Welcome to the world of reindeer husbandry. A project of the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry and the Association of World Reindeer Herders (Assn WRH). This site will take you on a circum-Arctic tour of reindeer and people, a connection that is strong, ancient and profound. From the New World reindeer herding in Alaska, all the way around Eurasia, Mongolia and northern China, the world of Reindeer husbandry encompasses a wide diversity of peoples, languages, landscapes and cultures.
However, the livelihood is in essence, practiced in remarkably similar ways, speaking to a bond between people and reindeer that holds much wisdom about how to survive and thrive in some of the most inhospitable places on Earth. Need a beginners guide to reindeer husbandry? Start Here
International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry and World Reindeer Herders together with Indigenous Peoples Unit of FAO are hosting the 3rd Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems convened in the NOMAD Indigenous FoodLab at UN FAO Headquarters, bringing together Indigenous and non-Indigenous experts to affirm and amplify Indigenous knowledge in food systems.
October 15, 2025
On October 14, 2025, the World Food Forum, in partnership with Norway, the World Reindeer Herders, the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry, and the FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit, will host a session at the NOMAD Indigenous FoodLab (FAO Headquarters, Rome).
October 3, 2025
This week GEF UNEP Reindeer Herding and Resilience project at ICR in cooperation with Arctic Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School hosted a Dukha reindeer herders Innovation Lab.
September 26, 2025
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