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Plant and fish-based diets promote health in humans and the environment – dietary changes can be supported in many ways
Finns are advised to eat more vegetables, whole grains and sustainably caught and farmed fish. At the same time, they should reduce their consumption of red meat, processed meat and foods rich in salt...
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2024-01-31
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In memoriam Jorma Jantunen
Jorma Jantunen, the Head of Authority Services at the Finnish Environment Institute, passed away on 23 December 2023, aged 66.
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2024-01-08
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Horizon Europe funding for Syke's OBSGESSION project
The Horizon Europe project OBSGESSION receives over 5 million euros funding and will commence from 2024. The OBSGESSION project, which advances monitoring of biodiversity change, is coordinated by the...
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2023-12-20
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Dissertation: Marine biodiversity, its state and ecosystem services
Study examines the state of marine biodiversity and ecosystems, and their connections to the capacity of marine systems to produce ecosystem services, such as fishing and recreational opportunities. T...
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2023-11-13
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Lake landscape on frosty morning wins Landscape Day photo contest
The photos entered to the landscape photo contest again offer a view of October landscapes. A photo taken in Kuopio won the best photo award in this year’s contest, organised by the Ministry of the En...
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2023-11-10
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New flagship research project secures water resources with digital twins – Syke partner in the innovative research ecosystem
Four new Flagships have been selected to the Research Council of Finland’s Finnish Flagship Programme, one of which is Digital Waters coordinated by the University of Oulu. Flagship Programme supports...
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2023-10-25
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Finnish Research Consortium Pioneers AI Breakthrough in sustainable Mineral Exploration with €5.6 Million Project
The partnership of the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), the University of Turku, the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) and industrial collaborators brings together leading researchers in the fie...
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2023-10-16
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Eeva Primmer appointed as Syke’s Research director for a five-year term
Eeva Primmer has been appointed Research director at Syke for a fixed term from 1.1.2024 to 31.12.2028. Eeva Primmer has worked at Syke since 1997 and has acted as group manager, research professor, a...
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2023-09-27
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Syke’s Research director Eeva Primmer joins the board of an international science-policy platform
Finland has received a new important position of trust at the heart of biodiversity conservation. Professor Eeva Primmer, Research director at the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), has been electe...
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2023-09-04
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New data reveal challenges for zooplankton as Arctic Sea ice declines
Letizia Tedesco, a polar biological oceanographer at the Finnish Environment Institute reports and expresses her views on a scientific paper that signals potential disruptions to the Arctic ecosystem ...
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2023-08-31
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Syke gets a new advisory board
The Ministry of the Environment appointed a new advisory board to the Finnish Environment Institute, chaired by the Dean, Professor of Applied Ecology Mikko Mönkkönen from the University of Jyväskylä....
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2023-06-28
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We are hiring a Research Director from 1.1.2024
We are looking for an insightful director to promote sustainability transformation and guide the Finnish Environment Institute's scientific work for a five-year term from 1 January 2024 to 31 December...
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2023-06-13
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World Environment Day wants to beat plastic pollution – the Finnish Environment Institute's long-term research as part of the solution
This year, the annual International Environment Day reminds us of the harmful effects of plastic litter on the environment. The UN’s World Environment Day takes place on 5th of June. The Finnish Envi...
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2023-06-05
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The Finnish Environment Institute’s responsibility report 2022: towards a sustainability transition through research evidence
The Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) published its second responsibility report on the impact of its operations on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The report also describes the Finnish Env...
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2023-05-08
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Transforming Europe’s food system requires coordinated action across diverse areas of EU policy
Europe’s shift to a sustainable food system will involve huge changes in the way we produce and consume food. Achieving this depends on ambitious and coherent EU policies to promote and guide innovati...
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2023-04-20
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Circular economy for plastics in Finland means a plastics responsible society
The proper sorting of plastics, recycling options, reuse and recycling-friendly product design, and the prevention of litter are examples that we want to affect to get the circular economy for plastic...
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2023-04-06
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Why are we falling behind on the recycling targets for plastics − Muoviavain project focuses on the key questions of plastics recycling
Recycling of plastics play a key role in a functioning Circular Economy of plastics. Finland is, however, falling behind on its recycling targets for plastics and today they are recycled in insufficie...
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2023-04-05
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Waterinfo.fi – precise and up-to-date water information now also in English
The Finnish Environment Institute has published an English version of its vesi.fi web service called waterinfo.fi. It contains plenty of general information on water, latest snapshots of the hydrologi...
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2023-03-22
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Finnish Environment Institute granted EUR 4.1 million in EU research funding
The Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) will lead one and participate in six new Horizon Europe funded projects. This success in the 2022 application round amounts up to 4.1 million euros research an...
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2023-03-21
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Sustainable use of water resources takes a leap to a new level – Finnish Environment Institute participates in historic UN Water Conference
The UN Water Conference in New York on 22–24 March will mark World Water Day in an extraordinary way this year. The Finnish Environment Institute is closely involved in the Finnish delegation to promo...
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2023-03-20
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