Governments are no longer the most important source of decision making in the
environmental field. Instead, new actors are playing critical decision‐making roles, and new …

Reindeer grazing has been entitled as ecological keystone in arctic–alpine landscapes. In
addition, reindeer husbandry is tightly connected to the identity of the indigenous Sámi …

Several recent climate impact assessments on polar regions have been undertaken,
including the synthesis report on Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (AMAP …

Traditional grazing areas in Europe have declined substantially over the last century.
Specifically, in northern Fennoscandia, the grazing land is disturbed by cumulative land-use …

Sizable areas in northwestern arctic Russia have undergone fundamental change in recent
decades as the exploration of vast hydrocarbon deposits has intensified. We undertook two …

Scientific studies of challenges of climate change could be improved by including other
sources of knowledge, such as traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), in this case relating …

Abstract In 2004, the International Evaluation Panel of the Academy of Finland indicated that
the Academy should develop its research policies, evaluation systems, and organization to …

Winter is a critical season for reindeer herding, with the amount and quality of snow being
among the most important factors determining the condition of reindeer and the annual …

In this paper we explore howWestern scientific concepts and attitudes towards indigenous
knowledge, as they pertain to resource management and climate change, differ from the …

Natural scientists are increasingly being encouraged to engage with local and Indigenous
communities when carrying out research. However, these attempts at collaboration can …