Conversations with Arctic indigenous people and others concerned
The work presented in this report aims at making a practical contribution to the study of local and traditional knowledge, exploring how ‘indigenous’ ways of observing, monitoring and governing the Arctic environment, bear adaptive strategies in a changing Arctic. The report describes ongoing impacts on Arctic livelihoods through the voices of Arctic residents. It represents a contribution to a broader call for mobilising all relevant knowledge about Arctic environmental change and resilience, which impact not only Arctic inhabitants but all populations in the planet. Based on 30 in-depth interviews with Arctic residents but also a number of academics, EU policymakers, and members of civil society organisations, the report offers valuable accounts of the participants’ (situated) knowledge, practical experience, ways of knowing and not least worldview and values Arctic residents live by. Furthermore, the report explores the interplay of traditional knowledge with scientific research practices, highlighting the key conditions sine qua no found in successful collaborative cases between traditional knowledge-holders and scientists. It concludes with recommendations for further action, suggesting that not seeking systematic respectful collaborations between scientists and traditional Arctic knowledge-holders is more serious than a “missed opportunity”; it is a damage to the broader political and ethical aspirations of resilient and sustainable governance of climate and other environmental changes.
ROMERO MANRIQUE LARA David;
ZOGHBI Jade;
MARTINHO GUIMARAES PIRES PEREIRA Angela;
2021-04-28
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC123656
978-92-76-32445-4 (online),
978-92-76-32444-7 (print),
1831-9424 (online),
1018-5593 (print),
EUR 30650 EN,
OP KJ-NA-30650-EN-N (online),
OP KJ-NA-30650-EN-C (print),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC123656,
10.2760/853700 (online),
10.2760/835885 (print),
