Author Archives: Seppo

Oceans 14

Ahoy! If you’re interested in salty waters and marine conservation, sail to Scotland next August! There’s a very interesting meeting for sailors, landlubbers and scientists interested in the future of the oceans in Glasgow:

“To conserve the world’s oceans we must go beyond science, and use it to inform policy and management, and ultimately to catalyze […]

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Daddy goes wild for the wildlife

Urban forests are important for people and wildlife. Unfortunately  they are, at least in Finland, often managed like commercial forests: thinned, even clearcut and replanted.
Urban forests can be a paradise for people and nature, if they are protected and their biodiversity is taken care of. Let’s let the urban forests grow old and allow also […]

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Fossils in the tar

Some background info:
The Rancho La Brea Tar Pits – “One of the world’s most famous fossil localities, recognized for having the largest and most diverse assemblage of extinct Ice Age plants and animals in the world.”
Alberta Tar Sands – A destructive fossil fuel exploration project, that will produce dirty oil, toxic waste and huge CO2 […]

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Help to save Santa’s home

Santa has trouble as the Arctic ice is melting. Please visit Save Santa’s Home to save the Arctic and rescue Christmas. You also can send Arctic e-cards from there.  I drew these two of them.
Here’s a rare video footage from Santa headquarters:

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Food water and wetlands cartoon

Cartoon for the World Wetlands Day 2014. It is organized by the Ramsar Convention and themed “Wetlands and agriculture”.
Download the cartoon & other material for the World Wetlands Day 2014.
The material are also available in French and Spanish:
Journée mondiale des zones humides 2014 : Les zones humides et l’agriculture

Día Mundial de los Humedales de 2014 : […]

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