Sámi knowledge and ecosystem‐based adaptation strategies for managing pastures under threat from multiple land uses
Abstract Ecosystem‐based adaptation (EbA) relies upon the capacity of ecosystems to buffer communities against the adverse impacts of climate change. Maintaining ecosystems that deliver critical services to communities can also provide co‐benefits beyond adaptation, such as climate mitigation and pr...
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crwiley:10.1111/1365-2664.13559 2024-09-15T18:39:52+00:00 Sámi knowledge and ecosystem‐based adaptation strategies for managing pastures under threat from multiple land uses Hausner, Vera H. Engen, Sigrid Brattland, Camilla Fauchald, Per Root‐Bernstein, Meredith Norges Forskningsråd 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13559 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2664.13559 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/1365-2664.13559 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2664.13559 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Journal of Applied Ecology volume 57, issue 9, page 1656-1665 ISSN 0021-8901 1365-2664 journal-article 2020 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13559 2024-08-06T04:19:56Z Abstract Ecosystem‐based adaptation (EbA) relies upon the capacity of ecosystems to buffer communities against the adverse impacts of climate change. Maintaining ecosystems that deliver critical services to communities can also provide co‐benefits beyond adaptation, such as climate mitigation and protection of biological diversity and livelihoods. EbA has, to a limited extent, drawn upon indigenous and local knowledge for defining critical services and for implementing EbA in decision‐making. This is a paradox given that the primary focus of EbA is to enable communities to adapt to climate change. The purpose of this study was to elucidate EbA strategies that take into account the knowledge of Sámi reindeer herders about pastures in tundra regions. We first examined what constitutes critical services through a synthesis of data and literature. We thereafter used content analysis of 91 land use cases from 2010 to 2018 to investigate to what extent the herders’ knowledge and maps over seasonal pastures and migratory routes are used in local decision‐making. Finally, we propose EbA strategies of relevance to Sámi communities and pastoral communities elsewhere. Our analysis revealed that reindeer herders and organizations representing their interests perceived threats from green energy development, tourism, recreation, public road construction and powerlines. These threats included the loss of key habitats and the loss of connectivity for migration between seasonal pastures. Pastoralists’ knowledge is incorporated through participatory tools to protect the ecosystems and services crucial for pastoralists, but multiple competing land uses result in incremental loss of pastures regardless. Synthesis and applications . Protecting pasture ecosystems and the services they deliver, including the connectivity between pastures, are necessary Ecosystem‐based adaptation (EbA) strategies to buffer the adverse effects of climate change. Drawing on pastoralists’ knowledge to elicit EbA strategies can inform decision‐making, but ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Tundra Wiley Online Library Journal of Applied Ecology 57 9 1656 1665 |
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Abstract Ecosystem‐based adaptation (EbA) relies upon the capacity of ecosystems to buffer communities against the adverse impacts of climate change. Maintaining ecosystems that deliver critical services to communities can also provide co‐benefits beyond adaptation, such as climate mitigation and protection of biological diversity and livelihoods. EbA has, to a limited extent, drawn upon indigenous and local knowledge for defining critical services and for implementing EbA in decision‐making. This is a paradox given that the primary focus of EbA is to enable communities to adapt to climate change. The purpose of this study was to elucidate EbA strategies that take into account the knowledge of Sámi reindeer herders about pastures in tundra regions. We first examined what constitutes critical services through a synthesis of data and literature. We thereafter used content analysis of 91 land use cases from 2010 to 2018 to investigate to what extent the herders’ knowledge and maps over seasonal pastures and migratory routes are used in local decision‐making. Finally, we propose EbA strategies of relevance to Sámi communities and pastoral communities elsewhere. Our analysis revealed that reindeer herders and organizations representing their interests perceived threats from green energy development, tourism, recreation, public road construction and powerlines. These threats included the loss of key habitats and the loss of connectivity for migration between seasonal pastures. Pastoralists’ knowledge is incorporated through participatory tools to protect the ecosystems and services crucial for pastoralists, but multiple competing land uses result in incremental loss of pastures regardless. Synthesis and applications . Protecting pasture ecosystems and the services they deliver, including the connectivity between pastures, are necessary Ecosystem‐based adaptation (EbA) strategies to buffer the adverse effects of climate change. Drawing on pastoralists’ knowledge to elicit EbA strategies can inform decision‐making, but ... |
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Sámi knowledge and ecosystem‐based adaptation strategies for managing pastures under threat from multiple land uses |
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Sámi knowledge and ecosystem‐based adaptation strategies for managing pastures under threat from multiple land uses |
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