Author Archives: Seppo

Wetlands offer ecosystem services

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Seppo

Wetlands are not wastelands. Happy World Wetland Day 2015!
The cartoon was made for Liminka Bay Ramsar Area exhibition.
Cartoon in Spanish –  La caricatura en español:

 

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Big Garden Birdwatch

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Seppo

The world’s largest wildlife survey 24-25 January 2015.
Big Garden Birdwatch

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Santa Claude Juncker and TTIP

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Seppo

European Union and USA are negotiating secrectly about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership treaty, shortly TTIP. It is a sugar coated cake filled with unpleasant surprises.
George Monbiot wrote 5th November 2014 in Guardian:
“On this day a year ago, I was in despair. A dark cloud was rising over the Atlantic, threatening to blot out […]

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Farewell to Martha – the last of her kin

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Seppo

On 1 September 1914, in the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio the last Passenger pigeon called Martha died.
Passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was the most abundant bird in North America and possibly in the world, and its swift extinction is an amazing and scary example of what human activity can achieve.
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Celebrate Nature

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Seppo

May 21th is the European Natura 2000 Day.
Send your hand butterfly photo to  www.natura2000day.eu
Día Europeo de la Red Natura 2000 21 mayo:

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