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The world needs new industries and sources of vital raw materials for combatting the ever-worsening climate crisis.
But for the reindeer-herding S?mi people of Europe’s remote far north, which is home to many of the natural resources key to these green technologies, transitioning to a low-carbon future should not also mean jeopardising their centuries-old culture and traditions.
Their hope is that S?mi parliaments – established after much struggle to give a voice to Indigenous inhabitants – can help preserve their unique way of life, through pressure on the Scandinavian governments seeking to develop the Arctic tundra for everyone’s benefit.
But what if safeguarding the S?mi environmental heritage and saving the planet are, in the end, irreconcilable?
