Small hydropower, large obstacle? Exploring land use conflict, Indigenous opposition and acceptance in the Norwegian Arctic

Engen, Sigrid; Hausner, Vera Helene; Fauchald, Per; Ruud, Audun; Broderstad, Else Grete

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2022.102888

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“…In Norway, securing the material basis for Sámi livelihoods and culture is a key concern, such as the access to coastal pastures and migration routes for Indigenous Sámi reindeer herding, along with providing opportunities for small-scale fishing (Broderstad and Eythórsson 2014;Johnsen and Søreng 2018;Hausner et al 2019;Engen et al 2021). A key challenge with Indigenous Sámi participation is research fatigue (Engen et al 2023), which could partly explain the lack of Sea Sámi participation in our case. Another factor was the lack of compensation for travelling to the venue.…”

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Co-creating coastal sustainability goals and indicators

Engen,

Hausner,

Mikkelsen

et al. 2024

Sustain Sci

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Indicators can be powerful tools to measure progress towards achieving societal goals, and many indicators have been developed for sustainability goals nationally and internationally. When indicators are developed solely through top-down approaches without engaging local knowledge, they often fall short of capturing local perceptions and concerns relevant to decision-making. The aim of this project was to co-create a Coastal Barometer and its component indicators, together with local knowledge-holders and communities, using the Ocean Health Index as a framework. As a first step, local knowledge-holders from six communities dispersed across Northern Norway were invited to articulate local sustainability goals and the required knowledge for eight broad topics pertaining to global OHI goals: small-scale fisheries, food production, sense of place, tourism, food production, clean waters, carbon storage and economy and livelihoods. In this paper, our main focus is the co-design phase of the Coastal Barometer, namely eliciting sustainability goals. We thus, present locally desired sustainability goals and sub-goals and the process of eliciting these goals. We also include suggestions from local knowledge-holders on how to reach these goals (i.e. proposed management measures), along with researchers’ assessment of data availability (part of the co-production process) for developing indicators to measure progress towards these goals. Finally, we discuss the benefits and challenges of co-developing sustainability goals and indicators with local knowledge-holders. We conclude that co-design can increase the quality of sustainability assessments by enriching the view of coastal sustainability. This knowledge can subsequently be used to align indicators with local sustainability goals as well as to the local context where the indicators will be applied.

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Section: Securing Representativity Of Local Knowledge-holdersmentioning

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Co-creating coastal sustainability goals and indicators

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Hausner,

Mikkelsen

et al. 2024

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“…Basso et al [29] proposed a set of tools for maximizing benefits in multiple aspects, including economic, ecological, and environmental, in order to facilitate the design and management of power stations. Sigrid et al [30] scrutinized a case where SHP development in Norway impacted land originally used as pastoral grounds by the indigenous people, triggering their opposition as a result. Thus, it is imperative to consider local perspectives and public acceptance in decision-making during the preliminary planning stage.…”

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Research and Analysis of Promotional Policies for Small Hydropower Generation in Taiwan

Lin

Chang

et al. 2023

Energies

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To achieve the net zero emission target by 2050, Taiwan is committed to promoting solar photovoltaic and offshore wind power. However, in order to ensure the stable supply of renewable energy, it should actively develop low-cost and mature base load renewable energy sources, such as small hydropower. By the end of 2021, Taiwan’s hydropower (excluding pumped storage hydropower) had a total installed capacity of 2094 MW, accounting for 18.6% of the overall renewable energy ratio, with an average growth rate of 0.05% from 2016 to 2021. It is mainly limited by the need for low environmental and ecological impact, so it is relatively difficult to install large-scale hydropower; therefore, Taiwan has turned to the development of environmentally friendly small hydropower generation. In order to actively develop small hydropower generation and resolve development concerns, Taiwan has established a “Small Hydropower and Renewable Energy Development Strategy Platform”. The current effective cases are mostly in the fields of the Taiwan Power Company, Water Resources Agency, and Council of Agriculture. The private sector has not yet shown its investment in the field. The reasons for this can be summarized as cumbersome administrative procedures, regulatory restrictions, insufficient economic incentives, and lack of technical capacity. The higher-level supervision mechanisms (such as the Executive Yuan level) are also the main key to whether small hydropower can be quickly promoted. In view of this, this study analyzes the current situation and policies to promote small hydropower generation policy recommendations through a literature review and comparison of international promotion experience. Some recommendations have also been incorporated into the newly revised Renewable Energy Development Act in 2023, such as relaxing the definition of small hydropower generation and incorporating water conservancy construction facilities that can be combined with power generation to improve site diversification. Other suggestions mentioned in the text can also be used as a reference for subsequent policy promotion in the future.

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“…Land is a crucial and critical natural resource since it affects the very foundation of human existence. In addition, soil has high complexity, multi-dimensional, multi-sectorial, and multidisciplinary features (Seid et al, 2023). The social purpose of land is expressed by saying that, regardless of a person's land rights, it cannot be justifiable for him to utilize (or not use) his land only for his own interests, especially if doing so would be detrimental to the .…”

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Analysis of Customary Land Conflict Resolution Strategies Based on Customary Law, Cultural Concepts, and Local Wisdom in Indonesia

Abdullah,

Mansur,

Sulaiman

et al. 2023

J. of Law and Sust. Develop.

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Objective: Indonesia occurs due to problems related to the subject and object of customary land. The two sides of the conflict are Acehnese Customary peoples and private companies. Acehnese Customary peoples as subjects of customary land in the Lhoknga settlement area claim a large amount of land used by private companies as Customary land. Meanwhile, according to the Company, the land is a gift from the Government as a Cultivation Rights used for mining activities. Customary land conflicts have an impact on aspects of village development. The problem that will be studied by the author in this study is to identify the causes of customary land conflicts in Lhoknga Settlement, Aceh Besar Regency. Methods: The methodology of this research is carried out and the way of data collection which includes the steps of conducting the research. Data analysis with a multi-criteria decision model (MCDA) – AHP to determine a decision in conflict resolution that occurs is carried out with an effective synthesis method pattern to support decision making and explore the pros and cons of various alternatives. Results: The results show that the Legality of Customary Law Peoples (MHA) will refer to formal legal certainty, the role of Customary Law Peoples (MHA) is decisive in deciding cases, and Local wisdom of the community has an influence in resolving conflicts within Customary Law Peoples (MHA). Conclusion: the involvement of Customary peoples in resolving Customary land conflicts is very necessary to determine the position of Customary peoples and Customary land in an area that has a history of ownership based on customary law, culture and local wisdom. And stakeholders need to pay attention to the recognition of Customary peoples that have existed both before the applicable state legal norms and afterwards.

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Small hydropower, large obstacle? Exploring land use conflict, Indigenous opposition and acceptance in the Norwegian Arctic

Cited by 10 publications

References 68 publications

Co-creating coastal sustainability goals and indicators

Co-creating coastal sustainability goals and indicators

Research and Analysis of Promotional Policies for Small Hydropower Generation in Taiwan

Analysis of Customary Land Conflict Resolution Strategies Based on Customary Law, Cultural Concepts, and Local Wisdom in Indonesia

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