Comparative integrated work package report for justice in participation and governance

• Main Authors: Joona, Tanja, Landauer, Mia, Wallén, Henri, Similä, Jukka, Nystén-Haarala, Soili, Asztalos Morell, Ildikó, Joona, Juha, Keskitalo, Pigga, Kähkönen, Juho, Fahlin, Felicia
• Other Authors: fi=Arktinen keskus|en=Arctic Centre|
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: sustainable development; justice; ethics; arctic region; kestävä kehitys; arktinen alue; oikeudenmukaisuus; etiikka; Arctic; Arktinen alue
• Online Access: https://lauda.ulapland.fi/handle/10024/66391; http://nbn-resolving.org/URN:NBN:fi-fe202501132944

This consolidated report evaluates and contrasts the economic sectors examined in the case studies 13-16 and 18 of JUSTNORTH Work Package 4 (WP4). It provides an overview of the analyses of justice based on the results of the case studies, focusing on social, economic, and ecological systems and their interactions. The report integrates the research findings of JUSTNORTH deliverables D4.1-D4.3. It also evaluates and presents local applications of the ethical conditions of economic activities, the risks to stakeholders and ecosystem services, and finally, barriers and pathways to sustainable development under the theme of justice in participation and governance. Mechanisms for reconciling multiple ethics systems, potential national or subnational regulatory solutions, and ethics of sustainability are discussed. Through justice and value perspectives, this report compares the status of the economic activities introduced in the case studies. Based on the findings, stakeholders’ ethical perspectives and criteria of sustainable development goals are presented to make recommendations on legal and regulatory pathways towards just and ethical sustainable development in the Arctic.