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Land-use and climate related drivers of change in the reindeer management system in Finland: geography of perceptions

2021

Drivers of change in the reindeer management system are rather well-known. But when developing the gover-nance to support the traditional livelihoods, it is crucial to understand also practitioner perceptions. Systematic research on these is lacking. We analyzed the land-use and climate related drivers within the reindeer man-agement area (RMA) in Finland, and, using a perception geography approach, studied the herder perceptions towards these. We conducted an on-site questionnaire survey with herders from 51 herding districts. Factors directly affecting the welfare of reindeer were perceived as crucial by herders, for example basal icing affecting the forage availability, and land-use rela…

0106 biological sciencescumulative effects010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesGeography Planning and Developmentmaankäyttöporotalous01 natural sciencesHUSBANDRYporonhoitoPUBLIC-PARTICIPATION GISClimate changeHerdingreindeer husbandrySEMI-DOMESTICATED REINDEERGeneral Environmental Science2. Zero hungerCumulative effectsQuestionnaireForestryGOVERNANCELivelihoodNatural resource010601 ecologyclimate changeGeographyTourism Leisure and Hospitality ManagementManagement systemIMPACTS1171 GeosciencesWINTER PASTURESClimate changeEnvironmental planning1172 Environmental sciences0105 earth and related environmental sciencesCumulative effectsLand usePractitioner knowledgeland useilmastonmuutokset15. Life on landNorthern FennoscandiaNorthern fennoscandiaporonhoitoalueetINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTRANGIFER-TARANDUS-TARANDUSSNOWLand usepractitioner knowledgeWILD REINDEERReindeer husbandry
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