A Tale of Two Reindeer: Pastoralism and Preservation in the Soviet Arctic

Bruno, Andy

doi:10.1353/reg.2017.0016

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“…Despite these efforts, the wealth of Indigenous Knowledge and co-production of knowledge efforts present in the Arctic is not always considered in decision making (Yua et al, 2022). The prioritization of Indigenous perspectives, values, and ways of life have been historically hampered by researchers', managers', and policy makers' complicity in perpetuating historical injustices such as the displacement and exclusion of Indigenous Peoples and their practices within protected areas and the misuse of Indigenous Knowledge in ways that have limited sovereignty and self-determination, and in some cases, have even led to the criminalization of Indigenous Peoples in their own homelands (Burnett et al, 2016;Bruno, 2017;Moola and Roth, 2018). In addition, scientific research has often played a role in justifying management decisions which were imposed on communities without their participation or consent, especially regarding wildlife management (Johnson et al, 2016;ICC Alaska, 2020).…”

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The ecosystem approach to marine management in the Arctic: Opportunities and challenges for integration

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Climate change is strongly impacting Arctic marine ecosystems, and the Arctic coastal communities whose identities, traditions and livelihoods are closely interconnected with the marine environment. The Ecosystem Approach (EA) is a promising approach for understanding and managing the occurring shifts in the Arctic marine ecosystems. Based on our analysis, we find that assessments conducted by international and regional instruments and institutions, most notably the Arctic Council, as well as the wealth of Indigenous knowledge present in the region, provide valuable starting points for the implementation of EA in the Arctic. Yet, mechanisms for translating knowledge into joint coordinated and integrated action in accordance with EA are currently lacking. Our analysis suggests that incremental steps can be taken now to promote the implementation of EA, while working to establish a more comprehensive governance framework. In our view, bottom-up initiatives may provide the most promising avenue for promoting the application of EA in the region under the current geopolitical circumstances. Support by civil society, Indigenous and conservation organizations, as well as global momentum will be necessary to coordinate, finance and elevate community-driven initiatives. Other opportunities we identify for advancing EA is to engage with sectoral management bodies and to advance EA through climate change adaptation measures.

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The ecosystem approach to marine management in the Arctic: Opportunities and challenges for integration

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Environmental Subjectivities from the Soviet North

Bruno¹

2019

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This article develops the concept of “Soviet environmental subjectivity.” Taking a theoretical step toward comparative political ecology and neo-materialism, it makes the case that engagement with the natural environment comprised a potent, but underappreciated, determinant of Soviet subjectivity. To elaborate this argument, the article examines the life stories of three individuals who spent time in a common region in the far north: ornithologist Oleg Semenov-Tian-Shanskii, geologist Leonid Potemkin, and aspiring ballerina turned technician and prisoner Inna Tartakovskaia. Their lives reveal certain distinguishing features of Soviet environmental subjectivities, including a common desire to both exploit and protect the environment and a tendency for the state's punitive use of harsh natural conditions to alter subjective experiences. Furthermore, the very different paths of these individuals—one became an environmentalist, one defended the Soviet treatment of the natural world, and one did not actively engage in environmental politics—indicate the possible pervasiveness of environmental subjectivities in the Soviet Union.

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Indigenous-led conservation in the Arctic supports global conservation practices

Buschman

Sudlovenick

2022

Arctic Science

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Amid growing recognition for the role of global conservation initiatives in protecting biodiversity and mitigating climate change impacts, the interest in Indigenous-led and Indigenous-centered conservation in the circumpolar Arctic is also on the rise. Through literature and practice, Indigenous communities in the Arctic are shaping the global discourse around conservation approaches, mechanisms, and strategies and challenging colonial conceptions of how lands, waters, and species should be used, managed, and protected. Indigenous approaches, mechanisms, and strategies often differ from those found in the global conservation toolbox and rather focus on local priorities, Indigenous knowledge, traditional practices, sovereignty, and self-determination. Direction on how conservation should evolve and overcome challenges and related burdens is best given by Indigenous communities, scholars, organizations, and governments. Valuing Indigenous knowledge and supporting community-level initiatives, strategies, and practices comes with the benefits of understanding, forwarding, and implementing community priorities, needs, and values through attention and focus on funding, Indigenous-led research and management, and mutual mentorship. In addition to benefiting conservation itself, biodiversity research conducted within Indigenous homelands has the opportunity to serve as a model for how regional, national, and international initiatives best engage with Indigenous knowledge, conservation practice, and policy development in the Arctic and beyond.

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A Tale of Two Reindeer: Pastoralism and Preservation in the Soviet Arctic

Cited by 3 publications

References 16 publications

The ecosystem approach to marine management in the Arctic: Opportunities and challenges for integration

The ecosystem approach to marine management in the Arctic: Opportunities and challenges for integration

Environmental Subjectivities from the Soviet North

Indigenous-led conservation in the Arctic supports global conservation practices

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