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Finland’s comprehensive Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) now in English
One of the most comprehensive in the world, the assessment of threatened habitat types in Finland is now available also in English. The Red List of all of Finland’s terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems ...
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2019-12-19
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Network of nature reserves in Barents region gains two new sites in Northwest Russia
Two new regional nature reserves have been established in the Russian regions neighbouring Finland. A natural monument was established on the Zaonezhye Peninsula in Karelia, while a larger conservatio...
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2019-12-05
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Europe’s state of the environment 2020: change of direction urgently needed
The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) latest ‘State of the Environment’ report published on 4th of December 2019 states that Europe faces environmental challenges of unprecedented scale and urgency.
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2019-12-05
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A report on the state of the environment in Europe will be published on 4 December
‘The European environment — state and outlook 2020’ report will be published in a launch event held on 4 December in Brussels.
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2019-11-29
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SYKE starts the chairmanship of the European Network of Freshwater Research Organisations
During the 53rd meeting of the European Network of Freshwater Research Organizations on 18–19 November 2019 in Finland, Antonio Lo Porto from the Italian Water Research Institute passed the chairmansh...
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2019-11-20
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North Macedonian environmental management and its journey towards becoming part of the European Union
Towards the end of the autumn, during Finland’s EU presidency, it will be decided whether to begin European Union accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania. These countries have implemen...
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2019-10-22
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AlyVesi -project using 5G and machine learning in real time
Video from a drone, computer vision and superfast 5G connections were harnessed for monitoring the Baltic Sea in a trial conducted in Kirkkonummi.
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2019-08-30
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SYKE Policy Brief: Much work remains to be done on behalf of sustainability in mining
Much work remains to be done on behalf of sustainability in mining. Environmental points of view must be considered in all phases of a mine's life cycle, from ore prospecting, all the way to the closi...
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2019-08-29
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Director General Lea Kauppi selected as one of the top experts for the Horizon Europe
Director General, Professor Lea Kauppi from Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) has been nominated as a member of the Mission Board for Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal and Inland Waters for the Horizon...
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2019-07-31
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Problem solving in Zanzibar with the expertise of the Finnish Environment Institute
Underwater nature of Zanzibar, Tanzania, is spectacular with its coral reefs, seagrass meadows and mangrove forests. Marine life is however facing severe threats as coastal zone is affected by increas...
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2019-07-02
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SYKE Policy Brief: Environmental drug load can be reduced
As the use of pharmaceuticals increases, increasing amounts of drug residues end up in sewage treatment plants. Environmental drug load can be reduced by introducing more advanced treatment method and...
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2019-05-23
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Launch of the new H2020 project e-shape for strengthening the benefits for Europe of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) - establishing 'EuroGEOSS'
e-shape (EuroGEOSS Showcases: Applications Powered by Europe), a new project coordinated by ARMINES and funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme was successfully launched in Cannes, Fr...
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2019-05-13
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With high-end climate change the same old solutions are not enough
What could a future above 2°C look like? What do we want our future to look like? The EU-funded IMPRESSIONS project found out that a more participatory and engaging scientific method can help identify...
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2019-04-29
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New status report shows that further measures are needed to improve the state of the sea
The Finnish Environment Institute has published an extensive information package about the status of Finland’s marine environment. The new report about the status of Finland’s marine environment is pu...
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2018-12-27
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Arctic climate change has global scale impacts, say the climate specialists
The Arctic is changing rapidly as a result of global climate change. “Over the past five years, warm Arctic temperatures and large sea-ice deficits show contemporary climate states outside of previous...
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2018-12-13
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Climate changes require better adaptation to drought
Too hot and too dry: the summer of 2018 saw losses in arable crops in Finland and many other regions in Europe. As such weather extremes are likely to increase in the future, adapting agriculture to c...
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2018-11-15
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SYKE takes part in Baltic Sea region oil response exercise
A major oil response exercise is ongoing on the Swedish coast this week. Finnish Environment Institute SYKE is one of the co-organizers of this year’s BALEX DELTA response exercise.
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2018-08-28
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Finnish environmental experts available during the #Helsinki2018 Summit
Presidents Trump and Putin will meet in Helsinki 16.7. The experts of Finnish Environment Institute SYKE are available for the media to give more information on black carbon, climate change and on pro...
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2018-07-11
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Big data offers new possibilities for producing environmental information
Big data is opening up new channels for the production and utilisation of environmental information. It also offers environmental officials new possibilities to work together with citizens, business a...
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2018-05-09
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What is the status of the Archipelago Sea food web?
In the coming weeks senior research scientist Laura Uusitalo and her collegues interview the local stakeholders and managers about their views of the Archipelago Sea ecosystem and its functioning, and...
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2018-03-12
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