Umeå, 27-28 May 2019
NORSIL Workshop on the Rights of the Sámi People and Sustainable Development: Leaving No One Behind in the Nordic Transition?
27 May 2019
Welcome and Presentation of the Workshop Series –
9h30 Dorothée Cambou & Malin Brännström
Key Note Speech
10h Challenges in achieving a just and inclusive transition Åsa Larsson Blind – President of the Sámi Council
10h45 Coffee Break
The Views of Sámi Representatives
Faciltator, Malin Brännström
11h00 The right to speak the language of the heart – 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages – Eirik Larsen, Political adviser, Sámi Parliament in Norway
11h30 Cumulative impact assessment of Forestry in Finnish Sápmi – Jan Saijets, Sámi Parliament in Finland
12h00 The necessity to increase knowledge and data to ensure the inclusion of the Sámi people – Mathilda Månsson, Sámi Parliament in Sweden
12h30 Lunch
Presentations
Faciltator, Christina Allard
13h30 Jenny Wik Karlsson, Svenska Samernas Riksförbund
14h00 Presentation of the report on “Good Practices for Environmental Impact Assessment and Meaningful Engagement in the Arctic, from the Ministry of Environment in Finland-Assi Harkoma, Arctic Centre, Finland
14h30 Break
The Views and Work of Human Rights Institutions
14h45 Johan Strömgren, Norwegian Human Rights Institution
15h15 Leena Leikas, Human Rights Centre, Finland
What actions do we take?
15h45 Discussion on the production of an impact report and the development of future workshops
16h30 End of the meeting
19h00 Dinner at the expense of the NORSIL Network, Rex Rådhuset, Rådhustorget
28 May 2019
Presentations
Faciltator, Stefan Kirchner
9h00 The Sustainability in viewing lands and resources in the Sámi traditional areas as a Collective Sámi Commons (as distinct from Sámi Community rights)- Mattias Åhren, University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway
9h30 Forest and sustainability – Malin Brännström, Umeå University
10h00 Collaboration for conservation in Sápmi – Elsa Reimerson, Umeå University
10h30 Coffee Break
10h45 Mineral extraction in Swedish Sápmi: To what extent can Sámi influence permit decisions? – Christina Allard, Luleå University
11h15 Wind energy vs. Sámi reindeer herding: An assessment of the developing jurisprudence of Swedish courts- Dorothée Cambou and Emma Borg, University of Helsinki
11h45 “Significant harm” under Article 27 of CCPR- Leena Heinämäki, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
12h15 Lunch
Presentations
Faciltator, Leena Heinämäki
13h15: Externally motivated Infrastructure Development in Sápmi: The Right to a Healthy Environment as a Procedural Tool for Indigenous Persons and Communities? – Stefan Kirchner, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
13h 45: Can “Sámi sustainability” create legal policies to protect Sámi lands and resources? – Corinna Casi, University of Helsinki
14h15 Towards Sustainability of the Sámi Communities: A Perspective from the Relationship between Traditional Knowledge and Impact and Benefit Agreements (IBAs) – Yu Long, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, via Skype
14h45 Coffee Break
What are the future steps?
15h00 Discussion on the publication of academic contributions
15h30 End of the Workshop
This event is financed by the Joint Committee for Nordic research councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS)