Building shared knowledge capital to support natural resource governance in the Northern Periphery

A research project, which develops planning tools that enhance the use of participatory techniques, and gives assistance for decision makers concerning land use planning and natural resource governance.

BuSK focuses on several rural land and natural resource use modes such as forestry, reindeer herding, agriculture, mining, tourism and recreation. The results will increase the capacity of remote and sparsely populated communities for sustainable environmental management by involving all stakeholders to land use planning and natural resource use decisions.