Traditional and Local Knowledge in Land Use Planning: The Enontekiö Municipality in the Finnish Saami homeland as an example

• Published in: Alue ja Ympäristö
• Main Authors: Markkula, Inkeri, Turunen, Minna Tuulikki, Tuulentie, Seija, Nikula, Ari
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Finnish
• Published: Alue- ja ympäristötutkimuksen seura 2020
• Subjects: Akwé:Kon Guidelines; land use planning; local knowledge; traditional knowledge; Saami homeland; Akw´é: Kon -ohjeet; maankäytön suunnittelu; paikallinen tieto; perinteinen tieto; saamelaisalue; Enontekiö; Kon; reindeer husbandry; saami
• Online Access: https://aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/article/view/82535; https://doi.org/10.30663/ay.82535

Land Use and Building Act provides interaction and participation of local people in land use planning. Convention on Biological Diversity requires traditional and local knowledge to be taken into account in land use planning. In the Saami homeland of Finland Metsähallitus, first in the world, has ap...