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Kunming Conference provides a good prospects for further work to halt biodiversity loss
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15.10.2021 11.52
Climate Policy Roundtable meets to discuss agreement on low-carbon circular economy
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12.10.2021 11.22
Conference of Parties to UN Biodiversity Convention kicks off today – aim to halt biodiversity loss
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11.10.2021 12.57
Operation to empty shipwreck Beatris of oil
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11.10.2021 11.33
EU environment ministers to discuss EU climate package and prepare for the Glasgow Climate Change Conference
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5.10.2021 12.43
Half of annual product development investments in real estate and construction sector could be covered by introducing electronic signing
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16.9.2021 10.45
Report: Safer, healthier and more environmentally-friendly apartments – and smaller
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15.9.2021 10.11
Harmonisation of email addresses continues – Ministries of Transport and Communications, Agriculture and Forestry, Education and Culture, Defence and the Environment next in line to adopt ‘gov.fi’ suffix
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6.9.2021 13.00
Citizens’ Jury tested in Finland to support climate policy preparation
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26.8.2021 11.50
Returning expired medicines has increased in Finland
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26.8.2021 9.53
Fit for 55 climate package important and necessary, brings opportunities for Finland
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25.8.2021 14.48
Climate Policy Roundtable convenes to discuss EU’s Fit for 55 climate package
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24.8.2021 10.32
Report: Voluntary emissions offsetting more effective with public guidance instead of new legislation
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12.8.2021 12.00
EU climate package will also help Finland achieve climate neutrality
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14.7.2021 17.20
New Climate Change Act sent out for comments
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2.7.2021 11.18
Annual Climate Report 2021: Emissions in Finland declined in the exceptional year
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23.6.2021 12.37
Finland involved in EU cooperation to eradicate homelessness – joint declaration to boost the work
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21.6.2021 17.38
Study: Circular economy considerations must be at the heart of product policy development
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15.6.2021 8.35
Sustainability, natural environment, equality – Nordic building blocks for the New European Bauhaus initiative
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31.5.2021 11.03
The Helmi programme defines concrete goals and actions for enhancing habitats
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27.5.2021 10.34
Sustainable City programme creates broad-based and concrete cooperation between developers
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25.5.2021 10.05
Citizens’ Jury publishes a statement on the fairness of climate actions
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27.4.2021 12.00
Hiilihelppi provides tips on how to reduce the carbon footprint of living
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23.4.2021 15.32
Minister Krista Mikkonen attends ministerial discussions of the US Climate Summit on 23 April
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21.4.2021 15.44
Minister Mikkonen: Agreement on European Climate Law a major step towards a climate-neutral Europe
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21.4.2021 10.51
New COVID-19 risk assessment instructions for construction sites
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15.4.2021 10.06
Finland's Circular Economy Programme sets targets to curb overconsumption of natural resources
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8.4.2021 13.28
Nordic ideas to enrich the New European Bauhaus
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1.4.2021 10.32
Finland’s sustainable development work recognised with Catalyst 2030 Award: inclusive practices and international cooperation emphasised in jury’s decision
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25.3.2021 18.05
Citizens’ Jury to deliberate the fairness and impact of Finland’s emission reduction measures
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15.3.2021 11.56
Nordic countries take joint action to cut climate emissions from construction
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1.3.2021 11.32
Construction emissions may now be compared – new emissions database lays foundation for statutory guidance of low-carbon construction
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1.3.2021 10.04
Online survey on the climate plan attracted 18,000 responses
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22.2.2021 10.11
Nature and sustainable recovery the themes of UN Environment Assembly UNEA
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19.2.2021 10.34
Just transition must be considered more systematically in sectoral low-carbon plans
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8.2.2021 15.05
Climate Policy Roundtable meets to discuss sectoral low-carbon roadmaps
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5.2.2021 9.19
Ministry of the Environment participates in a joint European research project on forest sector – The call is open until 13 April 2021
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27.1.2021 7.41
Comments from citizens to spur reform of the climate change policy plan – How can we reduce emissions effectively and fairly?
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19.1.2021 9.01
Architecture must react to changes in society
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12.1.2021 14.30
Finland’s first maritime spatial plan completed — extensive work will help to combine the good state of the marine environment and sustainable growth
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18.12.2020 13.29
EU environment ministers meet in Brussels to finalise the climate commitment to UN
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16.12.2020 12.21
Minister Mikkonen: New 2030 climate target timely – shows EU's strong commitment to climate action
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11.12.2020 12.46
Virtual climate summit hopes to rally momentum for global climate action
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9.12.2020 15.51
National Commission on Sustainable Development to begin work on 2030 Agenda roadmap next year based on preliminary study
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3.12.2020 16.02
Fairness in climate action must be heavily underlined and Finland’s carbon neutrality goal connected firmly to the legislation
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2.12.2020 16.33
New weight to cooperation and special characteristics of regions
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1.12.2020 16.08
Climate Policy Roundtable meets to discuss the Climate Change Act
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30.11.2020 15.49
Study: Tax compensations can be used to influence the economic effects of climate policy – consequences for different types of households vary
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20.11.2020 9.22
International evaluation: Work of the Finnish Environment institute effective and of high quality
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18.11.2020 15.29
Saimaa ringed seal habitats proposed to UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
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11.11.2020 9.34
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