Conference Programme
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POSTERS AND POSTER SESSIONS
PROGRAMME ON SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER
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Sunday 19 October
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15:30 – 18:00
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Field trip to the reindeer herding tourism farm near Rovaniemi
15.30 Bus departure from Arktikum
16:00 - 17:45 Programme at the Reindeer Farm
17:45 Bus to hotels
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19:00 – 20:00
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Rovaniemi City Reception, Rovaniemi City Hall(Hallituskatu 7)
Hosted by Heikki Autto, Chairman of the Rovaniemi City Council
Bus from hotels: at 18:40 Aakenus, at 18:45 Santa Claus, at 18:50 Vaakuna
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Monday 20 October
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08:00 – 09:00
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Registration
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09:00 – 09:10
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Welcoming words from NJF and conference information
Päivi Soppela, Dr. , Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
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09:10 – 09:20
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Conference Opening
Paula Kankaanpää, Director, Arctic Centre, Finland
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9:20 - 9:25
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Welcoming words from the reindeer husbandry people in Finland
Matti Särkelä, Head of Office, Reindeer Herders' Association in Finland
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09:25 – 09:40
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Invited speaker: Hannele Pokka, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
Land use planning in the reindeer husbandry area in Finland
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Session 1: Relations of reindeer herding and other land use activities
Chair: Päivi Soppela
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09:40 – 10:20
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Keynote speaker: Juha Joona, Researcher, Arctic Centre, Finland
Reindeer herding as land use right in Finland
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10:20 – 10:40
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Coffee/tea
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10:40 - 11:00
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Tim Horskotte, University of Turku, Finland and University of Umeå, Sweden
Exploring the Multiple Use of Boreal Landscapes - The Importance of social-ecological Diversity for Reindeer Husbandry
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11:00 - 11:20
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Anna Skarin, Swedish University of Agricultural Science Uppsala Sweden
Wind power turbine infrastructure impacts reindeer migration and movement corridors
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11:20 - 11:30
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Discussion on the themes in session 1
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| 11:30 - 11:40 |
Group photo |
11:40 - 12:30
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Lunch
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Session 2: Reindeer herding in a changing environment
Chair: Rolf Rødven
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12:30 - 13:10
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Keynote speaker: Bruce Forbes, Research professor, Arctic Centre, Finland
Reindeer management and long-term pasture vegetation dynamics
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13:10 - 13:30
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Henni Ylänne, University of Oulu, Finland
Combined effects of reindeer grazing and global warming on sub-arctic carbon stocks
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13:30 - 13:50
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Sindre Eftestøl, University of Oslo, Norway
Negative effects on reindeer area use disappear after construction period for wind parks and power lines
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13:50 - 14:10
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Minna Turunen, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland Rovaniemi , Finland
Winter Feeding of Reindeer - A Coping Strategy in a Changing Environment
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14:10 – 14:20
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Discussion on the themes in session 2
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14:20 - 15:00
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Poster presentations (P1 – P10). Coffee/tea
Chair: Birgitta Åhman
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Session 3: Predators and reindeer management
Chair: Øystein Holand
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15:00 – 15:40
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Keynote speaker 3: Birgitta Åhman, Professor, SLU, Sweden
Effects of predators on reindeer management
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15:40 - 16:00
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Ilpo Kojola, Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Finland
Large carnivores in Northern Fennoscandia
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16:00 - 16:20
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Harri Norberg, Finnish Wildlife Agency, Finland
Large carnivore management and derogation process in the Finnish reindeer husbandry area
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16:20 - 16:30
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Discussion on the themes in session 3
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16:30 - 16:40
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Short break
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Session 4: How to combine different land use needs in practice - Presenting the POROT-project in Finland
Chair: Janne Näkkäläjärvi
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16:40 – 17:00
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Invited speaker: Sanna Hast, Adviser, Reindeer Herders’ Association, Finland
Impacts of different land use on reindeer husbandry
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17:00 - 17:15
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Kari Oinonen, Head of Unit, Finnish Environment Institute
Tools for taking reindeer herding into account in land use planning - POROT
Project
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17:15 - 17:45
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Petri Shemeikka, Researcher, Finnish Environment Institute and Mari Väänänen, Researcher, Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute
Producing GIS data on reindeer management and land use in the POROT-project -
How to utilize this data?
