Essays about: "Indigenous land use"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the words Indigenous land use.

  1. 1. Swedish Settler-Colonialism in the Forest : Forest Samis's Rights and Land Disposal

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Sara Lind; [2023]
    Keywords : Forest Samis; Reindeer Herding; Settler-Colonialism; Indigenous land rights; Forestry Management;

    Abstract : This paper delves into the significance of land disposal to indigenous rights and Settler-Colonies. Specifically, it examines land use regulations for forestry management and Forest Sami villages. READ MORE

  3. 2. The future of the Sámi people in a developing modern world : A qualitative comparison of Sweden and Norway´s handling of Sámi land use and self-determination

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Felicia Arvidsson; Andrea Fröberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Indigenous peoples; Indigenous rights; Sámi people; Norway; Sweden; Land use; Self-determination; Minorities; Sustainability; Climate change; Human rights;

    Abstract : Indigenous peoples are living all over the world. In Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, live the last indigenous peoples of Europe, the Sámi people. Just like many other indigenous peoples in the world they need to find a way to coexist with the majority population in their home state. READ MORE

  4. 3. Traditional Knowledge and Practices for Resilience to Climate Change in Nepal’s Mid-Hills: Perspectives from Darma and Madi Rural Municipalities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Dina-Josepha Rodehorst; Tabitha Black-Lock; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; traditional knowledge; Indigenous knowledge; Nepal; resilience; agriculture; Magar; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With climate change impacting countries around the world, rural communities in Nepal are among those most affected. As acknowledged by global climate discourses, traditional knowledge plays a vital role in understanding and adapting to climate change. READ MORE

  5. 4. Administrative Transfers by Settler Colonial States and Their Subjugation of Native Populations’ Land Use - A study on mechanisms of settler colonial states in Sweden and Canada during the second half of the nineteenth century

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Cajsa Sjölin; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how administrative transfers by settler colonial states in nineteenth-century Sweden and Canada contributed to the subjugation of indigenous land use. Using qualitative analysis of historical documents and legal sources, the study reveals the pervasive presence of administrative transfers and their implications. READ MORE

  6. 5. Contested consequences : Discourse analysis of social conflict between Sami Reindeer Herding Communities and mining corporations in Impact Assessments

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Nils Wilhelmsson; [2023]
    Keywords : impact assessment; discourse analysis; mineral extraction; mining policy; Sami; reindeer husbandry; indigenous peoples; indigenous rights; land use; human geography; spatial planning; miljökonsekvensbeskrivningar; konsekvensanalys; diskursanalys; gruvindustri; gruvpolitik; Samer; samebyar; rennäring; renskötsel; ursprungsinvånare; urfolksrättigheter; markanvändning; kulturgeografi; samhällsplanering;

    Abstract : For a long time, the indigenous Sami of northern Sweden have had little influence within planning processes. This problem have in recent years been highlighted both in legal terms and through practices for developing Impact Assessments (IA), and has led to increasing conflict between reindeer herders and mining corporations. READ MORE