Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change

Pastoralism in Fennoscandia

Tim Horstkotte, Øystein Holand, Jouko Kumpula , Jon Moen (Umea University, Sweden)

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English

Routledge
29 January 2024

Development studies; Agriculture & related industries; Botany & plant sciences; Animal ecology; Environmental science, engineering & technology

Series: Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management

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 many differences and similarities – this volume examines how reindeer husbandry is affected by and responds to global environmental change and resource extraction in boreal and arctic social-ecological systems. Beginning with an historical overview of reindeer husbandry, the volume analyses the realities of the present from different perspectives and disciplines. Genetics, behavioural ecology of reindeer, other forms of land use, pastoralists’ norms and knowledge, bio-economy and governance structures all set the stage for the complex internal and externally imposed dynamics within reindeer husbandry. In-depth analyses are devoted to particularly urgent challenges, such as land-use conflicts, climate change and predation, identified as having a high potential to shape the future pathways of the pastoral identity and productivity. These futures, with their risks and opportunities, are explored in the final section, offering a synthesis of the comparative approach between the three countries that runs as a recurring theme through the book. With its richness and depth, this volume contributes significantly to the understanding of the substantial impacts on pastoralist communities in northernmost Europe today, while highlighting viable pathways to maintaining reindeer husbandry for the future.

This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of both the natural and social sciences who work on natural resource management, global environmental change, pastoralism, ecology, social-ecological systems, rangeland management and Indigenous studies.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution- Non Commercial- No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Edited by: Tim Horstkotte, Øystein Holand, Jouko Kumpula, Jon Moen (Umea University, Sweden)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367632687
ISBN 10: 0367632683
Series: Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management
Pages: 302
Publication Date: 29 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.