Tag: environment
From Finland to the forests: THE STORY and the legacy of the Forest Finns
NordenBladet - The Forest Finns were Finnish migrants who settled in forested areas of Sweden and Norway in the late 16th and early-to-mid-17th centuries....
New biodiversity targets must set the bar high
NordenBladet - The loss of biodiversity is one of the biggest challenges facing mankind. The Nordic ministers for the environment now want to set...
Ministry of the Environment investigates the use of plastics in buildings – ARA, Senate...
NordenBladet — A study by the Ministry of the Environment on the use of plastics in residential buildings and day-care centres reveals that plastics...
National Report on Biodiversity in Finland: Biodiversity still on the decline despite rigorous work
NordenBladet — Finland’s broad-based working group on biodiversity has approved the sixth national report on the conservation of biodiversity in Finland. According to the...
Key Project increases sustainability of Finland’s food system
NordenBladet — How have the Key Government Projects affected water resources protection and the circular economy? Climate change, protecting our water resources and ensuring...
Climate Barometer 2019: Finns wish to have solutions to climate crisis at the heart...
NordenBladet — The Finns wish to see solutions to the climate crisis among the priority themes of the next government term and Finland’s Presidency...
New estimate — every ninth species in Finland is threatened
NordenBladet — A new assessment of threatened species indicates an increasing loss of biodiversity in Finnish nature. Of the 22 000 species evaluated, 11.9%...
Restoration of Urban Longinoja Brook Wins Finnish Biodiversity Award 2017-2018
NordenBladet — Perseverance in the voluntary restoration of the urban brook of Longinoja in the Malmi suburb of Helsinki won the Finnish Biodiversity Award...
Nordic countries agree on closer cooperation to tackle the climate crisis
NordenBladet — At their meeting in Helsinki on Friday 25 January, the Prime Ministers and ministers responsible for climate issues of the Nordic countries...