Theme: Environment

A hand holding a plastic cube on a wooden surface. Photo: Siiri Paananen.

EU funding of 600,000 euros for the Faculty of Art and Design for plastics circular economy research

22.9.2022 15:47

The Faculty of Art and Design at the University of Lapland has been granted 600 000 euros in research funding as part of the EU-funded PlastLIFE project. The PlastLIFE project, addressing sustainable development and circular economy, focuses on reducing plastics and making their recycling more efficient. The Faculty of Art and Design will study, for example, design solutions to reduce the amount of plastic and test new replacement materials for plastics.

Dissertation: Sled dogs transforming the tourist landscape

22.9.2022 8:30

In his dissertation in tourism research, Mikko Äijälä, MSocSc, studies the agency of sled dogs in forming a local tourist landscape. His idea of multispecies trails helps us understand how the significance of animals can be included in the implementation of animal tourism services.

ValueBioMat reseach project studies the whole life cycle of plastics: bio-based and recycled plastic, novel 100 percent renewable materials, resource efficient production, digital technologies and on-site production, new business models, and policies supporting the sustainable change.

Strategic Research Council's continued funding to study sustainable change in plastic production and use

21.6.2022 12:15

Multidisciplinary ValueBioMat research project has been granted continued funding from the Strategic Research Council, established within the Academy of Finland. It studies how the whole value chain of plastic production and use could be made more sustainable. The Faculty of Law at the University of Lapland is one of the project partners, together with Aalto University, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

Doctoral dissertation: Knowledge Integration in Co-management: A Study on the People of the Mount Cameroon National Park

22.2.2022 8:30

Ayonghe Akonwi Nebasifu, M.A., studies in his dissertation the unequal power relations between officials and local people in the co-management of the Mount Cameroon National Park and its adjacent communities. Ayonghe’s work contributes to co-management theory by revealing simultaneous compliance with and opposition to various relations of power in which people use official and unofficial strategies to attain their goals within a system of resource management.

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Survey about Urban Nature and Biodiversity

15.2.2022 12:23

Urban Biodiversity Survey, a joint project of the Finnish Nature Panel and the Arctic Centre, aims to examine the development and present state of the urban biodiversity in Finnish cities and assess the future of the urban nature.

Finnish universities publish 12 ambitious theses and intend to become leaders in sustainable development

24.11.2020 14:47

Carbon neutrality by 2030, sustainable development at the heart of strategies, and strong support for the Finnish Government's climate and biodiversity goals. All of the above is included in the plans of Finnish universities through mutual theses on sustainable development and responsibility, which have been published today.

Arctic Centre joining a Horizon 2020 project on sustainable management in extractive industries

5.11.2020 10:05

The Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland will lead Work Package 2 (Clustering and meta-analysis) of the EU Horizon 2020 project SUMEX.

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New book: Ethics and Politics of Space for the Anthropocene

28.10.2020 17:00

Featuring an international, multidisciplinary set of contributors – including six researchers from the University of Lapland – this thought-provoking book reimagines established narratives of the Anthropocene to allow differences in regions and contexts to be taken seriously, emphasising the importance of localised and situated knowledge.

The cost saved by the carbon kept in the permafrost would cover the cost of doing geoengineering

15.5.2020 12:00

The cost saved by the carbon kept in the permafrost alone would easily cover the cost of doing geoengineering by stratospheric aerosol injection, shows new research from Finnish and Chinese researchers, published in Nature Communications.

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Bruce Forbes to coordinate a major international project

27.4.2020 13:15

Advancing adaptive capacity of Arctic communities. This is the aim for CHARTER, a new EU Horizon 2020 funded project, coordinated by Professor Bruce Forbes of Arctic Centre. The European Commission has just signed the papers and work can begin.

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Not only temperature controls the nutrient cycle in the Arctic

15.4.2020 11:42

Researchers from Umeå University, Germany and Finland discover novel mechanism clarifying the slow nutrient cycling in Arctic soils. Absence of earthworms can explain why Arctic plants are starving for nitrogen. The study was published 14.4.2020 in the prestigious Nature Communications.

Doctoral Dissertation: Back Stakeholder pressure strengthens mining companies’ corporate social responsibility in the Barents Region

23.3.2020 9:28

The doctoral dissertation by FM Adrian Braun, entitled "Corporate Social Responsibility in the Barents region – A Situational Analysis of Metal Mining" will be publicly examined online at the University of Eastern Finland on 24.3.2020 at 12. Braun is the visiting researchers of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland.

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Finnish Nature Photographs of the Year in Arktikum

4.3.2020 10:11

Finnish Nature Photographs of the Year 2019 are on display in spring exhibition in Arktikum Science Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland. The new exhibition presents the winners of The Nature Photographs of the Year Competition. The winner photograph is “Bear and Raven” by Ville Heikkinen.

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Global science team on red alert as Arctic lands grow greener

4.2.2020 13:37

New research techniques are being adopted by scientists tackling the most visible impact of climate change – the so-called greening of Arctic regions.

Two degrees of global warming could mean seven in the Arctic

4.12.2019 21:00

The study, published today in the journal Science Advances, reports that the Arctic has warmed by 0.75 degrees Celsius in the last decade alone. By comparison, the Earth as a whole has warmed by nearly the same amount, 0.8 degrees Celsius, over the past 137 years.

Climate service gives forecast on good snowmaking conditions to ski resorts

30.10.2019 9:22

Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland and Ruka Ski Resort are co-designing a climate service that provides a seasonal forecast on conditions for snowmaking during the entire skiing season. The service tells what is the most climate-friendly and profitable time for snowmaking.

Northern Political Economy Symposium turns 10 years – The program is published!

10.10.2019 11:29

The 10th Northern Political Economy Symposium takes place on 14–15 November 2019 in Rovaniemi, Finland. The theme of the symposium is What is left of development in the Arctic?

Registration for the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference is now open!

6.6.2019 11:26

The Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference on 12–13 November 2019 in Rovaniemi, Finland focuses on climate change, especially from the viewpoint of young people and future generations living in the Arctic. One goal of the event is to enhance dialogue between youth, researchers and decision makers.

Call for Abstracts for the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference

29.5.2019 10:43

The Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference takes place on 12–13 November 2019 in Rovaniemi, Finland. Theme of the conference is climate change especially from the viewpoint of young people and future generations living in the Arctic. One goal of the event is to enhance dialogue between youth, researchers and decision makers.

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The new research project to predict changes in northern ecosystems

24.5.2019 15:03

Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment has granted funding for the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland for research project that predicts long-term changes in boreal and subarctic ecosystems. The HISTECO project received funding of 536,230 euro and the project is led by university researcher Sari Stark. The four-year project starts in September 2019.