Så kan risker för urfolks rättigheter i renskötselområdet hanteras vid gruvprojekt

The report introduces a rights-based risk assessment method for industrial projects on Sámi lands, arguing that current mining practices in Sweden lack a human rights perspective. Applying this method to LKAB's Per Geijer project, the authors find that the project poses a significant risk of violating Sámi rights, particularly the right to culture under ICCPR Article 27, by threatening the last remaining continuous grazing and migration corridor for the Gabna community. The study highlights a lack of transparency in EU 'strategic projects' and calls for proactive, landscape-based land use planning that guarantees real influence for Sámi rights holders.

• The proposed Per Geijer mining project by LKAB poses a significant risk of violating Sámi rights, specifically under the UN Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
• The Per Geijer project would split the Gabna community's last remaining continuous grazing land in two, which would have far-reaching consequences for reindeer herding operations.
• The study concludes that the project would likely exceed the threshold for a violation of the right to culture under ICCPR Article 27, and that socio-economic or climate-related benefits cannot justify such a violation.
• The Gabna community's right to consultation and effective participation was likely breached during the planning of the Per Geijer project.
• Due to the scale of the risks, the authors assess that the explicit consent of the Gabna community is a prerequisite for the project to be permissible under international Indigenous rights law.
• There is a significant lack of transparency regarding the EU's 'strategic projects' under the Critical Raw Materials Act, as evidenced by the European Commission's refusal to grant access to LKAB's application.
• Existing mining industry practices for 'reindeer husbandry analyses' in Sweden are insufficient because they lack an explicit human rights perspective and fail to account for cumulative effects and historical impacts.
• The study identifies risks to other individual rights for community members, including rights to health, livelihoods, and non-discrimination, linked to land encroachment.
• The authors argue that there is an urgent need for legislative and policy changes to ensure proactive land use planning that guarantees real influence for Sámi rights holders before projects are planned.

APA

Larsen, R. K., Österlin, C., Westeson, J., & Löf, A. (2026). Så kan risker för urfolks rättigheter i renskötselområdet hanteras vid gruvprojekt. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/risker-urfolks-rattigheter-renskotselomradet-gruvprojekt-sei2026.011.pdf

Chicago

Larsen, Rasmus Kløcker, Carl Österlin, Johanna Westeson, and Annette Löf. Så kan risker för urfolks rättigheter i renskötselområdet hanteras vid gruvprojekt. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2026. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/risker-urfolks-rattigheter-renskotselomradet-gruvprojekt-sei2026.011.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{larsen2026kan, author = {Larsen, Rasmus Kløcker and Österlin, Carl and Westeson, Johanna and Löf, Annette}, title = {{Så kan risker för urfolks rättigheter i renskötselområdet hanteras vid gruvprojekt}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2026}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/risker-urfolks-rattigheter-renskotselomradet-gruvprojekt-sei2026.011.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }