[Self-designation Sámi, Samit, Samek oder Sápmelaš] The Sámi live in their ancestral territory of Sápmi, which stretches across the northern peninsula of Scandinavia to northwestern Russia. To this day, for many Saami, hunting and gathering as well as fishing on the many lakes and coasts of the north contribute to their livelihood. During the last centuries, reindeer herding was another important source of subsistence. Industrial projects, which the Sámi actively oppose, as well as the effects of climate change, are impairing grazing conditions for reindeer. Sámi living along the coasts are also feeling the impacts of increasing environmental changes.