1st Edition

Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change Pastoralism in Fennoscandia

316 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

316 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume offers a holistic understanding of the environmental and societal challenges that affect reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia today. Reindeer husbandry is a livelihood with a long traditional heritage and cultural importance. Like many other pastoral societies, reindeer herders are confronted with significant challenges. Covering Norway, Sweden and Finland – three countries with... Read more

Part I. Reindeer pastoralism as social-ecological system

1. Reindeer pastoralism in Fennoscandia
Øystein Holand, Tim Horstkotte, Jouko Kumpula and Jon Moen

2. Genetic structure and origin of semi-domesticated reindeer
Knut H. Røed, Kjersti S. Kvie and Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen

Part II. Reindeer in their environment

3. Reindeer behavioural ecology and use of pastures in pastoral livelihoods
Anna Skarin, Jouko Kumpula, Torkild Tveraa and Birgitta Åhman

4. Pastures under pressure – effects of other land users and the environment
Sonja Kivinen, Anna Skarin, Jon Moen and Stefan Sandström

5. Reindeer husbandry and climate change – challenges for adaptation
Sirpa Rasmus, Tim Horstkotte, Minna Turunen, Mia Landauer, Annette Löf, Ilari Lehtonen, Gunhild Rosqvist and Øystein Holand

6. Large predators and their impact on reindeer husbandry
Birgitta Åhman, Sirpa Rasmus, Camilla Risvoll, Svein Morten Eilertsen and Harri Norberg

Part III. Governance of reindeer pastoralism

7. Implications of norms and knowledge in customary reindeer herding units for resource governance
Tim Horstkotte, Hannu I. Heikkinen, Marius Warg Næss, Mia Landauer, Bruce C. Forbes, Camilla Risvoll and Simo Sarkki

8. Unpacking reindeer husbandry governance in Sweden, Norway and Finland – a political discursive perspective
Annette Löf, Kaisa Raitio, Bruce C. Forbes, Kristina Labba, Mia Landauer, Camilla Risvoll and Simo Sarkki

9. Governing maximum reindeer numbers in Fennoscandia
Simo Sarkki, Kathrine Ivsett Johnsen, Annette Löf, Antti-Juhani Pekkarinen, Jouko Kumpula, Sirpa Rasmus, Mia Landauer and Birgitta Åhman

Part IV. Challenges for productivity, health and adaption of reindeer

10. The productive herd – past, present and perspectives
Øystein Holand, Asko Mäki-Tanila, Thomas Kvalnes, Kirsi Muuttoranta, Amélie Paoli, Jaakko Pietarinen, Robert B. Weladji and Birgitta Åhman

11. Bioeconomics of reindeer husbandry in Fennoscandia
Antti-Juhani Pekkarinen, Jouko Kumpula, Øystein Holand, Birgitta Åhman and Olli Tahvonen

12. Role of supplementary feeding in reindeer husbandry
Birgitta Åhman, Minna Turunen, Jouko Kumpula, Camilla Risvoll, Tim Horstkotte, Élise Lépy and Svein Morten Eilertsen

13. Health and diseases of semi-domesticated reindeer in a climate change perspective
Morten Tryland, Birgitta Åhman and Javier Sánchez Romano

Part V. Prospects and synthesis

14. Tipping points and regime shifts in reindeer husbandry – a systems approach
Jon Moen, Bruce C. Forbes, Annette Löf and Tim Horstkotte

15. Pathways for action: the need for Sámi self-determination
Åsa Larsson Blind

16. Final reflections
Jon Moen, Tim Horstkotte, Øystein Holand and Jouko Kumpula

Biography

Tim Horstkotte is a senior research engineer at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Sweden.

Øystein Holand is a professor, at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway.

Jouko Kumpula is a senior research scientist at the Natural Resources Institute Finland.

Jon Moen is a professor at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Sweden.