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This article examines how Norwegianization and subsequent governance reforms have reshaped Sámi reindeer herders’ understandings of sustainable reindeer husbandry as a nomadic pastoral system operating under non-equilibrium Arctic conditions.
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The article reports on a new study by the International Reindeer Husbandry Centre (ICR) and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), which concludes that the Fiettar reindeer grazing district in Finnmark has already exceeded its tolerance limit for further land encroachment.
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The report was carried out by the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) and the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR), and is based on a compilation of new research from Sápmi across the Nordic countries as well as broad participation from Sámi stakeholders in Norway.
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Earlier this month our team went to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, for the Reindeer Herding and Resilience Project steering Committee meeting and the launch of the Traditional Knowledge Documentation Course.
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A recent research article from the University of Oslo highlights an increasingly urgent issue: the tension between climate policies and Indigenous rights in northern Europe.
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The trip’s agenda included participation in the Inaugural meeting of the establishment of the Dukha reindeer herders organization “Nogoon Taiga” (“Green Taiga”), attending the Snow and Reindeer Festival, and conducting interviews among reindeer herders in the framework of the Reindeer Herding and Resilience project (RHR).
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Congratulations to Helena Omma, reindeer herding Sámi from Porjus, Sweden and ICR Chair of the Board, who successfully defended her PhD on March 6th at Sámi Allaskuvla in Guovdageaidnu, Norway
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This important gathering brings together global voices on Arctic cooperation and sustainability — including Prince Albert II of Monaco, Chairman of the Arctic Circle - H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Research of Greenland - H.E. Vivian Motzfeldt and many other distinguished international guests...
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Dr. Kia Krarup Hansen, researcher at the Arctic University of Norway (UiT) and ICR have studied traditional Sámi methods of smoking reindeer meat inside the lávvu, a practice that has long been used for preservation and flavor.
