Eleonora Alariesto

Eleonora Alariesto is a Researcher and Project Planner at the University of Lapland's Faculty of Social Sciences. Her work focuses on sustainable natural cultures and multi-species futures, particularly examining intersections between environmental policies, indigenous rights, and cultural preservation. She has published extensively on renewable energy development impacts on Sámi sacred sites, tourism effects on cultural landscapes, and colonial legacies in environmental narratives. Her research bridges anthropology, geography, and policy analysis, with a focus on Sápmi regions.

• Affiliations: Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland
• Research Themes: Sacred landscapes, renewable energy ethics, indigenous knowledge systems, cultural sensitivity in tourism

Alariesto's recent studies (2021-2025) analyze wind power projects near sacred mountains like Rásttigáisá and tourism's contamination effects on Sámi cultural heritage. She actively presents at Arctic-focused conferences, including ECONOR 2025, and organized workshops on culturally sensitive knowledge co-creation for early-career researchers. Her publications blend empirical case studies with critical theoretical frameworks addressing multi-species ethics and environmental justice.