How do we avoid green colonialism? With Assoc. Prof. Kristina Sehlin Macneil

Failing to take action on climate change and biodiversity loss is deeply unjust, as those lease responsible for these crises often bear the greatest burden. Yet taking action can be just as unjust if our solutions inadvertently reinforce the very inequalities we are trying to overcome. So how can we navigate this complexity in our pursuit of sustainability? In this episode, we sit down with Associate Professor Kristina Sehlin Macneil, the Deputy Director at Várdduo Center for Sámi Research at Umeå University in Sweden. Drawing on her extensive research on Indigenous peoples’ experience of energy production, Kristina talks us through the impacts of the green transition on Sámi reindeer herders and shares their aspirations for more genuine involvement in related projects. Learn More Kristina’s research profile: https://www.umu.se/en/staff/kristina-sehlin-macneil/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.