Tag: State of nature
The new nature conservation law enters into force on June 1
The main goal of the law is to ensure the preservation of natural diversity, protect natural beauty and landscape values, promote adaptation to climate change, support the sustainable use of natural resources and the environment, increase public awareness and knowledge of nature, and promote scientific research. in the field. According to the precautionary principle, legal…
Ohisalo: Cop15 result more than many dared to expect
“We are talking about a tipping point to halt the loss of biodiversity worldwide.” The countries of the world agreed at the conference to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity by 2030, to protect at least 30 percent of all land and water areas by 2030, and to restore 30 percent of degraded land,…
UN Conference on Biodiversity Begins in Montreal – The Tipping Point Needed to Halt Nature Loss
The Convention’s 196 parties are negotiating new biodiversity targets to halt the loss of nature. The goal is that by 2030 the decline in biodiversity has stopped and the state of nature will improve. The negotiations aim to agree on four main goals that will be achieved by 2050. The work towards the goals is…
Environmental organizations oppose the last-minute changes to the Nature Conservation Act
The deleted provisions were intended to expand the protection of vulnerable habitat types by regulating how such habitat types should be taken into account in decision-making regarding planning and environmental permits, for example. “I am very sad,” Luukkonen told Helsingin Sanomat on Tuesday. “The new Nature Conservation Act was the single most important thing in…
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…
How Humanity Can Realistically Prevent War From Ever Happening Again
By April M. Short We live in a time in which we face many global challenges, including the climate disaster, dwindling biodiversity (due to international industrial practices), polluted oceans, nuclear proliferation and a worldwide pandemic, just for starters. Realistic solutions to the hurdles humanity faces will require international cooperation-which will require the adoption of viable…
Denmark is scraping the bottom in terms of nature protection
Denmark often ranks high when it comes to viability, digitalisation, happiness and balance between work and private life. But when it comes to nature conservation, the Danes are not much of a beacon for progress. On the contrary. According to the report ‘State of nature in the EU 2013-2018’ – just published by the European…
Denmark’s nature is scratching the bottom of the EU
Denmark is dangerously close to the last place in the EU when it comes to protecting natural areas and endangered animals and plants. It shows a new major report from the EU Environment Agency, “State of Nature in the EU”. In terms of favorable habitat status for distressed animals and plants (habitats), Denmark is second…
FACTS: This is the nature of Europe
A new comprehensive report by the European Environment Agency on biological diversity shows that the state of nature is generally deteriorating in Europe. 220,000 people, many of them volunteers, have contributed data to the “State of Nature in the EU” report. Also read: Denmark’s protection of nature is scratching the bottom of the EU See…
Denmark’s protection of nature is scratching the bottom of the EU
Denmark is dangerously close to the bottom of the EU when it comes to protecting natural areas and conservation status for endangered species of plants and animals. This is shown by a new major report from the EU Environment Agency in Copenhagen, “State of Nature in the EU 2013-2018”. Also read: FACTS: This is the…
The wild nature of the world and Denmark is still in crisis
Despite decades of toast, the nature of the world has not improved. It shows a new major report from the UN, which takes stock of the state of nature. None of the 20 goals that the UN has set for nature, and which were to be achieved in the years from 2010 to 2020, have…