How reindeer herds, nature and Sámi culture can thrive when forests are restored across northern Europe

Reindeer herding and forest management can be better integrated to benefit nature restoration, conservation and commercial ...
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Indigenous reindeer herders at risk from Sweden’s plans to mine rare-earth minerals

High on Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen is confronting a bleak outlook for his community, whose ancestral way of life and reindeer herds are under ...
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Climate change forces Sami reindeer herders to adapt

Once, the lynx, wolverines and eagles that preyed on their animals were the main concern for reindeer herders as they moved them to find food in the winter. But now Margret Fjellstrom and Daniel ...
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Reindeer have crossed this land since the 15th century until wind turbines capable of flinging ice from their blades sparked a conflict with a local tribe

For many generations, reindeer used this migration route through Norway. Until a wind farm raised concerns with locals and ...
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Reindeer herders battle power line needed for Norway's climate goal

JERGUL, Norway (Reuters) - It is minus 6 degrees Celsius in Arctic Norway and some 30 Indigenous Sami herders have gathered 1,500 reindeer in a corral, sorting who owns which animal after the herds ...
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Reindeer herders are fighting to save their land and a way of life

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...
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Fighting for Free-Range Reindeer in Norway’s Far North

Traditional reindeer herding is a cornerstone of Sámi culture in the European Arctic highlands. It’s also part of a finely balanced ecology that can help cool the planet. But Norway’s government wants ...
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For Traditional Reindeer Herders, “This New Snow Has No Name”

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. But the Sami of Sápmi, who are traditionally fishers, trappers, and reindeer herders, ...
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Preserving the Tundra with Reindeer

Reindeer are playing a crucial role in preserving the tundra by eating forest vegetation. Reindeer are playing a crucial role in preserving the tundra. As the Sápmi winters are getting warmer and ...
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Reindeer herding in Russia's remote Arctic

KRASNOYE, Russia (Reuters) - In Russia's remote Arctic regions, reindeer herding has been a way of life for centuries. Each winter, herders in Russia's sparsely populated Nenets Autonomous District ...