Tag: Finnish Environment Institute
The Finnish Environmental Center is renewing its organization: a vision of change in sustainable development, life within the limits of the planet
The Finnish Environmental Center (Syke) has changed its vision in the direction of sustainable development. The change in sustainable development guides our society to quickly operate within the carrying capacity of our planet. Syke has reformed its organization and focused its expertise on finding solutions to key sustainable development challenges. At the same time, its […]
Landscape Day invites you to experience and photograph the landscape
Go on a scenic walk or participate in a photo contest In honor of Landscape Day, various campaigns, competitions and guided landscape walks are organized, which offer many opportunities to get to know landscapes from new perspectives. In connection with the Landscape Day, a landscape photography competition is organized with the theme “own landscape”. Photos […]
Finns are increasingly concerned about the state of nature – the loss of biodiversity is now recognized as a threat
Compared to the 2020 barometer, concerns about the state of nature have grown both globally and in Finland. The share of those concerned about the state of the world’s nature rose by 9% and the share of those concerned about Finland’s nature by 15%. 47% of respondents have become more aware of biodiversity and the […]
YLE: Finland is working on an ambitious strategy to halt the loss of biodiversity
Ari-Pekka AuvinenA researcher at the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) compared the significance and ambition of the strategy to the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2035. While previous domestic and international efforts to halt biodiversity loss have failed, he is cautiously optimistic about the efforts. partly because of the greater societal importance given to biodiversity. […]
On Midsummer weekend, temperatures headed toward 30 degrees
Much of the country can expect a hot season this Midsummer weekend. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the temperature in the southern and central parts of the country will rise to 25 degrees Celsius. "hot" In Finland) around Friday at noon on Midsummer’s Eve. On Saturday, the temperature of mercury in these parts is […]
Blue-green algae appear in the southern lakes before Midsummer
Observations of cyanobacteria have increased somewhat since last week, the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) said on Thursday. Most of the blue-green algae blooms have come from inland waters in southern Finland, Häme, Pirkanmaa and eastern Finland. Syke said in a press release that the expected hot weather for Midsummer is likely to accelerate cyanobacterial blooms. […]
UN goose care team meets in Helsinki to discuss population trends and joint measures
The meeting will discuss the latest information on the development of the goose population and decide on possible follow-up measures for the stocks within the mandate of the European Goose Management Platform. In the case of white geese, the effects of exempted shooting on the development of different populations are being discussed. In the case […]
Climate panel chair: A new emissions plan is urgently needed due to the loss of carbon sinks in forests
Markku OllikainenThe chairman of the climate panel warns that the government’s commitment to making Finland carbon-neutral by 2035 is slipping out of reach. This follows last month’s news that, for the first time in history, Finland’s entire land use and forestry sector (officially known as LULUCF) has become a source of net emissions. Ollikainen, Research […]
Vote: 80% want to expand nature reserves
About 80 percent of people are in favor of expanding Finland’s nature reserves. This is evident from the survey of Economic Research Yle. Young people and women were most enthusiastic about growing Finnish nature reserves. 38 per cent said they wanted more protection measures on both state-owned and private land, while 42 per cent wanted […]
Sanctions for Finnish fish farmers
The ponds of Finnish fish farms are full of rings that were originally intended for export to Russia and could be grown for sale on the domestic market. However, raising them all to adulthood would require extended environmental permits. Fish farming activities in Finland require an environmental permit, which defines restrictions on the number of […]
Traveling abroad? See Customs Tips for Returnees
Many products can only be imported in limited quantities, while some require a license or may even be banned. If you are bringing medicines or pets with you or aiming to buy a variety of products from the destination, such as tobacco products or expensive goods, you should prepare in advance by reading Customs Instructions. […]
There is no scientific basis for felling Finnish forests, says the climate panel
Jyri SeppäläThe professor in charge of sustainable consumption and production at the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) said on Thursday that the oft-heard claim that logging increases forest carbon sequestration in the medium to 30-80 years is inaccurate because logging from forest reduces long-term carbon storage. “The realization of the climate benefits of wood use over […]
Thursday’s newspapers: The value of the security promise, the municipal wage struggle and the climate impact of logging
The British Prime Minister landed in Finland on Wednesday to send a simple message: Britain would support Finland if it were attacked, regardless of Finland’s status as a member or non-member of NATO. The message came the day before the president Sauli Niinistö and the Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) is expected to draw conclusions […]
Flood warning to southern Finland when river levels rise
The regions of southern and south-western Finland have been given flood warnings on Sundays and Mondays, as heavy rains and melting snow raise the surface of rivers. Warning issued (in English) vesi.fi The site is jointly maintained by the Finnish Environment Institute and the Finnish Meteorological Institute, as well as the nationwide network of Ely […]
A recent report by the IPCC draws attention to consumer behavior in meeting climate targets
“Having the right policies, infrastructure and technology to change our lifestyles and behaviors can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40-70% by 2050.” stated Priyadarshi ShuklaChairman of the IPCC Third Working Group. Minister for the Environment and Climate Emma Kari (green) stated The report draws attention to the role of consumers “not only as policy drivers […]
Climate policy round table to discuss evaluation of medium-term climate change policy measures
The medium-term climate change policy plan describes the measures that will be taken in the distribution sector to achieve the EU’s emissions reduction target by 2030 and to achieve a carbon-neutral Finland target by 2035. transport, agriculture, building-specific heating, mobile machinery and waste management, and F-gas emissions. The climate and energy strategy, mainly for the […]
Ministries are looking for partners in a low-carbon circular economy agreement
The Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Employment and the Economy presented the process of preparing the agreement today, 18 February. Work is scheduled to begin in March and the agreement should be ready for signing in the summer of 2023. Ministries will invite representatives from various industries, companies, regions and municipalities to […]
The climate panel is demanding more from the government
In its view, significant emission reductions could be achieved in agriculture, transport, separately heated buildings and energy and non-emissions trading plants. “Preparations should be made to increase emissions reductions by about a million tonnes by some mechanism, either now or later. If emissions do not start to decrease, this could be taken care of, for […]
