News and Events for Researchers

30.09.2019

A circular economy makes it possible to significantly reduce the consumption of raw materials. The advancement of a…

24.09.2019

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission launched the World…

11.09.2019

The Independent Group of Scientists appointed by the UN has assessed the state of global sustainable development as…

11.09.2019

European forests are now heavily suffering from climate change. Latest reports state that mortality in spruce forests…

06.09.2019

In the Gulf of Finland, the areas suffering from oxygen depletion have expanded from last summer. The anoxic areas and…

Quantifying gas exchange of various tree species / SMEAR II, Hyytiälä Forestry Station, University of Helsinki (Finland) Photo: Juho Aalto
02.09.2019

The European Commission approves funding for the preparation of the European Long-Term Ecosystem Research Infrastructure

29.08.2019

According to the new Policy Brief publication by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), environmental points of view…

27.08.2019

A new assessment of the ecological status of surface waters in Finland shows that 87% of the surface area of our lakes…

26.08.2019

The forests in the Amazon are referred to as ‘the lungs of the planet’. Although this metaphor does not cover things…

21.08.2019

The 2019 annual economic report on the EU fishing fleet shows that the high levels of economic performance in 2016 have…