boreal forest ever further, causing massive disruption to food chains and indigenous peoples’ ways of life

Swedish Lapland, where the Sami’s traditional way of life is increasingly threatened. [Alamy]
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