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Fishy Cartoons by Seppo Leinonen until 3.9.
13.7.2017
Cartoons by Seppo Leinonen in the Natural History Museum in Helsinki until 3.9.2017 – Now provided with English translations! Welcome!
The Ii Hamina cemetery reveals adaptation to the environment
3.7.2017
The medieval cemetery in Ii Hamina in northern Finland on the Iijoki river was originally discovered by accident. A recent study examined the isotope compositions of the teeth of the dead.
Invitation: Finnish Biodiversity Information for the Benefit of Society – species.fi -seminar
20.6.2017
Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility, FinBIF (laji.fi / species.fi), kindly invites you to attend to the national biodiversity information seminar on September 28, 2017.
Chronological methods reveal connection between population and the advance of farming
11.5.2017
A recently published study indicates that unlike the rest of Europe, Finland was slow to adopt farming. This has been established through chronological methods and pollen analyses, as well as by comparing the results with previous estimates of the size of the human population.
Nature conservation must be increased due to climate and habitat changes
11.5.2017
Two recent doctoral dissertations studied the impacts of climate change and changes to the quality of habitats on Finnish birds. The results indicate that the situation of nearly all bird populations in the studies had declined.
Save the date to learn how FinBIF meets GBIF 28.9.
27.4.2017
Learn how open access biodiversity data facilitates cutting edge research, streamlines governance and supports education. The national significance of Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility will be reflected within a global context.
Wetland rehabilitation helps dwindling waterbird populations
6.2.2017
The degradation of wetlands has led to drops in the size of many waterbird populations – even in Finland, the land of a thousand lakes. A recent study proves that measures that reduce overgrowth in the wetlands are a much-needed help to increasingly rare waterbirds.
Radiocarbon reveals biofuel hoax
4.1.2017
Radiocarbon Analytics Finland has used radiocarbon analysis to determine that a fuel sample contained 2.7% biologically derived compounds as opposed to the 80% claimed by the retailer.
We thank you for the past year and wish…
21.12.2016
Luomus has experienced a year full of events – for better or for worse.
Climate change also changes bird communities in conservation areas
17.11.2016
A recent Finnish study has proven that changes in bird communities are as rapid in nature conservation areas as they are outside them.