Sámi reindeer pastoralism in Norway is said to be in a state of crisis that has lasted for
several decades and is due to excessive numbers of reindeer. A general overstocking of the …

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is an understanding of natural systems acquired
through long-term human interactions with particular landscapes. Traditional knowledge …

Competition among different uses for land is becoming acute under the process of
urbanization, and conflicts related to this competition are becoming more frequent and more …

With the rapid urbanization in China, land resources are becoming increasingly scarce.
Identifying and resolving land use conflict is essential for reasonably using land resources …

About 55% of the land area in Sweden is covered by forest. Presently, there is no uniform
and geographically explicit description of the forest cover for Sweden. Independent data …

Despite rapid advances in development of the ecosystem services (ES) concept, challenges
remain for its use in decision making. Cultural ES (CES) have proven particularly difficult to …

Lichens are a bottleneck resource for circumpolar populations of reindeer, and as such, for
reindeer husbandry as an indigenous Sami land-use tradition in northern Sweden. This …

The challenges of integrated, adaptive and ecosystem management are leading
government agencies to adopt participatory modes of engagement. Collaborative …

To meet the expanding land use required for wind energy development, a better
understanding of the effects on terrestrial animals' responses to such development is …

Advancements in citizen sensing and geospatial big data have enabled new opportunities
for government-citizen interactions and have played important roles in developing smart (er) …