Is sustainable resource utilisation a relevant concept in Avanersuaq? The walrus case

• Published in: Ambio
• Main Authors: Andersen, Astrid Oberborbeck, Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter, Flora, Janne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Atlantic Walrus; Greenland; Hunting Communities; Management; Sustainability; Animals; Walruses; Conservation of Natural Resources; Population Dynamics; Smith Sound; Avanersuaq; Odobenus rosmarus; Smith sound; walrus*
• Online Access: https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/247e013a-bf6c-4ecb-bac3-fdd79c2974fc; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1032-0; https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/files/288323720/Andersen2018_Article_IsSustainableResourceUtilisati.pdf; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85042903187&partnerID=8YFLogxK

This article addresses the role of Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in present-day Avanersuaq from anthropological and biological perspectives, and asks whether or not sustainable resource utilisation is a useful concept in northwest Greenland. We describe the relations that unfold aroun...