Director, professor, Doctor of Philosophy
Environmental Policy Centre
© Kuva: Kai Widell
Contact
Email: firstname.surname@syke.fi
Telephone: +358 295 251 123
Skype: syke_eevafurman
Finnish Environment Centre, Environmental Policy Centre
Latokartanonkaari 11, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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Present role
My duties include directing the Environmental Policy Centre and being part of the lead group of SYKE. I lead national and international research projects (see below) and my positions of trust include chairing and participating boards in the fields of sustainable development, environment, biodiversity and ecosystem services and of research linked to them.
Background
I have been researching and developing environmental and sustainable development governance for more than 20 years. The last 10 years I have been occupied by Europe wide research collaboration where we have focused on challenges in and solutions for human environment relationship. Before that I was involved in intergovernmental environmental collaboration in the Arctic, Asian and European context.
During the last 20 years I have gained experience in international and national environmental collaboration through R&D projects and processes. I am an ecologist from training (MSc in zoology, University of Helsinki, PhD in marine biology, University of Wales, Menai Bridge). During my career I have been active in teaching at universities and communicating with the wide audience in written and oral form.
I have always had an orientation towards finding solutions. I get satisfaction and energy from nature, music and my closest. To me, moderateness and fairness are important values.
Research activities
Ongoing
Finished
Presentations in the web
Power Point -presentations
2019
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What leadership in tomorrow’s sustainability? (Next Leaders' Europe Summit 2019, Helsinki, 21.3.2019, PDF)
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Towards sustainable development: Interlinkages calling for systems transformations (Regional Forum for Sustainable Development, UNECE, Geneva, 22.3.2019, PDF)
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The UN Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR): Highlights (World Science Forum, Budapest, 21.11.2019, PDF)
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Draft Global Sustainable Development Report 2019: messages for the globe, insights for the EU (European Parliament Public Hearing ”The remaining 12 years: EU action towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", Brussels, 7.2.2019, PDF, 3 MB)
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The Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR): set-up, main findings and recommedations (EEAC webinar 14.11.2019, PDF, 4,8 MB)
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Politics, practices and the transformative potential of sustainable diets (FEEDING ON FUTURE, International Conference on sustainable food systems, Barcelona, 10-11 October 2019, PDF, 4,4 MB)
Video presentations
Blogs
Media interviews
Other activities
Publications
I have produced articles, reports, books and other material for communication for science community, experts and wide audience in English and Finnish. Some of my outputs have been translated into Russian, German and Swedish. I have received national awards for two of my books.
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Towards Sustainability: Making Systems Transformations to Realize Agenda 2030
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List of publications 5 June 2020 (PDF)
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The big leap: how to move from what is agreed and done to what needs to happen (PDF)
- Kaljonen, M., Salo, M., Lyytimäki, J., Furman, E (2019). From isolated labels and nudges to sustained tinkering: assessing long-term changes in sustainable eating at a lunch restaurant (British food journal, PDF)
- Lyytimäki, J., Lonkila K.-M., Furman, E., Korhonen-Kurki, K., Lähteenoja, S. Untangling the interactions of sustainability targets: synergies and trade‑offs in the Northern European context (18.5.2020, PDF). Environment, Development and Sustainability.
Furman, E. 2016. From inspiration to action, from action to institution – some early interventions of Arctic collaboration in sustainable development. In: Heininen, L., H. Exner-Pirot, & J. Plouffe. (Eds.). (2016). Arctic Yearbook 2016. Akureyri, Iceland: Northern Research Forum. ISSN 2298–2418, pp. 252-255. Available from Artic Yearbook.
Lyytimäki, J., Lähteenoja, S., Sokero, M., Korhonen, S., Furman, E. 2016. Agenda 2030 in Finland: Key questions and indicators of sustainable development. Publications of the Government´s analysis, assessment and research activities 32/2016