A5028583900- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Climate change and permafrost
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Rural development and sustainability
- European and International Law Studies
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Social and Educational Sciences
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Research in Social Sciences
- Offshore Engineering and Technologies
- Social Capital and Networks
- Religious Tourism and Spaces
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Forest Management and Policy
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Landfill Environmental Impact Studies
- Science and Climate Studies
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre
2020-2022
Northern Research Institute
2005-2019
Sámi University of Applied Sciences
2006-2010
Umeå University
2005
Narvik Sykehus
2005
ABSTRACT Scientific studies of challenges climate change could be improved by including other sources knowledge, such as traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), in this case relating to the Sámi. This study focuses on local variations snow and ice conditions, effects first durable snow, long term changes conditions pre-requisites for understanding potential future changes. Firstly, we characterised types profiles based Sámi categories measured their density hardness. Regression analysis...
We compare two reindeer pasture regions in Norway. Both were exposed to the same external changes, such a new technologies, increased market access, and state policies. As North became overgrazed 1980s, South was not. In explaining this, we focus on interaction between factors internal characteristics like natural resource base Sámi institutions. herder leaders pursued institutional transformations included policies, however, policy not legitimate North. recommend self-governance, cultural...
Purpose This paper aims to reflect on the Sámi reindeer industry, which, in spite of a low economic return, contrasts with other primary industries not displaying population decline. Design/methodology/approach The project this is based two major hypotheses: life form hypothesis: management has particular value for performers, being condition an active choice staying within industry; capital lacking recognition resources reindeer‐managing is/has been limiting their establishment requiring...
Abstract Protection of nature for biodiversity, and the material livelihoods Indigenous peoples, have much in common. relations to are, however, based on unity between use protection, implying that human is necessary effective protection. Often protected areas include homelands whose needs rights are still being ignored a large extent. This paper explores effects plan significant increase protection Norway, under implementation. Most new heartland Sámi, core livelihood reindeer management....
This paper inquires whether reindeer herders’ traditional knowledge (TK) provides a reservoir of precaution and adaptation possibilities that may be relevant to counteract climate change. As our core example, we used the milking reindeer—which, in some areas, was practiced up until 1950s–1960s—and risk getting foot rot disease (digital necrobacillosis; slubbo North Sámi), caused by bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum. Via wounds or scratches, creates an infection makes infected limb swell...
Pastures for reindeer can be divided into green pastures (mainly herbs and grasses) of summer time more or less snow-covered lichen winter. Fall spring have a composition in-between these extremes, but model purposes bisection is sufficient. For the animals green-pasture season an anabolic phase with physiological building-up protein reserves, while winter catabolic where food-intake reduced to considerable extent survive on accumulated reserves from summer. While are stored winter, year...
This study of reindeer herding in Finland identifies important differences between Indigenous Sámi herding, and husbandry by persons from mainstream society. A central theme was that ethnic Finns simply viewed their entrepreneurship as a means to economic profit. In contrast, respondents attributed "pull" toward cultural tradition, while frequent finding – especially women were often "pushed" into other activities supplement otherwise inadequate income derived community‐based herding. Policy...
The Sami are recognized as an Indigenous people and a national minority in both Norway Sweden, their involvement any planning concerning traditional territories is required. aim of this article to examine how interests secured institutionalized municipal comprehensive (MCP). We use two case study areas: Sortland municipality Vilhelmina Sweden. Analysis various qualitative materials indicates that, despite contextual institutional differences, the processes areas have similar outcomes....
This article discusses how land-use planning and management can combine the aim of local development with protection mountain areas. The basis for this double approach comprises protected areas element Municipal Master Plan according to Nature Diversity Act Planning Building (PBA), respectively. Case studies performed in six municipalities show that processes general are by a combination rationalistic communicative rationality based on consensus little awareness power structures. Today's...
Abstract This article describes a case where an attempt was made to introduce TEK/IK into conflict between Sámi reindeer owners and environmental institutions. The brought on by the establishment of national park in Southern areas Norway. At first, were favour park, but later their attitudes changed as content planned developed. discovered that size would be reduced, leaving out what they thought significant need protection. They saw encouragement increased tourism activities threat herding...
Abstract Rapid and interacting change poses an increasing threat to livelihoods food production, pastoralists in Nordland, northern Norway, are at a crossroads both economically culturally. Some of these changes localized pertain changing weather grazing conditions caused by climate land fragmentation. Others, driven national management policies governance specifically related predators, poorly adjusted for the different contexts. The inherently adaptive have long history responding well...
Climate change and particularly variations in air temperature have significant impacts on the growth rhythm of plants where these occur at limits their natural distribution range, especially northern latitudes. Our study area, Fennoscandia Kola Peninsula, is characterized by large regional climatic differences from south to north, west east, lowland mountains. Accordingly, region well suited for looking evidence studying response such change. The International Panel Change (IPCC) reports...
The aim of this partial study is to analyse how the economies different Sami reindeer management households are structured, and adaptation structured if profit maximation a goal. Earlier research demonstrates that regions provides various terms. Consequently there exists economic structure among households. Based on selection from districts /villages range geographical locations, patterns, region size, structures searched for. Households with similar grouped in categories. standard deviation...
Reindeer herd management covers large parts of the Eurasian tundra and taiga environments. It has a long history is still important as pastoral livelihood for northern indigenous peoples. These peoples have lived in close contact with nature many generations developed repertoire ways coping changes natural societal conditions. In Fennoscandia on Kola Peninsula reindeer herding core industry Sami people. Historically been exposed to major basic conditions, such political changes; e.g....