Muohta ja Jiekna (Snow and Ice):
Traditional Reindeer Herding Knowledge
and Geophysical Measurement
Muohta ja Jiekna (Snow and Ice): Traditional Reindeer Herding Knowledge
and Geophysical Measurement is an umbrella project with representatives
from Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Sápmi whom represent expertise
on Sámi culture, language, ecology, remote sensing, snow physics, and
reindeer herding.
Snow and Ice: Mutual Understanding of
Local and Scientific Expertise (SIMULATE)
SIMULATE
is a proposed module of the Muohta ja Jiekna project
with a focus on the following: exchanging knowledge between scientists
and Sámi reindeer herders; adoption of scientific monitoring relevant
to Sámi reindeer herders; development of appropriate monitoring
methods for local Sámi to deploy; and communication for dissemination
of results, recommendations, experience, and best practices.
| Leads |
|
Terry Callaghan, Audhild Schanche |
| Organizations |
|
Abisko Naturvetenskapliga Station (Callaghan),
Nordic Sámi Institute (Schanche) |
| Country |
|
Sweden |
Geographic
Coverage |
|
Norway, Finland, Sweden, Sápmi |
| Communities |
|
Sámi |
Related
Organizations |
- Consortium for Coordination of Observation and Monitoring of
the Arctic for Assessment and Research (COMAAR)
|