Saturday 11 December 2010

Rendalen report

I have not yet reported from my field trip to Rendalen municipality in the Norwegian region of Hedmark, cf. post on plans (but the visit has already triggered both reflection and academic production, cf. my article 'Visjon 2040' and my research seminar presentation on the nature view and worldview of people in Rendalen).

The trip took place October 28 - November 2nd. The most important work carried out consisted in conducting 8 interviews, with:

RENDALEN municipality

Major

Head of section for planning and business

Consultant, agrigulture

STOR-ELVDAL municipality

Head of section for planning and business

Head of RENDALEN REN (reindeer)

Sheep farmer (and NGO representative), Rendalen

Former sheep farmer couple, Rendalen

State licenced wolf hunter, Stor-Elvdal

In Rendalen, I was particularly pleased to hear about ROSAREN, a project designed to look into the potential for local business dependent on, or not in conflict with, the presence of big carnivores including wolves.

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