Perceptions on and impacts of environmental changes under multiple stressors : a case study from two communities in northern Fennoscandia

• Published in: Regional Environmental Change
• Main Authors: Eilola, Salla, Horstkotte, Tim, Forbes, Bruce C., Habeck, Joachim Otto, Komu, Teresa, Rasmus, Sirpa, Fagerholm, Nora
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: UmeÃ¥ universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap 2024
• Subjects: Adaptation; Arctic; Climate change; Knowledge integration; Local knowledge; Participatory mapping; Climate Research; Klimatforskning; Environmental Sciences; Miljövetenskap; Jokkmokk; Savukoski; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-225499; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-024-02241-4

Against the backcloth of particularly fast environmental change in the Arctic, this study juxtaposes local perceptions of environmental change in two communities in the boreal zone of Northern Europe with scientific data. The local knowledge was gathered through an online participatory mapping surve...