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Green Energy Projects Adding To Sami People's Climate Woes: Amnesty

A herd of reindeer head to their winter pastures, near Reinfjord in northern Norway (Credit: AFP)

Climate change and efforts to curb it by moving away from fossil fuels are both threatening the rights and livelihood of Sami indigenous people in the Arctic, Amnesty International said Friday.

There are about 100,000 Samis -- considered Europe's last indigenous population -- many of whom live from traditional reindeer herding, which requires vast open spaces.

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