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17:45 - 18:00
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Practical example in coordination:
Pertti Heikkuri, Metsähallitus, Finland
Cooperation of reindeer herding and forestry to enhance simultaneous land use in the Sámi homeland region in Finland
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18:00 - 18:10
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Discussion on the themes in session 4
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18:10 - 18:15
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End of day one
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20:00 -
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Conference Dinner, Restaurant Valdemari, Jäämerentie 9
(Bus transfer at 19:30 Aakenus, at 19:40 Santa Claus, at 19:50 Vaakuna)
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Tuesday 21 October
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08:30 – 08:35
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Conference information
Dr. Jouko Kumpula, Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute
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08:35 – 08:45
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Opening the second day
Eero Helle, Director General, Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Finland
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Session 5: Sustainable and profitable reindeer management – challenges and opportunities
Chair: Jouko Kumpula
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08:45 - 09:25
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Keynote speaker: Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen, Researcher, Norwegian Institute for Natural Reseach (NINA), Norway
The effects of climate and pasture condition on reindeer reproduction and herd dynamics
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Jan Åge Riseth, Norut, Norway
A long term perspective on Norwegian Governmental Politics for Sámi Reindeer Management
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09:45 - 10.05
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Rolf Rødven, Bioforsk, Norway
Born in the gutter, stay in the gutter - density dependence early and late in life of reindeer
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10:05 - 10:35
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Poster presentations (P11 – P16). Coffee/tea
Chair: Päivi Soppela
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Session 5 continues: Sustainable and profitable reindeer management – challenges and opportunities
Chair: Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen
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| 10:35 - 10:50 |
Invited speaker: Veli-Pekka Talvela, Chief Director, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland
Challenges and targets on the developing of reindeer husbandry in Finland today |
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10:50 - 11:10
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Antti-Juhani Pekkarinen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Quality of winter pastures and use of supplementary feeding in managing a reindeer-lichen system
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11:10 - 11:30
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Kirsi Muuttoranta, MTT Agrifood Research Finland
Genetic variation in meat production related traits in reindeer
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11:30 - 11:50
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Lauri Oksanen, University of Turku, Finland and University of Tromsø - the Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Towards rational reindeer husbandry on North Calotte: time for re-thinking and re-integration
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| 11:50 - 12:00 |
Discussion on the themes in session 5 |
| 12:00 – 13:00 |
Lunch |
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Session 6: Social and cultural security and sustainability of reindeer herding livelihood; future prospects
Chair: Birgitta Åhman
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13:00 – 13:40
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Keynote speaker: Dr Annette Löf, Centre for Sami Research, Umeå University, Sweden
Can and should reindeer herding adapt? Challenges to the notions of sustainability and the role of governance and politics
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13:40 - 14:00
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Invited speaker: Pekka Aikio, Sámi reindeer herder, Sámi Reindeer Herder’s Association of Finland
The Sámi reindeer herding, a holistic overview of
interactions with special reference to difference aspects of
sustainability and future challenges
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14:00 - 14:20
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Stefan Kirchner, University of Lapland, Finland
Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Decision-Making on Extractive Industries: Reindeer Herding and Mining in Finland
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Inker-Anni Sara, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Participation in the legislative drafting process of revision of the Act on Metsähallitus and general promotion of reindeer herding |
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Asta Kietäväinen, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland
Reindeer herding - business or way of life |
| 15:00 – 15:10 |
Discussion on the themes in session 6
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| 15:10 - 15:40 |
Poster presentations. Coffee/tea
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Session 7: Panel discussion, Sustainable governance in reindeer management and land use (invited panelists)
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15:40 – 17:00
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Panel moderator: Lasse Peltonen, Senior Research Scientist, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland
Introducing the themes and their backgrounds for the panel
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Panelists:
Ruusa Degerman, Senior Office, ELY Centre Lapland, Finland
Eero Helle, Director General, Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Finland
Pekka Aikio, Sámi reindeer herder, Sámi Reindeer Herder’s Association of Finland
Sunna Marie Pentha, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Norway
Matti Särkelä, Head of Office, Reindeer Herders' Association, Finland
Veli-Pekka Talvela, Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland
Annette Löf, Dr, Centre for Sami Research, Umeå University, Sweden
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| 17:00 - 17:10 |
Conference Closing |
| 17:15 |
Bus transfer to the airport |