New Protected Areas in Norway
Local Participation without Gender Equality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13908643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hanne Svarstad (0000-0001-9316-0238, corresponding author), Karoline Daugstad, Odd Inge Vistad, Ingrid Guldvik |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 48-54 |
| Publication date | 2006-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mountain Research and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0276-4741 • E-ISSN: 1994-7151 |
| Publisher | International Mountain Society (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.1659/0276-4741(2006)026[0048:npainl]2.0.co;2 |
| OpenAlex | W2102963162 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 9 |
In Norway, as in many other countries, new protected areas are currently being established and managed with strong policy references to “local participation.” Is this policy implemented in a way that incorporates the concern for gender equality? The present article provides data from a study of 2 cases in which new protected areas have recently been established. The first is the Dovre Mountains Conservation Plan ( Verneplan for Dovrefjell), which was adopted in 2002 and includes Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park. In the second case, the focus is on an area which was established in 2004 as the Geiranger-Herdalen Landscape Protected Area (landskapsvernområde). It is argued that one could expect Norway—perhaps more than any other country—to implement local participation in protected area establishment in a way that ensures gender equality. However, the results of the study show that local participation within the context of conservation issues ignores policies and legislation on gender equality. These findings are analyzed and causes for this state of affairs are shown to reside in structural features on the one hand, and the lack of demand for female candidates in local elections and appointments on the other. It is concluded that the main factor explaining this situation is neglect by Norwegian conservation authorities of their responsibility for gender mainstreaming. Efforts to legitimate conservation with reference to local participation are seen as problematical when local women are involved only to a very limited extent
Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Gender equality · Gender mainstreaming · Geography · Legislation · Mainstreaming · Neglect · Norwegian · Plan (archaeology · Political science · Protected area · Sociology · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Forest Management and Policy · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Gender Studies · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,58 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |