Promoting the Participation of Indigenous Peoples in Environmental Impact Assessment:Effectiveness of Akwé: Kon Guidelines in Finland

• Published in: European Scientific Journal ESJ
• Main Authors: Onyango, Vincent, Wiman, Henri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Akwé: Kon Guidelines; Environmental Impact Assessment; Indigenous People; Participation; Sámi; Environmental management; Eia; Kon
• Online Access: https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/publications/bc1188e0-aa76-4308-960c-bdda44c273e2; https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2021.v17n20p30

Indigenous peoples’ participation in public policy and planning is ascribed in numerous international and national legal instruments as essential to the realisation of their self-determination. This study examines how the Akwé: Kon guidelines (AK) can promote effective indigenous peoples’participati...