Aspen ( Populus tremula ) in autumn foliage © Marja-Leena Nenonen The Forest Biodiversity Programme METSO is based on voluntary forest conservation and management. The programme started...

Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) employs some 700 professionals, almost 510 of them in research and expert tasks. Our expertise and extensive cooperation with our partners provide valuable new in...

The challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity loss and harmful land-use are deeply interconnected. Successful co-managing of these drivers requires innovative methods that can prioritize and t...

Senior research scientist Adjunct professor, University of Helsinki Contact information dalia.damato-pihlman@syke.fi tel. +358 295 251 081 Finnish Environment Institu......

CBD negotiations in Montreal, December 2022. © Kaisa Pietilä Goal The overall aim of the CO-OP4CBD project is to enhance coordination of European Union support to advance th...

Background Biodiversity is decreasing at an unprecedented scale. Human well-being depends on healthy, functioning natural ecosystems, for example due to food production and the water cycle. In a...

The Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) coordinates multiple international research and innovation projects. One of them is BioAgora, a project that started in July 2022. The project is building Scie......

New research and innovation project BIONEXT creates novel science-based solutions and tools for halting biodiversity loss and achieving sustainable, nature-centered future and societies.  ...

Senior research scientist MPhil (Environmental Politics) Contact information Email: firstname.surname@syke.fi Tel: +358 2952 51477 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Societa......

Coordinator PhD (Ecology), University of Turku Contact information Email: firstname.surname@syke.fi Phone: +358 295 252 152 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Natu......

More information  Project info In Finnish: Sisävesien monimuotoisuuden mallinnus ja lajikadon arviointi biologisten seuranta-aineistojen avulla (VESIBIO) Jukka Aroviita , ...

A new large EU project coordinated by the Finnish Environment agency SYKE The Biodiversity Nexus - Triggering transformative change for sustainability (BIONEXT) is launching this Autumn. The project g......

For the latest updates on the project, check the project website. BIONEXT will develop knowledge, tools, and guidance for mainstreaming biodiversity into policy making and provide con...

The observed global loss of biodiversity has severe implications for human wellbeing and compounds the negative aspects of global climate change. Data from biological monitoring is the primary source ......

Nature-based solutions as part of climate smart cities Climate change has significant effects on water quantity, quality and seasonal variation in cities. It increases the risk of flooding ...

Approximately 24,470 Great Cormorant nests were counted in Finland in the summer of 2022. The size of the entire nesting population in Finland has only fluctuated by a few per cent since 2015. However......

According to a new study, the growing White-tailed Eagle population affects both the location of the Great Cormorant’s nesting colonies and their breeding performance. The White-tailed Eagle plays an ......

© Elise Järvenpää Background In 2019 the European Commission formulated the “European Green Deal”, a roadmap of key policies, legislative proposals, and strategies to implement ...

Background In April 2021, Finnish Government set a resolution on the Strategic Programme for Circular Economy . The basis of the resolution is a vision that Finnish economy will be based on a...

Scientific publications Ahti Lepistö, Antti Räike, Tapani Sallantaus, Leena Finér (2021), Increases in organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations in boreal forested catchments — Change...