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12 August 2019
The global initiative supports Helsinki’s goal of achieving a more significant role for cities in implementing the sustainable development goals.
The United Nations’ Social Impact Investing Initiative has opened a new office in Helsinki, further bolstering the UN’s presence in Finland.
The Social…
11 July 2019
Cultivos pobres em alimento para insetos polinizadores ameaçam a sobrevivência destes últimos e reduzem o potencial das safras.
O interesse ocidental por monoculturas de produtos como soja, café, laranja e outras frutas cítricas está ameaçando a segurança alimentar global, de acordo com um…
25 January 2019
The Juha Sipilä administration has withdrawn draft legislation from the Finnish Parliament that would strengthen Sámi rights.
The cabinet said on Thursday in a letter to the Parliament that it would withdraw a 2014 bill intended to ratify an international agreement on the rights of indigenous and…
By: Emily J. Gertz
Date: March 24th 2016
Source: Takepart.com
A bill being fast-tracked through Finland’s parliament could lead to an explosion in fishing, logging, and mining on state-managed waters and lands, which include more than 30,000 square miles of forest.
The legislation is ringing…
Date: April 3rd 2016
Source: TeleSUR
Finland's new Forestry Act is poised to rob Sami people of decision-making control over their homelands.
Sami Indigenous people in Finland are facing an unprecedented assault on their rights and territory as a new Forestry Act threatens to level swathes of…