从斯基尔夫山俯瞰拉帕达伦河三角洲, 萨雷克国家公园, 拉波尼亚, 瑞典拉普兰 View from Skierffe Mountain over the Rapadalen river delta, Sarek National Park, Laponia, Lapland, Sweden (© Robert Haasmann/Getty Images)

从斯基尔夫山俯瞰拉帕达伦河三角洲, 萨雷克国家公园, 拉波尼亚, 瑞典拉普兰 View from Skierffe Mountain over the Rapadalen river delta, Sarek National Park, Laponia, Lapland, Sweden (© Robert Haasmann/Getty Images)

无人问津之地的静默力量 The quiet power of an unclaimed world

世界环境日

如果大自然也有“请勿打扰”的标志，那它一定会挂在萨雷克国家公园上空，这里常被称为“欧洲最后的荒野”。在世界环境日这一天，瑞典拉普兰的这片偏远角落提醒我们，当人类退后一步，让大自然主导一切时，地球会是什么样子。

萨雷克国家公园成立于1909年，是欧洲大陆最古老的国家公园之一，至今仍未受现代基础设施的影响。这里没有标记清晰的步道，没有舒适的咖啡馆，更没有捷径。取而代之的是，它拥有200多座山峰、近100条冰川，以及由冰川和时间雕琢而成的山谷。萨雷克国家公园是联合国教科文组织世界遗产——拉普兰地区的一部分，也是萨米族原住民的家园，他们至今仍在这片土地上传承着驯鹿放牧的传统。

这里的野生动物行事低调——驼鹿、猞猁和狼獾都十分低调。就连河流也不愿停滞不前，在地貌中开辟出属于自己的道路。今天我们关注的是行动，但萨雷克也强有力地论证了不作为的必要性。有时，保护地球意味着要抵制驯服它的冲动。

World Environment Day

If nature had a 'do not disturb' sign, it would hang over Sarek National Park, often called 'the last European wilderness.' On World Environment Day, this remote corner of Swedish Lapland reminds us what the planet looks like when humans take a step back—and let the wild take the lead.

Established in 1909, Sarek is one of the continent's oldest national parks and remains untouched by modern infrastructure. There are no marked trails, no cozy cafés, and definitely no shortcuts. Instead, it offers over 200 peaks, nearly 100 glaciers, and valleys shaped by ice and time. It is part of the Laponian Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and home to the Indigenous Sámi people, whose reindeer herding traditions still thrive across these lands.

Wildlife here plays it cool—moose, lynx, and wolverines keep things low-key. Even the rivers refuse to stay still, carving their own paths through the landscape. Today is about action, but Sarek makes a strong case for inaction too. Sometimes, protecting the planet means resisting the urge to tame it.