Sweden: a new management of protected
areas, where Sami traditional knowledge
is of high significance
The committee considered that the site is of outstanding universal
value as it contains examples of ongoing geological, biological and
ecological processes, a great variety of natural phenomena of
exceptional beauty and significant biological diversity including a
population of brown bear and alpine flora. It was noted that the site
meets all conditions of integrity. The site has been occupied
continuously by the Sami people since prehistoric times, is one of the
last an unquestionably largest and best preserved examples of an
area of transhumance, involving summer grazing by large reindeer
herds, a practice that was widespread at one time and which dates
back to an early stage in human economic and social development.
Wilderness is a natural environment on Earth that has not
been significantly modify by human activity. The most
intact, undisturbed wild natural areas left on our planet –
those last truly wild places that humans do no controll and
have not developed with roads, pipelines our industrial
infrastructure. Wikpedia.
Criterion iii, (…) The site is extraordinarily rich in
both tangible and intangible heritage, demostrating
the long-term sustainable land-use of th Same
people
Three categories of cultural landscape:
- a landscape designed and created intentionally by
man.
- an organic evolved landscape which may be a´’relict or
(fossil) landscape’ or a ’continuing landscape’
- an ’associative cultural landscape which may be valued
because of the religious, artistic or cultural associations
of the natural element.
Wikpedia.
So without Sami culture – no world heritage
The Sami culture = Laponia world heritage
Different themes:
- The management plan should have a commun value
base
- Information/communication/ education
- A new management plan – a new way of thinking
(human – use- nature and culture)
- Preparings for a new management organization
- An temporaire organization
Holistic view
The natures value
Reindeerherding and
sami culture
Traces of earlier users
Laponia is an entirety in which the important relationship between human
beings and the environment is emphasised. This entirety is an indefeasible
heritage that should be passed on to coming generations. The Sami culture
lives on and reindeer herding is active in the area while new Sami livelihoods
are developed in harmony with the environmental and cultural values that
make up the foundation for the World Heritage appointment.
The cultural landscape, national parks and nature reserves are preserved and
cared for in such a way that their natural value remains, that they continue to
be a positive example within cultural heritage care as well as an asset for the
development of the attached municipalities. Our visitors’ experiences are
enhanced through relevant information and other ventures.
5 concepts for the management
- sustainable
- wholeness
- local participatory – openess
- common work
- consensus
New ways of working:
- searvelatnja
- consensus
- rádedibme
- elder’s knowledge
Management of the world heritage
The World Heritage Laponia is administered in such a way that its
natural value is secured for future generations. The World
Heritage is an asset for development. The World Heritage
Administration is made up of a number of parties, all involved in
the care and development of the area. The parties all enjoy a
mutual respect of each others’ different conditions and the
administrative work is a dynamic learning process (searvelatjna)
which is constantly developed but where the value-system
remains a strong foundation. Laponia tjuottjudus is a role model
for the administration of cultural heritage sites.
Conclusions:
- traditional knowledge should be
incorporated
- local management – state included consensus
- new methods to do the work