Arctic residents' observations and human impact assessments in understanding environmental changes in boreal forests: Russian experience and circumpolar perspectives

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 897-909

  Vlassova, T K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Arctic residents observations and assessments; Boreal forests; Circumpolar monitoring; Environment and climate change; Indigenous Peoples; Local and traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BOREAL FOREST; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EXTINCTION RISK; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33748777140     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-005-9023-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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