Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change: Pastoralism in Fennoscandia

ISBN-13: 9780367632670 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 302 str.

Tim Horstkotte; ?Ystein Holand; Jouko Kumpula

Opis

This volume offers a holistic understanding of the environmental and societal challenges that affect reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia today.

Spis treści

Part I. Reindeer pastoralism as social-ecological system  1. Reindeer pastoralism in Fennoscandia  2. Genetic structure and origin of semi-domesticated reindeer  Part II. Reindeer in their environment  3. Reindeer behavioural ecology and use of pastures in pastoral livelihoods  4. Pastures under pressure – effects of other land users and the environment  5. Reindeer husbandry and climate change – challenges for adaptation  6. Large predators and their impact on reindeer husbandry  Part III. Governance of reindeer pastoralism  7. Implications of norms and knowledge in customary reindeer herding units for resource governance  8. Unpacking reindeer husbandry governance in Sweden, Norway and Finland – a political discursive perspective  9. Governing maximum reindeer numbers in Fennoscandia  Part IV. Challenges for productivity, health and adaption of reindeer  10. The productive herd – past, present and perspectives  11. Bioeconomics of reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia  12. Role of supplementary feeding in reindeer husbandry  13. Health and diseases of semi-domesticated reindeer in a climate change perspective  Part V. Prospects and synthesis  14. Tipping points and regime shifts in reindeer husbandry – a systems approach  15. Pathways for action: the need for Sámi self-determination  16. Final reflections