JUST FOOD explores and develops means for making the transition to a healthy and climate-smart food system just, sustainable, and socially acceptable. The existing sustainability transition re...

Senior researcher, group manager D.Soc.Sc. (Environmental Policy)   Contact information E-mail: firstname.surname@syke.fi Phone: +358 295 251 842, +358 50 348 0919 ......

Researcher © Juha Saarinen   MSc (Geography) Doctoral Researcher (University of Helsinki, Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences)......

  Newsletter 4 in September 2019 (pdf): In English /  In Estonian Newsletter 3 in June 2019 (pdf): In English /  In Estonian Newsletter 2...

Final conference 4–5 June 2019 Riitta Pöntynen, University of Turku "In the first session on blue economy and economic analysis, we focused on the drivers and the alternative future ...

Final conference 4–5 June 2019 Riku Varjopuro, Finnish Environment Institute “In the two sessions on cross-border collaboration we focussed especially in thinking of the next step...

Final conference 4–5 June 2019 Robert Aps, Estonian Marine Institute "During the session of “Ecosystem-based approach to MSP“ we discussed how ecosystem components should be taken in...

Final conference 4–5 June 2019 Conference programme (pdf, 1 MB) Remarks of Riku Varjopuro, project leader from Finnish Environment institute Riku Varjopuro, Finnish Environment I...

Final conference 4–5 June 2019 Harri Tolvanen, University of Turku “We discussed recent progress and future prospects for GIS in MSP. The session focused on knowledge creation by par...

Kas me soovime muuta seda, kuidas merealasid praegu ja tulevikus kasutatakse? Projekt Plan4Blue esitleb nelja stsenaariumit, kuidas meie valikud mõjutavad inimesi ja mereloodust Soome lahes ja Sa......

Background Invasive alien species Canadian waterweed ( Elodea canadensis ) has spread to hundreds of lakes around Finland. In favorable growth conditions, like in many lakes in Koillismaa...

Page   In Finnish   /  In Estonian   /  In Swedish Do we want to change the ways the sea areas are used now and in the future? The P...

The PATH2030 evaluation had two main aims: 1. To produce an independent and comprehensive view on sustainable development policy in Finland, especially regarding Finland's national policy, the n...

The European Commission has granted 9.1 million euros to Finland to help mitigate climate change. The ‘Towards Carbon Neutral Municipalities’ (CANEMURE) project, which has been approved for the Life ......

© UN Sustainable development has become an increasingly important societal goal. The UN agreement of the Agenda2030 in 2015 rendered the sustainable development goals ever more signi......

Could environmental footprints be a game-changing policy tool in the future? At the conference you learn about the new approach and how it may become a market standard for environmental communication ......

Earth system changes can be depicted and understood by examining different feedbacks and boundaries. Processes affecting global and local ecosystems are closely interlinked and they also need to be e......

Picture. The planetary boundaries (green line) have already been overstepped in climate change, biodiversity loss, flows of nitrogen and phosphorus, and land use change. Planetary boundary proc......

Planetary boundaries already partly overstepped Science on climate change and other global environmental risks is becoming more and more detailed and robust. Risks that target important global e...

Sustainable development can only be implemented if there is respect for planetary boundaries . They define the possibilities under which societies can seek well-being. The economy as part of a socia......