Tag Archives: biodiversity

World Environment Day 2009

The theme of World Environment Day 2009 is “Your Planet Needs You!” So let’s do something to tackle the climate change.
One nice way is to consume less and act to save the natural ecosystems.
Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director, says: “Tens of billions of dollars are being earmarked for carbon capture and storage […]

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Endangered Species Day

Mayday! Today 15th May 2009 is an Endangered Species Day.

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Is the Fate of the Saimaa Seal sealed?

The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation informs 28th April 2009:
“A dispute over the protection of the Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis), a critically endangered species, is causing deep divisions among political parties in Finland. The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, the largest environmental organization in Finland, called for a ban on the use of […]

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Not so Happy First of May Day!

In spite of that – Happy First of May Day!

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Alma Media Corporation sacked gay editor-in-chief

The CEO of Alma Media Corporation Mr. Kai Telanne fired the newly-appointed editor-in-chief of the Lapin Kansa newspaper Ms. Johanna Korhonen on October 1st 2008. Lapin Kansa is the largest newspaper in Lapland, Northern Finland. The reason of the sacking seems to be that Alma Media found out that Johanna Korhonen is living […]

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