Poll on BSR Pharma activities in 2024 PharmaSea: Which are the environmentally hazardous pharmaceuticals in the Baltic Sea? Interreg BSR Project APRIORA – prioritising pharmaceutical...

More information  Project info In Finnish: Sisävesien monimuotoisuuden mallinnus ja lajikadon arviointi biologisten seuranta-aineistojen avulla (VESIBIO) Jukka Aroviita , ...

Pinja Näkki, Eeva Eronen-Rasimus, Hermanni Kaartokallio, Harri Kankaanpää, Outi Setälä, Emil Vahtera, Maiju Lehtiniemi:  Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sorption and bacterial community com...

Plastic litter pollution of marine environments is a widely recognized environmental problem. The plastic pollution ultimately stems from extensive and ever-increasing use of plastic materials...

  The MAAMERI project is included in the research section of the water protection programme (2019–2023). The project aims to improve the understanding of the impact of changes in nut...

Built environment information systems are developed and maintained to support land use planning, monitoring and research, and participatory planning processes. © Picture: ChengXi Zhang ...

For the latest updates on the project, check the project website. BIONEXT will develop knowledge, tools, and guidance for mainstreaming biodiversity into policy making and provide con...

Frequently asked questions and answers about Proftest Syke services. The questions are divided in six topic areas. Registration and customer information | ProftestWEB | Samples | R...

Traditional analyzes of monitoring data using a light microscope require long experience and good species identification skills. It can be difficult or even impossible to identify species with...

Urban greening plan workshops The 2030 EU Biodiversity Strategy and recently the Restoration Law have set greening targets for municipalities and cities to support and preserve biodiversity. The...

© Elise Järvenpää Background In 2019 the European Commission formulated the “European Green Deal”, a roadmap of key policies, legislative proposals, and strategies to implement ...

The extensive datasets produced by Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) are mostly open access. Much of the monitoring data is available online in real time. In addition to its own data, Syke regular...

Marine research facilities of the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) include the research vessel Aranda and a wide range of research and analysis instruments and laboratory services. Syke...

Monitoring activities related to the theme generate basic information on the current state of species and their habitats, all over Finland. SYKE gathers observations pertaining to cormorants, barnacl...

PlastLIFE  SIP – Re-thinking plastics in a sustainable circular economy project promotes the implementation of the Plastics Roadmap for Finland (PRfF) during seven years, 2023–2029. The ultimate...

On this page the proficiency tests and intercomparison planned to be organized in 2024 are listed. For each scheme the sample delivery time is informed. Approximately 2 months prior that, more i...

© Adobe Stock Climate change mitigation and related low-carbon goals have become central themes in land use planning, as planning is the foundation of future land use solutions. Over...

Nature-based solutions as part of climate smart cities Climate change has significant effects on water quantity, quality and seasonal variation in cities. It increases the risk of flooding ...

Water resource contamination substantially threatens the environment. Rapid identification of chemicals and their emission sources in watersheds is crucial for sustainable water resources mana...