While sustainable forest management (SFM) policy processes are well developed,
implementation on the ground remains a challenge. Given the diversity of biophysical …

This paper examines two European national parks (Jostedalsbreen, Norway; Hohe Tauern,
Austria) and explores the connection between management strategies and regional …

In 2010, Norway introduced local management of national parks and other large protected
areas. Boards comprised of local politicians are delegated extended powers in the …

Countries are increasingly shifting responsibility for large carnivore management from
central to local government authorities. The three countries in Fennoscandia—Finland …

In 2009, the Norwegian Storting (Parliament) decided to embark on a reform of the
governance of protected areas. The reform establishes more than 40 local management …

From the outset, the main purpose of planning was place development in a stricter,
economic sense, and to create jobs, secure housing, and deliver infrastructure (Tewdwr …

I would like to start this article with a brief narrative from the Swedish part of Sámi Land
(Sápmi), from an area we can call Jávregaska. Jávregaska consists of two large lakes …

This paper explores whether ambitions to open up the traditional Swedish model of top-
down conservation methods to local influences are indicative of an actual transition in …

Quests for devolving more power to local actors for nature protection stem from both
international and national policies. Also, there is a growing recognition of the need for local …

UNESCO's World Heritage Convention has become a global policy for natural and cultural
conservation and in particular the intricate relation between the two. This article presents two …