Monthly Archives: April 2015

YLE, the national news agency in Finland featured the Skolt Sámi and Snowchange Näätämö River Co-Managment Project yesterday in main news. The link to the news is here. Main components of the news include: – New partnership with the Sámi, … Continue reading →

Snowchange Cooperative joins the village of Iengra and the Evenk families in mourning the loss of a prominent traditional knowledge holder, mrs. Oktjabrina Naumova. She passed away last friday, 10th April, 2015 in Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. Mrs. Naumova … Continue reading →

Snowchange coordinates now for five years the ecological restoration of Jukajoki river catchment area in North Karelia, Finland. The river and lake are located in the boreal zone of Finland. The Selkie Village Council has now succeeded in securing funds, … Continue reading →

The Nordic Council of Ministers has released today a PDF online report on Local Knowledge and Resource Management, featuring Snowchange case studies from Siberia and Sámi areas. It is available here.

  Karelian Diamond Resources – KDR, an Irish mining company that was granted potentially illegal permission to start exploring for diamonds in Utsjoki, Finland is pulling out. The media reports in the Independent in Dublin, Ireland, confirm the company is pulling … Continue reading →