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Reindeer herding, traditional knowledge and adaptation to climate change and loss of grazing land (EALAT)
Indigenous peoples in the Arctic face major challenges related to changes in their society and the northern climate. The EALAT project was designed to gather information about the changes to which Arctic herders are subjected and to give some concrete examples where herders’ traditional knowledge contributes to adaptation to changing conditions, including traditional use of grazing land. Local community-based workshops were organized in the reindeer herding societies in the most important reindeer herding regions. These workshops focused on how knowledge is used and how traditional grazing lands are lost. The challenge of EALAT- Information is to transfer reindeer herders’ knowledge into action for sustainable development of the Arctic and, in particular, to involve Russian, Scandinavian and Alaskan reindeer herders in this process. An interim report and an information book have been prepared for the Arctic Council Ministerial in 2009. The project will continue into the Danish chairmanship.
Information Book: Reindeer Herders' Voice (2009)This is a large file. To assist in downloading, the book has been divided into two (2) parts. Please be patient: it can take a minute or more to download each part.
Last Updated: 2009-05-13
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