Between the local and the global? : reindeer herders’ perspectives on land use challenges and conflicts in the Sámi homeland, Finland

• Published in: Journal of Land Use Science
• Main Authors: Turunen, Minna T, Rikkonen, Taru, Nikula, Ari, Tuulentie, Seija, Rautio, Pasi
• Other Authors: orcid:0000-0002-7352-5241, orcid:0000-0003-4417-1752, 4100310710, 4100110810, Luonnonvarakeskus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: land use conflicts; reindeer herding; PPGIS; Inari; Fennoscandia; reindeer husbandry
• Online Access: https://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/555001; https://doi.org/10.1080/1747423x.2024.2359606

Rapid increase in new land uses is one of the biggest threats to reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia. We conducted a partly facilitated online Public Participation GIS survey to study reindeer herders’ perspectives on the impacts of land uses on reindeer herding in Inari, in the Sámi Homeland, Finlan...