Avtal mellan samebyar och exploatörer och renens välmående

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute presents a pilot study evaluating agreements between Sami reindeer husbandry districts (samebyar) and developers in Sweden. The study analyzes 15 agreements across five districts, focusing on how these contracts affect the ability to ensure reindeer welfare, while highlighting a gap in state legislation regarding reindeer husbandry rights in planning and permit processes.

• The study analyzed 15 agreements from five Sami districts involving various types of land exploitation, including wind power, tourist facilities, car testing, hydropower, quarrying, and sports activities. The evaluation used a five-level scale (+1 to -4) and criteria developed through consultations with 12 experts and knowledge holders.
• Positive examples found in the agreements include provisions allowing Sami districts to completely shut down an operation if reindeer husbandry requires it, as well as forms of profit sharing. Nearly half of the agreements required companies to take significant consideration of reindeer husbandry, and all districts avoided language that could be interpreted as waiving their reindeer husbandry rights.
• The report identifies several critical deficiencies in the agreements: none meaningfully compensate for the loss of grazing land or access to pasture, and cooperation clauses often focus on consultation without requiring companies to actually consider the Sami districts' views. Additionally, some contracts allow companies to unilaterally renegotiate or terminate the agreement, and it is common for districts to be required to provide knowledge and labor for free to benefit the company.
• The report concludes that Sami districts should expand their demands in negotiations beyond simple compensation. It points to international examples from Canada and Australia where agreements include profit sharing, veto rights over project expansion, and the ability to shut down operations if terms are not met.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Avtal mellan samebyar och exploatörer och renens välmående. https://www.sei.org/publications/avtal-samebyar-exploatorer-renens-valmaende/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Avtal mellan samebyar och exploatörer och renens välmående. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/avtal-samebyar-exploatorer-renens-valmaende/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Avtal mellan samebyar och exploatörer och renens välmående |date=19 January 2022 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/avtal-samebyar-exploatorer-renens-valmaende/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022avtal, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Avtal mellan samebyar och exploatörer och renens välmående}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/avtal-samebyar-exploatorer-renens-valmaende/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }