Flora

The combination of climate and the meagre sand bedrock has given rise to peculiar vegetation. Large areas of the plateau are covered with a thick carpet of reindeer lichen which is unique as it has not been grazed by reindeer or any other domestic animals for a long period.
The worlds oldest tree grows in Fulufjället NP, a 9550 year old spruce. Ancient forests cover the mountain sides with huge and old spruces and pines.
In the lush valleys you can find a lot of different flowers, for example orchids.

Flagship species: Reindeer lichens (Cladonia sp.) 35 species

Fauna

Flagship species are Elk, Bear, Lynx, Beaver, Gyrfalcon, Siberian Jay, Golden eagle

Fullufjället National Park was certified in 2002. The park proved excellence in wilderness protection and showed great achievements in the below fields.*


Habitat management:
• To create the PAN Parks wilderness area (22 140 ha) snowmobile tracks were removed from PAN Parks Wilderness and elk hunting is to be phased out in 10 years as part of the agreement on purchase of the two forested valleys in the south of the core zone
• Fulufjället is the first park in Sweden to use zoning to control use of natural resources and also applying the management approach how to deal with hunting and snowmobiling in core zone

Synergy between conservation of natural values and sustainable tourism:
• local stakeholder group, STDS and PAN Parks standard for local business partners were created
• very first draft of Communications and Marketing Strategy was developed
• 8 local PAN Parks business partners were certified

*It is not easy to separate activities of regular park management and activities accomplished because of PAN Parks requirements. The list of the above activities includes mostly activities accomplished as a result of the PAN Parks process.