The case in summary: – Developer Nordic Wind is looking at the possibility of establishing new wind power plants in the reindeer owners’ grazing areas on Fosen, just three months after the clarification in the Fosen case.- Sami Parliament President Silje Karine Muotka is critical of the plans and believes the agreement on Fosen must be respected.- The developers have contacted landowners and municipalities about the plans, but have not been in contact with the reindeer herding district. – Nordic Wind believes that reindeer herding can be combined with wind power, while head of the Sør-Fosen site, Leif Arne Jåma, believes this shows unscrupulous wind power emissaries. – The municipalities have received a letter from the Ministry of Local Government and Districts to take into account the reindeer husbandry at Fosen. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – It is incredibly sensational, and shows that the agreement made about Fosen must be respected by more than just the parties to the agreement. That’s what Sámi Parliament President Silje Karine Muotka says. – As long as the municipalities have not clearly said no, we will continue the mapping work, says CEO of Nordic Wind, Terje Dyrstad. In March, the highly inflamed and extensive Fosen case came to an end. Agreements make it possible for the violation of human rights against the Sami people at Fosen to end. But a new developer is already making plans for wind power plants in the same Sami grazing areas. – We are carrying out a screening to see which areas are suitable, says Dyrstad. Fjellet Munken is part of the area Nordic Wind looks at. They belong to what is simply called the “Fosen Alps”, and are part of the reindeer grazing area of Sør-Fosen site. Photo: Ingrid Lindgaard Stranden / news Has contacted landowners and municipalities Nordic Wind has contacted landowners and carried out a briefing for the councils in Inderøy and Indre Fosen municipalities. The company believes it is too early to say anything about the scope of the project and the number of turbines, but the area they have submitted is entirely within Sør-Fosen site’s grazing area. The company Aneo has also had a meeting with landowners at Stadsbygd in Indre Fosen about possibilities for development close to the reindeer grazing district. The president of the Sámi Parliament is very surprised that this is happening. – I question the procedure, says Muotka. Nordic Wind indicates that almost all of Norway from Femunden to the border with Russia is reindeer grazing. – Reindeer farming can be combined with wind power. I don’t believe there will be major problems in relation to the reindeer herding at Fosen if it is done correctly, says Dyrstad. Sami Parliament President Silje Karine Muotka believes further plans in Sør-Fosen sijte’s grazing areas will break the agreement the reindeer owners have made with the state. Photo: Ingrid Lindgaard Stranden / news – When the state did not want to demolish, an agreement was the next best option. The agreement was supposed to ensure predictability, but now we are free game again, says leader of the Sør-Fosen site, Leif Arne Jåma. He points to the fact that they have a legally binding Supreme Court judgment that states that wind power and reindeer husbandry are not compatible at Fosen. Nordic Wind has not been in contact with the reindeer grazing district. – The reindeer farm must be consulted. The municipalities will be central here, says Dyrstad. The state asks the municipalities to pay attention In May, all the municipalities in Fosen received a letter from the Ministry of Local Government and District Affairs. Here, three ministers are asking that the municipalities, as managers of the Fosen reindeer herding district, should contribute to reindeer herding getting the peace and predictability it needs. In the letter from the Ministry of Local Government and District Affairs, it is requested that the municipalities in Fosen contribute to reindeer husbandry gaining the peace and predictability it needs. Photo: Ingrid Lindgaard Stranden / news The letter is part of the follow-up of the agreement after the Supreme Court judgment. At the same time, Nordic Wind and Aneo’s plans became known in the media. The president of the Sami Parliament says that limiting land encroachment and finding replacement land for the reindeer grazing district has been absolutely essential to the solution in the Fosen case. – Re-establishing the reindeer herding on Fosen is part of the human rights repair obligation that Norway must fulfill in the agreement, says Muotka. She believes that further intervention in this area violates that, and is very unrealistic. – It is the authority’s responsibility to ensure that it is possible to re-establish reindeer husbandry at Fosen. It is an obligation the state has. The Kjerringklumpen area in Indre Fosen is within the area Nordic Wind believes may be relevant for development. Photo: Bård Hindrum Investigating Storknuken Before a project can be reported to NVE and have its impact assessed, the developer must involve the municipalities. Nordic Wind believes it is too early to call the plans a project. But they have received the go-ahead from Inderøy to carry out further investigations into whether the mountain Storknuken can be suitable for wind power. They also carry out further surveys in Indre Fosen municipality. Fjellet Munken in Vanvikan in Indre Fosen is a popular hiking area and reindeer herding area, and is within the area Nordic Wind is looking at for development. INgrid Lindgaard Stranden The reindeer owners think it is wrong for landowners and municipalities to be contacted, and that people might get their hopes up. They believe it puts inhumane pressure on them. – This shows unscrupulous wind power emissaries who go around to municipalities and entice with financial gain, says Jåma. Neither Aneo nor Nordic Wind wish to comment on this. Head of Sør-Fosen site at one of the turbines at Storheia. He reacts strongly to the fact that Nordic Wind is investigating new developments in their grazing area. – It puts inhumane pressure on us, and turns people against us, says Jåma. Photo: Ingrid LIndgaard Stranden / news – The municipality holds meetings and listens to everyone who has an interest in business development in the municipality, but that does not mean that we say yes to those who have different wishes. This is what the mayor of Inderøy, Unn-Elisabeth T. Kristiansen (Ap), says, who believes that in this particular case there is no issue right now. Kristiansen emphasizes that they take the call from the Ministry of Local Government and Districts very seriously. Mayor of Inderøy, Unn-Elisabeth T. Kristiansen (Ap) says they listen to those who want to do business development. At the same time, they take the letter from the ministry very seriously. Photo: Eivind Aabakken / news Indre Fosen takes note of the letter. – We are in a process of rolling out plans where the direction for the future will be made visible, says mayor of Indre Fosen, Oskar Småvik (H). Aneo informs news that they are in an early phase, but that if they see that they will touch the Sør-Fosen site then it will be natural for them to enter into a dialogue in a good way. The Ministry of Energy does not wish to comment on the matters until they possibly get them on the table through the licensing process. Reindeer grazing districts north of the Trondheimsfjord in central Norway. Nordic Wind AS is owned by Fu-Gen, and has carried out several wind power developments, including in Sweden. Photo: NIBIO Published 30.06.2024, at 19.04
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