The protection of the culturally and spiritually important landscapes of arctic indigenous peoples under the convention on biological diversity and first experiences from the application of the Akwé:Kon Guidelines in Finland

• Main Authors: Neumann, A., Herrmann, Thora Martina, Heinämäki, Leena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Arctic; Hammastunturi
• Online Access: https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/135e5dde-204b-437c-9dc2-e9a1d0a76c27

Culturally and spiritually important landscapes in the Arctic region express the interconnectedness of Indigenous Peoples with the natural and spiritual environment, and their preservation has been, and continues to be, essential to Indigenous People’s identity and traditional livelihoods. During th...