The association Laponia-tjuottjudus manages the world heritage Laponia and consists of nine Sami villages, two municipalities as well as the county board and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
But now the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency wants to leave the association, Gisela Norberg from the authority tells Sami Radio.
– The management of state nature reserves and national parks has long been decentralized to the county board. And the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency then considers that there is no reason to depart from that principle. It is the county board that should represent the state.
The State Treasury has been tasked with reviewing the long-term management of the world heritage.
– We have been involved from the state and now we have taken the position that it is time to step down, says Norberg.