Traditional and local knowledge in land use planning: insights into the use of the Akwé: Kon Guidelines in Eanodat, Finnish Sápmi

• Published in: Ecology and Society
• Main Authors: Inkeri Markkula, Minna T. Turunen, Sini Kantola
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Resilience Alliance 2019
• Subjects: akwé: kon guidelines; land use planning; sámi reindeer herding; traditional and local knowledge; wilderness areas; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Kon; reindeer husbandry
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10735-240120; https://doaj.org/article/3e38eb9137a34729b0b1e967b83fe047

The 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity, Article 8(j) in particular, requires its parties to "respect, preserve and maintain knowledge, innovations and practices of Indigenous and local communities embodying traditional lifestyles." In Finland, these requirements are, to some extent, f...