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Activist to Pay Compensations to Power Company for “Damaging the Dam” with Art!
The Kemijoki River in Northern Finland was once maybe the best salmon river in Europe. The river was dammed after the World War II, and no fish passages were built, so the local salmon population was lost. Kemijoki Ltd has … Continue reading
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Tagged art, fish, fish migration, fishing, hydro power, law, restoration, rivers, salmon, water framework directive
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Stop Fake Green EU Finance Rules
WWF EU: “130 NGOs and experts are sounding the alarm on the EU’s green finance rules, the ‘Taxonomy’, and calling for them to be rooted in science. In a detailed joint statement, the groups flag and analyse ten priority areas … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, climate, conservation, energy, forests, fossil fuel, hydro power, politicians, water framework directive
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Stop Legal Hunting of Endangered Animals
In Finland the law allows hunting of 17 threatened species. That is unbearable. A group of Finnish individuals has put up a Citizens’ intiative to change this law. If at least fifty thousand Finnish citizens entitled to vote will sign … Continue reading
Harvesting Moss and Top Peat Layer Destroys Open Peatlands in Finland
In Finland it is allowed to peel off the vegetation and the surface layer of peat from peatlands without an environmental permit. It is not even required to inform the authorities of this activity. Peat industry claims that this is … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, climate, growing media, peat, sphagnum, wetland
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Our Rivers Need Intensive Care!
“Rivers, lakes, and wetlands support extraordinary diversity. Such bodies of water host more species per square kilometre than forests or oceans. Yet they are losing this biodiversity two to three times faster than forests and oceans. Populations of freshwater animals, … Continue reading
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