Promoting the Participation of Indigenous Peoples in Environmental Impact Assessment: Effectiveness of Akwé: Kon Guidelines in Finland
Indigenous peoples’ participation in public policy and planning is ascribed in numerous international and national legal instruments as essential to the realisation of their self-determination. This study examines how the Akwé: Kon guidelines (AK) can promote effective indigenous peoples participati...
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ftjeuj:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/14422 2023-06-06T11:59:02+02:00 Promoting the Participation of Indigenous Peoples in Environmental Impact Assessment: Effectiveness of Akwé: Kon Guidelines in Finland Onyango, Vincent Wiman, Henri 2021-06-30 application/pdf https://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/14422 https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2021.v17n20p30 eng eng European Scientific Institute, ESI https://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/14422/14388 https://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/14422 doi:10.19044/esj.2021.v17n20p30 Copyright (c) 2021 Vincent Onyango, Henri Wiman https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 European Scientific Journal, ESJ; Vol 17 No 20 (2021): ESJ Humanities; 30 Revista Científica Europea; Vol. 17 Núm. 20 (2021): ESJ Humanities; 30 1857-7431 1857-7881 10.19044/esj.2021.v17n20 Environmental Impact Assessment Akwé Kon Guidelines Indigenous People Participation Sámi Environmental management info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion peer-reviewed article 2021 ftjeuj https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2021.v17n20p3010.19044/esj.2021.v17n20 2023-04-16T08:44:21Z Indigenous peoples’ participation in public policy and planning is ascribed in numerous international and national legal instruments as essential to the realisation of their self-determination. This study examines how the Akwé: Kon guidelines (AK) can promote effective indigenous peoples participation in environmental management, especially during environmental impact assessment (EIA). Special focus is drawn on the Finnish context, home of the Sámi indigenous people. The study applies an effectiveness review package by Lee and Colley (1999), supplemented by interview and questionnaire surveys, to analyse how effective the AK have been. It was found that although they were useful in promoting further interaction of the Sámi with authorities, the AK did not address their most fundamental political and legal grievances. This leaves room for EIA policy and practice, in Finland and all other jurisdictions with indigenous peoples, to consider how they can more effectively harness the potentialities in AK. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sámi European Scientific Journal (European Scientific Institute) Eia ENVELOPE(7.755,7.755,63.024,63.024) Kon ENVELOPE(161.092,161.092,55.397,55.397) European Scientific Journal ESJ 17 20 |
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Indigenous peoples’ participation in public policy and planning is ascribed in numerous international and national legal instruments as essential to the realisation of their self-determination. This study examines how the Akwé: Kon guidelines (AK) can promote effective indigenous peoples participation in environmental management, especially during environmental impact assessment (EIA). Special focus is drawn on the Finnish context, home of the Sámi indigenous people. The study applies an effectiveness review package by Lee and Colley (1999), supplemented by interview and questionnaire surveys, to analyse how effective the AK have been. It was found that although they were useful in promoting further interaction of the Sámi with authorities, the AK did not address their most fundamental political and legal grievances. This leaves room for EIA policy and practice, in Finland and all other jurisdictions with indigenous peoples, to consider how they can more effectively harness the potentialities in AK. |
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Promoting the Participation of Indigenous Peoples in Environmental Impact Assessment: Effectiveness of Akwé: Kon Guidelines in Finland |
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