By: Avery Desrosiers, Nicole Rice, Selja Ryöppy and Hilja Kurkinen Through the analysis of the Kiruna mine in Northern Sweden and the Nussir mine in Northern Norway, we can understand how Arctic mining affects Sámi people, an Indigenous community living in the Arctic. In addition to the negative effects on traditional livelihoods such as reindeer …
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Pohjoisten metsien monikäyttö Suomessa
Kirjoittanut: Kati Kauppi ja Tuija Simpanen Finland’s northern forest use has historically been divided and faced environmental conflicts between forestry and reindeer husbandry. Different interests for natural resource use between communities and groups can cause disagreements, but for sustaining diverse forest nature and local, valuable culture of Sámi Homeland in the future, we must reconsider …
How does reindeer husbandry affect ecosystems in Kilpisjärvi?
By Anna Kangas, Helmi Lappalainen-Imbert, Eveliina Piispanen, Juliette Rose There is no other place in Finland than Kilpisjärvi that has similar differences in altitudes combined with moist marine climate traits and rare soil minerals. There, in the northernmost part of Finland, nature has a central role in the livelihoods of people. This area is also …
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Incorporation of local knowledge into science by the case of the Arctic
Written by Olga Ievleva and Roni Kantola The Arctic region occupies a huge territory. Due to climate change, this land is experiencing rapid and comprehensive changes, which require constant monitoring and analysis. However, the process of gathering the data on occurring development is hampered by the remoteness of the Arctic and lack of logistic opportunities …
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Air quality insights in Helsinki using different levels of data
We have been hearing that the air in Finland is among the cleanest in the world. Indeed, according to the statistics from the World Health Organization in 2018, the air in Finland is the cleanest in the world. Why do we need more data of finer spatial resolution even though we have the cleanest air? …
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