News and Events for Researchers

26.03.2019

A JRC report brings together data on antibiotic levels in water, showing that small concentrations have found their way…

08.03.2019

Finnish Environment Institute SYKE and Ministry of the Environment report A new assessment of threatened species…

Asian elephants Photo: Priya Davidar & Jean-Philippe Puyravaud
05.03.2019

Asian elephants could lose up to 42 percent of their habitats in India and Nepal.

19.02.2019

The duration of the ice cover on Finnish inland waters has shortened due to milder winters. Correspondingly, the…

Automated pipette platform for preparing high-throughput bioassays Photo: ©Bodo Tiedemann
06.02.2019
05.02.2019

At least 15% of the world’s inland surface water areas are covered by protected areas, according to a new study from the…

30.01.2019

Cities, as large human settlements and the powerhouses of Europe’s economy, generate 67% of the EU’s GDP.   They are…

After the wild tobacco plant (Nicotiana attenuata) has been attacked by a caterpillar of the tobacco hawk moth, it waits a few days and only then starts its chemical defence. Photo: Pia Backmann
25.01.2019

Wild tobacco plants gain an advantage by the timely sending of hungry caterpillars to the competition.

24.01.2019

Pressrelease: Europe faces substantial challenges in assessing and managing risks, for example in farming,…

10.01.2019

Dr Eeva Primmer, PhD in Agriculture and Forestry, Docent (Adjunct Professor) in Environmental Policy at the University…