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Fastest and Biggest Dam Removal in Finland!

The biggest & fastest dam removal in FinlandThe Sierilä hydro power plant planned by the Kemijoki Ltd would have dammed and drowned the last free-flowing main channel of Kemijoki River in the Northern  Finland. The dam project was canceled thanks to the long struggle of the NGOs and local activists!
Background info:
Cartoon from 2017:
The Kemijoki River in Northern Finland was once maybe the […]

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Valentines Day – Fishes are cool, but so are macroinvertebrates too!

Caddis and The Gang - I

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Alien predators pose a threat to ground-nesting birds in Northern Europe

Raccoon dog and birds nestThe invasive alien raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) proved to be a more frequent and opportunistic predator than any of the native predator species.
Alien species are recognised as presenting an increasingly global threat to native species, but we often lack evidence of their interactions and effects. For example, boreal nesting duck species have recently declined in […]

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Wild bees also need food!

Bee hotel - No restaurant!Bee hotels help wild solitary bees & wasps. Also rotten tree trunks and open sandy patches are good for them. But pollinators also need food. So mowe less grass & leave wild areas for wild flowers in the garden, please!

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Let’s Move for the EU Nature Restoration Law!

Move for nature - restorationJoin the virtual WWF challenge and show that we need an ambitious EU nature restoration law now!
#Move4Nature
 
 
 
 
 

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