A rusted letterbox on a wooden post on a snowy fell under a grey sky. Its flap hangs open over a thick bundle of papers tied with string and held with clips. A line of hoofprints crosses the snow towards it, and a row of wind turbines stands on the ridge behind.

Decisions have an address

On the Fosen peninsula in central Norway, the Storheia and Roan wind farms stand on winter pasture used by Sami reindeer herders. Reindeer avoid the turbines, leaving parts of the pasture unusable. In October 2021, Norway’s Supreme Court invalidated their licences. It ruled that the licences violated the herders’ right…

October 31, 2026 · 9 min