hmmmm...5 Feb 2018 17:25
Extensive exploitation on the most important fields of the river industry
Almost half of all mining permits and more than every fifth wind turbine in the reindeer husbandry area are found in the specially protected land areas of the river. It shows a new survey of Sameradion & SVT S�pmi.
To carry out mining, several permits are required. One of the most important is about the so-called processing concession, which companies apply for at the state authority Bergsstaten.
Sameradion & SVT S�pmi has mapped all mining and wind farms in the reindeer husbandry area. The survey shows that more than four out of ten mining licenses and more than every fifth wind turbine are found on fields designated as national interest for the river industry.
In total, there are 46 mining facilities and 220 wind turbines, and the national interest means that these areas should, as far as possible, be protected from exploitation, which can significantly complicate reindeer husbandry.
n Mal� Samby's most important fields, there are currently fifteen mining and two wind farms, and samebyn has repeatedly stated the need for a comprehensive assessment of how it affects the run-up.
"Twenty-five years ago, we felt that the pressure on exploitation could not increase; that we could not accept more intrusion. Since then, it has only escalated, "says J�rgen Stenberg, chairman of Mal� Samby.
Even if a processing permit does not automatically mean that there will be a mine on the site, he thinks that the permissions should be added to the line of all the mines that already exist or have been in the area.
Today two big mines are being run in Mal� Samby's area, two new ones are on its way to open and just over ten mining mines are in the area.
- A collection area where there is a mine will never be restored, it is out of order. When the mine is laid down, the soil is gone, says J�rgen Stenberg.
The national interests are set against each other
In many areas of exploitation, renn�ringen is not the only national interest. Even mining or wind power can be classified as national interest due to the good availability of mineral deposits or the good wind conditions. When two incompatible national interests are weighed against each other, the law gives priority to the best that promotes the long-term and sustainability of the land and the environment in the area.
But 103 of the wind turbines are located in areas where the pipeline is the only national interest, Sameradion & SVT S�pmis shows a survey. And in cases where the riksart and wind power's national interests are tied to each other, the wind tends to weigh heavier, "the Energy Agency notes.
Even a large number of mining licenses, 21, apply to areas where the river industry is the only national interest. In many of these cases, the area has only been designated as national interest afterwards, but at least four o
Sign In
Follow the stocks
