Promoting the Participation of Indigenous Peoples in Environmental Impact Assessment: Effectiveness of Akwé: Kon Guidelines in Finland

• Published in: European Scientific Journal ESJ
• Main Authors: Onyango, Vincent, Wiman, Henri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Scientific Institute, ESI 2021
• Subjects: Environmental Impact Assessment; Akwé; Kon Guidelines; Indigenous People; Participation; Sámi; Environmental management; Eia; Kon
• Online Access: https://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/14422; https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2021.v17n20p30

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...