The Supreme Court found that wind-farm licences affecting Sámi reindeer herding violated the herders’ right to enjoy their own culture because adequate mitigation was absent. The ruling established a rights violation; the turbines continued operating while remedies were contested.
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What did Norway’s Supreme Court decide about the Fosen wind-farm licences in 2021?
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The court found that the licences violated the herders’ right to enjoy their culture; remedy implementation remained contested.
Norway’s Supreme Court found the Fosen wind-farm licences violated Sámi cultural rights.
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The court found inadequate mitigation of the impact on reindeer herding and Sámi culture.