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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Daniel Boffey in Jokkmokk, Sweden

Greta Thunberg condemns UK firm’s plans for iron mine on Sami land

Greta Thunberg, centre, takes part in a climate protest with Sami children in Jokkmokk, Sweden.
Greta Thunberg, centre, takes part in a climate protest with Sami children in Jokkmokk, Sweden. Photograph: Naina Helen Jama/AP

A British company has fallen foul of Greta Thunberg, Unesco, Sweden’s national church, and the indigenous people in the north of the country over plans for an open-pit mine on historical Sami reindeer-herding lands.

The clamour of opposition was voiced as Beowulf Mining, headquartered in the City of London, suggested it was “hopeful” of a decision within weeks of a 5 sq mile iron-ore mine in an area where Sami communities have lived for thousands of years.

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