Laponia World Heritage Site
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Laponia World Heritage Site is a vast cultural and natural landscape in northern Sweden recognized by UNESCO for its outstanding Arctic ecosystems and the traditional reindeer-herding culture of the Sámi people.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
cultural landscape ⓘ natural landscape ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sámi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
indigenous cultural landscape
ⓘ
traditional Sámi land use ⓘ |
| ecosystemType |
boreal forest
ⓘ
mountain ecosystem ⓘ tundra ⓘ |
| governedBy | Swedish authorities ⓘ |
| hasClimate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| hasConservationObjective |
preservation of Sámi culture
ⓘ
protection of Arctic ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasCulturalElement |
Sámi sacred sites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional migration paths ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glacially formed valleys
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ mountain plateaus ⓘ rivers ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousCommunity | Sámi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
extensive grazing areas
ⓘ
seasonal reindeer migration routes ⓘ |
| hasManagementChallenge | balancing conservation and traditional livelihoods ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalActivity | reindeer herding ⓘ |
| hasValue | outstanding universal value ⓘ |
| heritageType |
cultural
ⓘ
natural ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | interaction between people and Arctic environment ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Arctic ecosystems
ⓘ
Sámi reindeer-herding culture ⓘ |
| languageAssociated |
Swedish
ⓘ
Sámi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
ⓘ
Lapland NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalSignificance | relatively undisturbed Arctic nature ⓘ |
| partOf | Scandinavian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | protected area ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| region | Norrbotten County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity | traditional herding practices ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies | reindeer ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | mixed cultural and natural ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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