Jan Erik Länta is chairman of Jåhkågaska tjiellde and he thinks that UNESCO's response clearly shows that the mining company Beowulf has not even met the minimum requirements when the company tries to exploit the Sami villages' land.
Länta is pleased with UNESCO's response.
- It was as expected for us and confirms what we think, if you interpret what we have done.
I feel a cautious optimism and hope that it may go the way of the Sami villages in this big issue, says Jan Erik Länta.
More interested in what the report does not say
The chairman of the mining company says that he is more interested in what Unesco does not say in the report.
For example, it is not said that there is a risk of Laponia losing its World Heritage status.
- This area is almost three and a half miles outside Laponia and it is a little over a per mille of Laponia's area we are talking about.
It is clear that it must be possible to do this in a way that takes both environmental and reindeer husbandry into account, and there is no example in Sweden that I know of where reindeer husbandry and mining have not been able to find ways to collaborate, says Sven- Otto Littorin.
"The statement indicates ignorance"
The chairman of the Sami village does not share that view.
- It is clear that it affects the natural values and this statement from them indicates ignorance. It is hoped that the government can now make a decision and stop this exploitation. We want the right decision and the sooner a right decision is made, the better, says Jan Erik Länta.