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Organization of the Reindeer Husbandry in Finland

open access: yesRangifer, 2011
Reindeer husbandry is practised in the northern parts of Finland in a region that comprises almost all of the Province of Lapland and parts of the Province of Oulu and covers a good third of the Finnish surface. It is governed by the herding co-operative system.
openaire   +3 more sources

Modeling the Impacts of Self‐Sufficiency Scenarios on Norwegian National Nutrient Supply

open access: yesClimate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
Food and nutrient flows through national food systems have important implications for national self‐sufficiency. Here, we examine food and nutrient flows through the Norwegian food system currently and under various possible scenarios. ABSTRACT As a part of the Norwegian strategy to meet the commitments they have made through international climate ...
Raquel Lozano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the finnish national policy on large carnivores [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This evaluation of the Finnish national policy on large carnivores focuses on the success in accomplishing ecological, economic and social sustainability in population management during the period from 2007 to 2012, through objectives and actions in the ...
Kurki, Sami, Pohja-Mykrä, Mari
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Predicting snow structures relevant to reindeer husbandry

open access: yesArctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
Snow conditions in the High North are an important control on wintertime forage availability for reindeer, and under climate change, they are changing rapidly. In the European Arctic, this has the potential to disrupt traditional reindeer herding practices, reindeer health, and local culture (including that of Indigenous communities like the Sámi).
Emma T. D. Perkins   +3 more
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Minor epic: Notes toward a different “Anthropoetry”

open access: yesAnthropology and Humanism, Volume 51, Issue 1, June 2026.
Abstract Anthropologists have often turned to poetry as a means of accessing emotional registers of which conventional academic prose is unable to avail. In doing so, they have tacitly conflated poetry with lyric poetry, today probably the most widely practiced poetic genre, associated in particular with the expression of inner feelings and subjectival
Stuart McLean
wiley   +1 more source

Reindeer Herders in Finland: Pulled to Community-based Entrepreneurship & Pushed to Individualistic Firms' [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Content analysis of interviews conducted with reindeer herders - referred to as reindeer husbandry entrepreneurs, by the Reindeer Herders' Association - from two ethnic communities in Finland reveals that participants who identified themselves as ...
Dana, Leo, Riseth, Jan Age
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The Norwegian Reindeer Husbandry Administration

open access: yes, 2000
På oppdrag fra Reindriftsforvaltningen har NIBR evaluert Reindriftsforvaltningens organisasjon og virksomhet. I evalueringen drøftes ledelse, styring og organisering av virksomheten i etaten, med fokus på bl.a. personalledelse og kompetanseutvikling. Videre er Reindriftsforvaltningens arbeid med tilskuddsforvaltning, og arbeidet med arealforvaltning ...
Ivar Lie, Vigdis Nygaard
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Evolutionary and Ecological Determinants of the Phenology of Births in Wild Large Herbivores, a Systematic Review

open access: yesMammal Review, Volume 56, Issue 2, June 2026.
This semi‐systematic review supports the two dominant drivers of birth phenology: the seasonality and predation hypotheses. Even though there is evidence of their importance, the effects of female, offspring and population characteristics remain marginally accounted for. Asian and South and Central American species are currently understudied.
Lucie Thel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ground lichen cover and response in relation to forest characteristics in Sweden 1993–2023

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation
Reindeer husbandry is closely connected to the culture and tradition of the indigenous Sami people, and ground lichens are a key bottleneck resource for winter grazing of the semi-domesticated reindeer.
Ulrika Roos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why do humans keep animals? Does the answer help to define standards for organic animal husbandry? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Domestic livestock, such as farm animals and pets, are part of the cultural heritage of mankind. Animals have been used for food, services, non-food or religious purposes or just as a hobby for thousands of years.
Rahmann, Gerold
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