Background Due to climate change, the structure/infrastructure sector has recently paid more attention to more sustainable construction works/solutions, among others by using ...

Syke LCA research produces science-based knowledge that helps different stakeholders to act. For example, policy makers to do more sustainable decisions, citizen to do better consumption choices and ...

Policy briefs:  Water resilience is built with better water governance  (June 24 2024) Press releases: Tackling Europe´s water problems requires new ways...

Poll on BSR Pharma activities in 2024  Baltic Sea Pharma Platform (BSR Pharma) aims to disseminate current knowledge and information on pharmaceuticals in the environment, focusing on eff...

Increasing Climate Resilience of Zanzibar with Integrated Marine Management and Sustainable Blue Economy (BLUE-ZAN) builds on the institutional partnerships and results achieved within the earlier IC...

Eutrophication impacts the ecological state and ecosystem services provided by the Baltic Sea. So far there has been a limited set of measures to reduce phosphorus load from agriculture, which mai...

The project Re:Fish consists of 3 separate work packages (WPs).    The project aims to retrieve abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) of recreational fishing (WP1) and...

The objective of this project is to speed up the transition of the electricity system to be completely carbon-free in a cost-effective manner. Green energy transition highlights the need to switch to...

The challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity loss and harmful land-use are deeply interconnected. Successful co-managing of these drivers requires innovative methods that can prioritize and t...

This transdisciplinary project will create a new boundary concept, ‘sense of water’ (veden taju), to understand, recognize and foster collective care for water. The research will produce new kno...

Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) has been developing several tools that can calculate and follow the environmental impacts of different subjects. Climate Diet - for citizens Clim...

Biodiversity and the ecosystem services provided by nature are the foundation of human wellbeing. Natural processes guarantee that we have food, raw materials, clean water and air, and other prerequi...

Earth's water resources (video, 3 min) Air travel and its climate impact (video, 3 min) Air travel and climate - a Guide for Teachers (pdf)     ...

The goal of Finland and other Baltic Sea countries is to have a clean and thriving sea. However, various assessments have indicated that the state of the Baltic Sea is largely poor. One significant f...

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Figure 1. Satellite image of Lake Näsijärvi in full ice cover in February 2023. Objectives  Exploiting the full potential of Copernicus (European Earth observation programme) da...