As a reindeer herder, I am watching renewable energy projects threaten our land, livelihoods and an Indigenous way of life the state once tried to erase.
By Ellinor Guttorm Utsi
Sami reindeer herder from Norway.
Share
Save
Wind farm expansion is threatening Sami land rights, livelihoods and an Indigenous way of life.
As a reindeer herder, I am watching renewable energy projects threaten our land, livelihoods and an Indigenous way of life the state once tried to erase.
By Ellinor Guttorm Utsi
Sami reindeer herder from Norway.
Share
Save

In Sápmi (northern Scandinavia), the Arctic is experiencing warming temperatures four times faster than the global average,…

The Sámi's concerns span a range of areas, including climate, energy, land-use and environmental policies.

Modern conservation is often traced to the establishment of Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. in 1872. In Sweden, a similar…

Norway's reindeer migration is a spectacular natural phenomenon, where thousands of the animals move across the Arctic landscape

Klimakrise und Naturraubbau setzen den Rentierhirten und ihrer Kultur in Lappland zu. Ein Besuch bei der Aktivistin Anna…

Communities scattered along Northern Norway’s rugged coastline are already experiencing the effects of a changing Arctic. Rising…