Two new nature conservation areas to Russia near the Finnish border
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Published: 2018-01-15
At the end of the Year of the Environment 2017 Russia decided to establish a new National Park in the Lake Ladoga archipelago and a new Nature Park on the islands of the Eastern Gulf of Finland and th......
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Helsinki builds steps towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
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Published: 2017-12-08
A high-level international panel of scientific experts will convene in Helsinki on 12 and 13 December. It will prepare assessments based on research data and draw up recommendations to achieve the goa......
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Global cooler at risk – reducing black carbon emissions should be a priority
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Published: 2017-11-06
Over the coming weeks, climate change mitigation and the implementation of the Paris Agreement will be discussed in Bonn. In support of climate change mitigation, the Finnish Environment Institute (SY......
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Closer Finnish-Japanese cooperation in environmental research
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Published: 2017-07-10
The Finnish Environment Institute SYKE and the National Institute for Environmental Studies of Japan NIES have signed a cooperation document to promote joint projects between the two institutes. The a......
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Petteri Vihervaara
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Published: 2017-05-17
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Arctic expertise
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Published: 2022-01-20
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Our research and expertise support the protection and use of the sensitive environments in the Arctic regions. Syke is extensively involved in the Arctic Council's ...
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KGZ-Water / Son-Kul
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Published: 2016-12-12
The project will mainly work towards increasing the capacity of Kyrgyz environmental authorities in order for them to be able to determine POP compounds (Persistent Organic Pollutants) from water, se...
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Expert services for the development of the cooperation network of the Green Belt of Fennoscandia (GBF), phase II
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Published: 2016-08-25
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The climate challenge requires significant new innovations for Finnish wood use
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Published: 2016-04-27
An international agreement was made in Paris to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decades. However, a recent study shows that the current Finnish wood bioeconomy fails to m......
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Projects of international expert services
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Published: 2019-04-25
Ongoing and recent projects can be viewed in this page. Projects in bold are ongoing. Please note that the projects are in reverse chronological order (newest first).
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Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve was established in South-Africa with Finland’s support
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Published: 2015-09-14
Finnish Environment Institute and the Central Finland Centre for Economic Development, Transport and Environment have supported the establishment of a new Biosphere Reserve in North-West Province of S......
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Programme for Finland’s Water Sector Support to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (FinWaterWEI II)
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Published: 2015-06-16
The overall objective and purpose is expected to lead to four Key Results :
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Capacity building on surface water quality monitoring in Tajikistan (TJK-Water)
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Published: 2015-06-15
The overall objective (intended long-term impact) of the Project is to increase the capacity of Tajik authorities to provide reliable environmental information of surface water quality both for the c...
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Be enchanted by northern nature in a photography exhibition, introducing the unique nature of the Barents Region!
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Published: 2015-04-16
A photography exhibition featuring Barents Region’s nature opens today in Oulu. The exhibition is part of international cooperation on nature conservation in the Barents Region....
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IPCC: Climate change heading towards irreversible consequences; action needed from all sectors of society
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Published: 2014-11-04
According to Finnish experts, Finland meets lot of the requirements for adapting to and mitigating climate change in both cities and the countryside as well as in various sectors....
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ICP IM Network
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Published: 2013-03-27
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The following countries have continued data submission to the ICP IM data base during the period 2016–2020: Austria,...
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Urban Fabrics & Urban Zones Seminar, COST meeting October 2013
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Published: 2013-11-28
The meeting of European Union's COST ACTION TU 0902 ( Integrated assessment technologies to support the sustainable development of urban areas ) was held at the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE in ......
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Operationalisation of Natural capital and Ecosystem Services: From concepts to real-world applications (OpenNESS)
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Published: 2013-11-20
OpenNESS aims to translate the concepts of Natural Capital (NC) and Ecosystem Services (ES) into operational frameworks that provide tested, practical and tailored solutions for integrating ES into ...
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About the programme
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Published: 2022-01-20
Finnish water sector organisations work together with their partners to solve water related health and economic development issues in alignment with internationally agreed policies through FinWate...
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Published: 2022-01-20
The countries in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia differ considerably both geographically and culturally but they all share common history. They suffer from serious environmenta...
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