Reindeer Husbandry and Barents 2030

CASE STUDY 1 COASTAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FROM GAS AND PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT

The opening of the Snøhvit liquid natural gas (LNG) field in the Barents Sea provides a textbook exam- ple of how a single industrial project results in a se- ries of associated infrastructure development. In the Snøhvit case, proposed locations of new infrastruc- ture and settlements will hinder access to important reindeer calving grounds on the Mylingen peninsula.

This peninsula also holds historic sacred sites and offering stones, which are seldom mapped or taken into consideration in development projects. Alter- native locations of new infrastructure could modify negative impacts on reindeer husbandry and keep the corridor to the Mylingen peninsula open (Nel- lemann et al . 2002).

5 km

5 km

0

0

Mylingen Forsøl

Mylingen Forsøl

Melkøya

Melkøya

N

N

Hammerfest

Hammerfest

Rypefjord

Rypefjord

KVALØYA FÁLÁ

KVALØYA FÁLÁ

Akkar- fjord

Akkar- fjord

Planned development

Current development

REINDEER DISTRICT 20 FÁLÁ / KVALØY The effect of development on reindeer and reindeer grazing grounds (reduced abundance of females, reduced production).

Very high effect High Moderate Low

Settlements and industry Roads Power lines, 66-132 kV Airport

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