Kyrkans skogsutredning: färre konflikter men mer kan göras

The authors welcome the Church of Sweden's forest inquiry for its ambition to integrate ecological, social, and spiritual considerations and its potential adoption of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for forestry affecting reindeer husbandry. However, they argue that the Church, as Sweden's fifth largest forest manager, must do more to align its land management in Sápmi with international indigenous rights frameworks to avoid sacrificing indigenous rights for short-term economic gain.

• The Church of Sweden is the fifth largest forest manager in Sweden and has the potential to serve as a model for ecological, economic, and social sustainability, as well as the fair management of shared lands.
• The proposed introduction of the principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) into the church order for forestry affecting reindeer husbandry is viewed as a positive step toward giving a central indigenous principle proper status regarding traditional Sami lands.
• Sweden lags behind other nations, such as Canada—which has incorporated the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into national law—regarding the protection of indigenous rights related to forest policy and resource use.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2025). Kyrkans skogsutredning: färre konflikter men mer kan göras. https://www.sei.org/perspectives/kyrkans-skogsutredning-farre-konflikter-men-mer-kan-goras/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Kyrkans skogsutredning: färre konflikter men mer kan göras. 2025. https://www.sei.org/perspectives/kyrkans-skogsutredning-farre-konflikter-men-mer-kan-goras/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2025kyrkans, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Kyrkans skogsutredning: färre konflikter men mer kan göras}}, publisher = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2025}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/perspectives/kyrkans-skogsutredning-farre-konflikter-men-mer-kan-goras/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }