The members of the International Steering Committee:

• Jan Tore Holvik, Senior Arctic Official and ambassador, The Norwegian Ministry of foreign Affairs (Head of the Steering Committee)
• Dag Lenvik, Deputy director, The Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture (Until 31.12.2001)
• Sigurd Svela, Senior Executive Officer, The Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture (From 01.01.2002)
• Johan-Klemet Kalstad, Director, Nordic Sami Institute
• Johan-Mathis Turi, President, Association of World Reindeer Herders
• Tatjana S. Nikolajeva, Senior Consultant, The Russian Ministry of Agriculture
• Vasilij A. Zabrodin, Chairman for the coordination team for the North-Western sector of Academy of Agriculture Sciences, St.Petersburg
• Nina Hellström, The Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forrestry

Project Manager:

• Johnny-Leo L. Jernsletten, Centre for Sami Studies, University of Tromsø

Russian Co-ordinator:

• Konstantin B. Klokov, Institute of Geography, St.Petersburg State University and Institute of Agriculture Economy of the Nort-west Russia

So far Russia, Finland and Norway are represented in the International Steering Committee. Other countries with an active involvement in the project are invited to join the Steering Committee.