@article{779799,
      recid = {779799},
      author = {Heinämäki, Leena, and Herrmann, Thora Martina,},
      title = {Experiencing and protecting sacred natural sites of Sámi  and other indigenous peoples : the sacred Arctic /},
      pages = {1 online resource (vi, 192 pages) :},
      abstract = {This book focuses specifically on the experience and  protection of indigenous, and particularly Sámi sacred  sites in the Arctic. Sacred sites are being increasingly  recognized as important reservoirs of Arctic cultural and  biological diversity, as a means for the transmission of  culture and identity, and a tool for the preservation of  fragile northern social-ecological systems. Yet, legal  protection of Arctic sacred sites and related policies are  often still lacking or absent. It becomes increasingly  difficult for site custodians in the Arctic to protect  these ancient sites, due to disruptive changes, such as  climate change, economic developments and infrastructural  development. With contributions from Sámi and non-Sámi  scholars from Arctic regions, this book provides new  insights into our understanding of the significance and  legal protection of sacred sites for Sámi of the Arctic. It  examines the role of international human rights,  environmental law, and longstanding customary law that  uphold Arctic indigenous peoples? rights in conservation,  and their associated management systems. It also  demonstrates the complex relationships between indigenous  knowledge, cultural/spiritual values and belief systems and  nature conservation. The book looks forward to providing  guidelines for future research and practice for improved  integration of the ethical, cultural and spiritual values  of nature into law, policy, planning and management. As  such, this book offers a contribution to upholding the  sanctity of these sites, their cultural identity and the  biodiversity associated with them.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/779799},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48069-5},
}