Reindeer husbandry is of great economic and cultural importance for many indigenous peoples in the Arctic but also represents a traditional way of life. Although the life of reindeer herding families has always been demanding, the circumpolar reindeer industry today faces major challenges.
The predicted global climate change is expected to be particularly pronounced in the Arctic and could have a large impact on reindeer husbandry. Other major future challenges for reindeer herding and the reindeer industry involve societal factors, gender, tourism, pasturage etc.
Attempts have recently been made to map ‘Sami-related’ research, which includes both reindeer husbandry and social sciences. In 2006, the Swedish government commissioned an overview of Swedish research concerning sustainable reindeer husbandry and other Sami-related research. Major conclusions were that research should contribute to solving applied issues, that traditional knowledge should be incorporated and that Sami society should have access to advisory and information bodies that could gather, translate and communicate relevant research results to potential end-users.
Från år 2003 till och med år 2018 finns dokumentation om varje högtidssammankomsts tema och middagsmeny, inklusive hedersledamoten Christina Möllers presentation av måltiden. Här är den dokumentationen i samlad form.
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År 1780 höll Bengt Bergius ett märkligt tal som preses i Vetenskapsakademien. Tal om läckerheter har därefter haft ett särskilt anseende som ett kraftprov i lärdomshistoriska och gastronomiska kretsar. Det behandlar vad människor sedan antikens dagar till hans egen tid runt om i världen ätit och drogat sig med. Med stor sakkunskap beskrivs hur födoämnen av alla slag odlas, samlas in, förvaras och bereds.
Sommarnumret 2014 med information från ett urval av akademiens aktiviteter.
