The company did not disclose specifically why they left Project Tundra, but a statement provided indicated they are looking to focus on projects that go more closely with its commercial interests.

Tundra as a biome is defined by its lack of trees due to consistently cold temperatures and short growing seasons. There are three main classifications of tundra: arctic, Antarctic, and alpine ...

But how has the environment shaped the landscape and this biome? Lapland is a region of northern Scandinavia - part of the Arctic tundra. In Finnish the word ‘tundra’ means ‘treeless plain’.