Sacred places & living lands: How Indigenous Sámi peoples steward biodiversity (analysis)
via news.mongabay.com
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Modern conservation is often traced to the establishment of Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. in 1872. In Sweden, a similar milestone came with the founding of Sarek National Park in 1909, partly intended to protect the endangered brown bear of the far north. Yet, long before states established national parks and environmental agencies, people […]