News of Note 11/7/25: Norway Prioritizes Sami over Wind Farm, Canada Proposes $2.3B Indigenous Cuts, Indigenous Peoples at COP30
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Norway blocks wind farm in wilderness used by reindeer herders (Reuters)
“Norway's energy regulator said on Tuesday it had rejected an application to build a wind farm in its northernmost Finnmark county, citing impacts to a wilderness area as well as Indigenous Sami culture. The building of wind turbines has long been contentious in the Nordic country due to the impact from construction on nature and wildlife, and is particularly controversial in regions dominated by Sami reindeer herding.”
Federal budget [Canada] 'does not reflect the needs of First Nations': Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (CBC News)
“The first budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government, tabled Tuesday, includes proposed cuts of two per cent at both Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, translating to a total cut of almost $2.3 billion by spring 2030.”
New Report Exposes Industrial Threats to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Across World's Largest Tropical Forests Ahead of COP 30 (Earth Insight)
“The report's key findings reveal an unprecedented crisis: In the Amazon: 31 million hectares (12%) of Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities' territories are overlapped by oil and gas blocks, 9.8 million hectares by mining concessions, and 2.4 million hectares by industrial logging concessions • In the Congo Region: 38% of community forests are overlapped by oil and gas blocks, while 42% face mining threats, and 6% industrial logging pressures • In Indonesia: 18% (6 million hectares) of Indigenous Peoples’ lands are overlapped by wood concessions, 5% (1.6 million hectares) by oil and gas blocks, and nearly 1 million hectares by mining concessions • In Mesoamerica: 18.7 million hectares (17%) of mining concessions overlap Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ lands, while 3.7 million hectares overlap with oil and gas concessions.”
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