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Research Professor Paula Kivimaa recognised in the global list of highly cited researchers Research Professor, PhD Paula Kivimaa has been named in the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers List compiled and published by Clarivate Analytics. The researchers included in the list rank among the top 1%...	2021-11-18
Mainstreaming ecological restoration of streams, rivers and peatlands promotes green development in Europe This year's exceptional weather conditions, such as the floods in Germany, have drawn attention to the inefficiency of dams and flood walls in the flood management. Instead of these, Professor Daniel ...	2021-11-17
SYKE’s vision is Sustainability Transformation! Finland is one of the top countries in overconsumption. Our unsustainable lifestyle accelerates biodiversity loss and climate change – two of the most pressing environmental crises of our time. Along ...	2021-11-03
Climate Research for COP26 Climate change is one of the most significant and pressing environmental problems that affects the human population. This is why leaders of nations assemble yearly to UN’s climate summit to discuss th...	2021-10-29
Municipalities working towards carbon neutrality Finland has multiple examples of ambitious climate action. One of the best examples of climate work is the Hinku network, that can inspire globally. Hinku network brings together municipalities, busin...	2021-10-28
Research has much to offer for climate policy and solutions Research should play an important role when decision makers plan ambitious climate policy. This article summarizes the main findings of 9 recent SYKE reports addressing climate change and solutions.	2021-10-27
SYKE’s Policy Briefs at the core of climate policy Researched information on climate change should be used to plan fair and efficient climate policy, may that be regionally, nationally, or globally. This researched information can be found on Finnish ...	2021-10-26
Earth observation applications for climate change adaptation and mitigation Climate change adaptation and mitigation are to be studied with the help of data and Artificial Intelligence in a new international research project. Launched in June 2021, EIFFEL will introduce new m...	2021-09-30
We already have climate solutions – How can Finland meet the challenges set by the IPCC report? The report on the Physical Science Basis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published on Monday states that human-induced climate change is already affecting many weather and climate ex...	2021-08-13
New project creates tools for monitoring the Arctic and adapting to the changing environment The European Union will provide 15 million euros from the Horizon 2020 Programme to fund the Arctic PASSION project for the period 2021 to 2025. A consortium of 35 partners will promote the integratio...	2021-06-30
New framework provides insights into cross-border climate change impacts Climate change impacts such as droughts, floods and storms may have consequences that extend to locations and jurisdictions far distant from their initial impact. Such cross-border impacts can cause s...	2021-06-24
Butterflies and moths have difficulty adjusting to a rapidly changing climate Climate change exerts great pressure for change on species and biodiversity. A recent study conducted by the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Environment Institute indicates that the few moth an...	2021-06-10
Ecosystem accounting, microplastics and cyanobacterial observation to be studied in new EU funded projects Finnish Environment Institute SYKE is starting more than ten new EU projects this year. The projects tackle a wide range of questions, including ecosystem accounting, microplastics in agricultural lan...	2021-04-15
World Water Day calls attention to valuing water – Finnish Environment Institute offers versatile water expert services worldwide Today we celebrate the World Water Day and this year’s theme is ‘Valuing Water’. As stated by the UN High Level Panel on Water: “In order to recognise the value of water you need to understand water a...	2021-03-22
How may global changes affect the future of Finland's agricultural and food economy? The future development of Finland's agricultural and food economy depends significantly on changes happening in other countries and how Finland reacts to those changes. In the next few decades, societ...	2021-02-17
Science-policy cooperation has improved air quality in Europe Successful cooperation between scientists and policymakers has significantly decreased air pollutant emissions in Europe, according to an article recently published in the Ambio journal. Sulphur dioxi...	2021-02-05

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