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"Sustainable Reindeer Herding and Husbandry" workshop in Kautokeino, Norway, 8-11 March 2000
Photo by: Jostein Angell
Reindeer husbandry is an economic activity in the Arctic which has a particular cultural dimension and which is of utmost importance to the indigenous peoples. As part of a Norwegian initiative to focus on basic economic sectors in the Arctic, a workshop was held on sustainable reindeer husbandry in Kautokeino, Norway, on 8-11th of March 2000. The workshop identified a number of challenges, which illustrate the current situation:
- Lack of infrastructure hampers economic development
- In certain areas industrial development, disturbance by traffic and pollution have resulted in loss of traditional pasture land
- There is a need for legal protection of reindeer herding rights and pasture land
- An increase in the number of predators and changes in wild reindeer migration have negative impacts on reindeer husbandry
- In some areas the number of animals need to be adjusted to the carrying capacity of the pasture land.
Papers presented at the workshop:
- Welcome and Opening Remarks, Dag Lenvik, Director General, Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture
- Reindeer Husbandry and Sustainable Development, Nils Oskal, Nordic Saami Institute, Kautokeino
- A General Picture of Reindeer Husbandry in the Arctic, Johan Mathis Turi, Association of World Reindeer Herders
- Muligheter og trusler for en fremtidig samisk reindrift (in norwegian), Aslak J. Eira, Norwegian Reindeer Herders Association
- Carrying capacity - monitoring and assessment methods, Eldar Gaare, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim
- Premises for sustainable production, Öje Danell, The Swedish Agriculture University, Uppsala
- Encroachment and loss of traditional land, Christian Nellemann, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Lillehammer
- Reindeer Herding Management in Scandinavia, Jon Meløy, Norwegian Reindeer Husbandry Administration, Alta
- Reindeer Herding management in Russia, Juri N. Savirski, Dept. for Development of Northern Areas, Russian Ministry of Agriculture
- Presentation of a practical tool for the management of a reindeer district, Erling Moxnes, Foundation for Research in Economics and business administration
- Reindeer Husbandry in Relation to International Law, Arne G. Arnesen, Norwegian Ministry of Justice
- Co-management in Russia, Konstantin B. Klokov, Institute of Geography, St.Petersburg State University
- Must an Unregulated Market be a Threat to Sustainable Reindeer Management in Siberia?, David G. Anderson, Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta
- Product Development and Market Potential for Reindeer Meat, Mathis H.K. Sara, Sara Consulting
- Chairmen`s Summary, available as PDF-fil, or Html-file
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