Forestry and reindeer husbandry in northern Sweden – the development of a land use conflict

Widmark, Camilla

doi:10.7557/2.26.2.187

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“…This could be interpreted to mean that the herding district should be given annual access to sufficiently large and cohesive grazing areas and ample vegetation resources in areas used for reindeer corralling, migration and resting. However, the nature of the consideration is not defined in detail, which leaves implementation of the law to consultation between the two industries with, in general, unsatisfactory results from a reindeer husbandry perspective (Sandström et al 2006;Widmark 2006).…”

Section: Reducing the Effects Of Forestry On Winter Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Both reindeer husbandry and forestry have experienced major changes over the last century with subsequent conflicts over land use. These conflicts arise because of the way that the two industries use the forest resources, and the major negative effect that forestry has on the winter resources required for reindeer husbandry (Sandström et al 2006;Widmark 2006). In northern Sweden (Norrbotten, Västerbotten, Jämtland, Västernorrland), half of the forest land is owned by forest companies, 44% by private non-industrial owners, and the remaining area by communities etc.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Swedish Forest Agency 2009). Reindeer husbandry, in turn, is the meat-producing industry that is an exclusive right of the Sami people (Widmark 2006). The reindeer herding area covers about 40% of Sweden (Fig.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Effects of Modern Forest Management on Winter Grazing Resources for Reindeer in Sweden

Kivinen

Moen

Berg

et al. 2010

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Boreal forests in Sweden are exploited in a number of ways, including forestry and reindeer husbandry. In the winter, reindeer feed mainly on lichens, and lichen-rich forests are a key resource in the herding system. Commercial forestry has mainly negative effects on reindeer husbandry, and conflicts between these two industries have escalated over the last century. This article reviews the effects of modern forest management practices on the winter resources available for reindeer husbandry. Forestry affects reindeer husbandry at both the stand level and the landscape level and over various time scales. Clear-cutting, site preparation, fertilization, short rotation times, and forest fragmentation have largely resulted in a reduced amount of ground growing and arboreal lichens and restricted access to resource. This article also discusses alternative forestry practices and approaches that could reduce the impacts of forestry on reindeer husbandry, both in the short and long term.

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Section: Reducing the Effects Of Forestry On Winter Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Effects of Modern Forest Management on Winter Grazing Resources for Reindeer in Sweden

Kivinen

Moen

Berg

et al. 2010

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“…Silloin kysymys ei ole pelkästään teknisestä optimoinnista, vaan tär-keäksi osoittautuu erilaisten institutionaalisten jär-jestelmien toimivuus resurssin hallinnassa (Ostrom 1992, Hukkinen ym. 2006, Widmark 2006, Sandström ja Widmark 2007.…”

Section: Metsätieteen Aikakauskirja 3/2008unclassified

Luonnon käyttöön perustuvat elinkeinot ja niiden väliset suhteet Ylä-Lapissa

Hallikainen¹,

Helle²,

Hyppönen³

et al. 2008

Metsätieteen Aikakauskirja

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Ylä-Lapin luonnon merkittävimpiä käyttömuotoja ja elinkeinoja ovat keräily ja metsästys, poronhoito, metsätalous, matkailu sekä tässä elinkeinoksi luokiteltu Metsähallituksen luontopalveluista muodostuva luonnonsuojelu.Poronhoidon sekä muiden elinkeinojen ja maankäyttömuotojen väliset ongelmat tulevat korostetusti esiin Ylä-Lapissa. Ristiriitoja on syntynyt sekä poronhoidon ja matkailun että erityisesti poronhoidon ja valtionmetsätalouden välille. Inarissa valtionmetsiä koskevia ristiriitoja leimaavat vaikeiden luonnonvarakonfliktien yleiset tunnusmerkit: tietoa koskevat erimielisyydet osapuolten välillä, erilaisen tulkintakehyksen synnyttämät poliittiset kiistat sekä epäluottamus eri osapuolten välillä.Kiinnostus pohjoisten luonnonvarojen hyödyntämiseen muutenkin kuin perinteellisten elinkeinojen avulla on sirkumpolaarinen ilmiö, joka on ollut viime vuosikymmeninä vilkkaan tutkimuksen kohteena niin Euraasiassa kuin Pohjois-Amerikassa. Runsaasti huomiota on kiinnitetty villien peurojen ja karibujen elinympäristöjen suojeluun ja toisaalta Euraasian pohjoisten alkuperäiskansojen harjoittaman poronhoidon edellytysten turvaamiseen.Maankäyttökiistojen ratkaisemisessa tarvitaan hyvin toimivia institutionaalisia järjestelmiä sekä puolueettomasti ja perusteellisesti hoidettuja neuvotteluja osapuolten välillä. Hyvin toteutettu vuorovaikutteinen ja osallistava suunnittelu on ongelmistaan huolimatta hyvä ja välttämätön konfliktien hallinnan keino.

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“…Within its land, reindeer husbandry competes with other forms of land use, such as forestry, wind and hydroelectric power, tourism, mining, and nature preservation interests (e.g. Widmark, 2006;Lundqvist, 2007).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Carcass records of autumn-slaughtered reindeer as indicator of long-term changes in animal condition

Olofsson

Danell

Åhman

et al. 2011

Ran

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This study investigates the possibility of using carcass records from the commercial slaughter of reindeer as indicator of long-term changes in animal condition and, thus, the condition and use of their snow-free pasture. The aim was to assess the suitability of this indicator for use within adaptive management programmes for reindeer husbandry grazing resources. Data comprising measurements of carcass weight, conformation and fatness taken from commercial reindeer slaughter between 1994 and 2007, were analysed in relation to year, slaughter date, herding district, population density, and three categories of animals selected for slaughter. The carcass measures were significantly affected by year, and the effects were strongly correlated among the three animal categories. There were generally positive trends over the 14-year period studied. We identified several factors that should be considered when using carcass data to indicate long-term changes in animal body condition: (i) slaughter date had different effects depending on animal category; (ii) reindeer population density negatively affected female and calf carcasses, but not male carcasses. The effects of herding district were similar for carcasses of calves and females, but differed between females and males. Some of the differences between animal categories may be due to differing timing of slaughter (point i above), by different slaughter selection among districts, or have ecological explanations, e.g. sex differences in range use. Uncertainties in the classification of animals when using skeletal development to discriminate between calf and yearling carcasses, may also add to differences among districts. That population density effects on body condition were detectable together with the similarities in the effects of year and general long-term trends between animal categories support the suggestion that carcass measures can be used to indicate general changes in reindeer body condition and range use.

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Forestry and reindeer husbandry in northern Sweden – the development of a land use conflict

Cited by 25 publications

References 7 publications

Effects of Modern Forest Management on Winter Grazing Resources for Reindeer in Sweden

Effects of Modern Forest Management on Winter Grazing Resources for Reindeer in Sweden

Luonnon käyttöön perustuvat elinkeinot ja niiden väliset suhteet Ylä-Lapissa

Carcass records of autumn-slaughtered reindeer as indicator of long-term changes in animal condition

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