Climate-Smart Carbon Cycle

The land-use sector plays an important role in mitigating climate change and in halting the deterioration of the aquatic environment resulting from primary production. The programme’s challenge is to overcome the global climate crisis and its impact on ecosystems.

Survey: The farther wind turbines are, the better they are accepted – groups of vacation homes challenging in wind farm siting decisions

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1.2.2024
Energy
Climate
Biodiversity

Review: Several groups of birds and mammals avoid wind turbines

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18.12.2023
Energy
Climate
Biodiversity

First Spatial Dataset on Peatlands Covers Mires and Drained Peatlands throughout Finland

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23.11.2023
Climate
Soil
Agriculture

Almost the same amount of carbon is sequestered in mineral soil and stems in heath forests

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6.11.2023
Climate
Soil
Forests and forestry

Cultivation of grass significantly reduces nitrogen leaching from cultivated peatlands

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6.11.2023
Climate
Soil
Agriculture

Scenario: The transition to continuous cover forestry on fertile and drained peatland forests would produce climate benefits for Finland in comparison to even-aged forestry, even if the impact of selection harvesting on soil emission is low

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15.10.2023
Climate
Soil
Forests and forestry

Forest conservation is part of climate action in towns and cities – the emission offset potential of land use in the Hepokorvenkallio building project in Espoo has been assessed

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4.10.2023
Climate
Forests and forestry

The amount of imported products and meat in the Finnish diet has the most significant impact on global biodiversity loss

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13.9.2023
Climate
Food
Environment

A new international project tackles wastewater issues around the Baltic Sea

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21.8.2023
Water systems
Environment

Forest soil can mitigate or accelerate climate change - Luke-led research project examines soil properties and processes in detail

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10.5.2023
Climate
Soil
Forests and forestry

Moss-covered forest ditches combat climate change

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2.5.2023
Climate
Forests and forestry
Environment

Continuous cover forestry in peatland spruce forests - The carbon sequestration of spruces growing in lower crown classes recovered immediately after selection harvesting.

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1.3.2023
Climate
Forests and forestry

Global assessment reveals huge potential of peatlands as a climate solution

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18.1.2023
Climate
Soil
Environment

We must act now for our better future climate – Researcher’s thoughts on COP27 conference

Blog post
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Hem Bhattarai
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23.11.2022
Climate
Agriculture

Mineral soil in forests accumulates carbon as trees grow

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10.11.2022
Climate
Forests and forestry
Environment

COP27 climate conference 6-18 November - Luke's researchers participate in Catch the Carbon events

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8.11.2022
Climate

Researchers propose ectomycorrhizal fungi’s role to be integrated into carbon accounting

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3.10.2022
Climate
Forests and forestry
Environment

New study analyses how forests and wood use can help meet climate goals

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20.9.2022
Climate
Forests and forestry

New solutions for assessing the environmental sustainability of bio-based production

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8.7.2022
Biomaterials
Climate

Ten-year-old Climateguide.fi updates its user interface

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10.6.2022
Climate

Nutritional quality to be included in food life cycle assessments

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Merja Saarinen
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3.5.2022
Wellbeing and health
Climate
Food

Increase of forest carbon stock in Nordic forests faster than in less intensively utilized forests of Canada and Russia

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7.2.2022
Forests and forestry
Climate

Collecting and mapping carbon benefits of wind power, silviculture and peatlands

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7.12.2021
Environment
Forests and forestry
Biodiversity

Tackling greenhouse gas emissions with tomography

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2.12.2021
Environment
Agriculture
Climate