“Rewilding Lapland“ is a great project run by Rewilding Europe, whose mission is to demonstrate the benefits of wilderness through the rewilding of diverse European landscapes and inspire and enable others to engage in rewilding by providing tools and practical expertise.

The Swedish project aims at recreating the ecological system on a big scale, side by side with local people and local business operations, to secure the future for both nature and people in Swedish Lapland.

Furthermore, Rewilding Europe is working with Rewilding Lapland and local partners to support guided reindeer migration, raising awareness of these threats and supporting Sami communities in their fight for traditional grazing rights. The aim is the complete protection of all remaining old-growth forests, combined with the adoption of reindeer-adapted forestry and the elimination of mining threats to key reindeer wintering areas. By collaborating with Sami communities to develop wildlife watching businesses and guided reindeer tourism, the Rewilding Lapland team and partners are working to grow a local nature-based economy and reduce human-wildlife conflict. Raising Sami income from wildlife watching will hopefully contribute to greater acceptance and protection of local wild nature, including an increased tolerance of the presence of large carnivores.