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: Markkula, Inkeri, Turunen, Minna, Kantola, Sini
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Akwé: Kon Guidelines; Land use planning; Sámi reindeer herding; Traditional and local knowledge; Wilderness areas; /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/1/18/3; name=Plant biology; microbiology; virology; Kon; reindeer husbandry
• Online Access: https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/b460db2d-2456-4168-9031-6431582bf3a9; https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10735-240120; https://lacris.ulapland.fi/ws/files/5104884/Markkulaetal2019.pdf

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, fulfilled t...