OSLO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Norway's supreme court stripped two wind farms of their operating licences on Monday in a case that could boost the legal rights of the country's indigenous Sami people.

Norway’s government on Thursday apologised to indigenous Sami reindeer herders affected by wind farms that were declared illegal after they were built, following a week of protests by activists.

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Norway’s seafood exports slumped by a record last month as problems at salmon farms dragged down the harvest in the world’s biggest producer of the farmed fish. Exports totaled 12.1 billion ...

Norway is the largest exporter of salmon in the world. And while some of those fish are wild-caught, many are raised in "fish farms"- large cylindrical pens made of nylon in the open water.

Norway’s Supreme Court on Monday ruled that two wind parks built in the country’s west were harming reindeer herders from the Sami people by encroaching on their pastures. It was not ...

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But the two wind farms at stake are built on land in central Norway that is traditionally used by the Sami people to herd reindeer, a prized animal that has long provided them with food, clothing ...

Four insiders share their favorite things in Trondheim, Norway, including a waterfront sauna, a hidden beach hotel and a ...

Wind farms in Norway have spooked reindeer herds, impacting the livelihood of the Indigenous Sami. Despite a court win, the turbines are still spinning Reindeer Herders Push to Reclaim Land From ...

Norway has 100 or so salmon farmers and their contribution to the economy is small relative to the oil industry but still significant -- exports through October totaled 24.9 billion Norwegian ...

Two Norwegian wind farms that were stripped of their licences by the country's supreme court will stay in operation for the time being while their ultimate fate is decided, the government said on ...