Europe’s Green Energy Rush Sparks Another Conflict With Indigenous Sámi

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Government-backed mining project violates indigenous rights and planetary boundaries despite Sámi opposition. | The Sámi communities' resistance to the mining project represents a positive assertion of indigenous rights and environmental stewardship, aligning with UNDRIP and SDG 15. However, the Norwegian government's advancement of the project undermines these rights and risks irreversible ecological and cultural harm, violating core indigenous protections and planetary boundaries.