Indigenous Peoples

Can conflict be planned away? A critical assessment of participatory land use planning in Swedish forest governance

Journal article / This paper critically analyses the Reindeer Husbandry Plan (Renbruksplan) in Sweden, evaluating its potential for resolving land use conflicts.

Advancing Indigenous Peoples’ rights for inclusive and sustainable environmental governance in ASEAN

SEI brief / In this policy brief, the authors discuss the need to support Indigenous Peoples' rights to ensure sustainable environmental governance in ASEAN policy.

Understanding adaptation landscapes: mapping the complexity of decision-making in reindeer herding

Journal article / This study highlights the complexity of Sámi herders' adaptation decisions and the need for policies that support Indigenous knowledge and land rights.

From COP16 to COP30: five topics connecting the climate and biodiversity agendas

Perspective / This article highlights five key topics addressed at COP16 that should shape discussions leading up to COP29 and COP30.

G20’s green transition depends on protecting Indigenous rights

Perspective / Without Indigenous consent, the green transition risks legal and social backlash, undermining its goal of sustainable development for all.

Sámi trust in hydropower governance: A survey study

Journal article / This paper presents survey results from Sweden's Sámi population, examining trust in state and industry actors governing hydropower.

COP29 unpacked: eight critical topics driving the climate agenda in Baku

Feature / WeADAPT highlights eight key topics set to shape COP29, addressing finance, adaptation and the future of global climate policy.

New analysis: uncertain if the EU’s new due diligence rules help protect Sámi herding communities in Sweden from negative impacts of mining

Press release / A new SEI analysis shows that it's uncertain if EU’s due diligence rules will protect Sámi communities in Sweden from the negative effects of mining.

What do the EU’s new rules on corporate due diligence mean for Sámi rights and mining in Sweden?

SEI working paper / Learn how the new EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive could affect mining projects and Sámi rights in northern Sweden.