Finland

NESS2024 – The 16th Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference

Past event / SEI York discussed the collaborative teaching of sustainability and policy, using its interdisciplinary module at the University of York as a case study.

Consumption-based emission inventories in Nordic municipalities – a quest to develop support for local climate action

Journal article / The authors examine the challenges and expectations of Nordic municipalities in using consumption-based emission data to embrace climate action.

Estimating the economic value of hydropeaking externalities in regulated rivers

Journal article / In this study, the authors investigated valuations for policies aiming to reduce hydropeaking in regulated rivers.

Nordic socio-recreational ecosystem services in a hydropeaked river

Journal article / The authors present a novel spatiotemporal hydropeaking impact assessment of socio-recreational ecosystem services (SRESs).

RADISAM

Project / RADISAM investigates Nordic settler colonialism and its impact on present day Indigenous land rights and discrimination against the Sámi.

Agreement-making in the Sámi homeland: Investigating an emerging tool in green transition governance

Project / An empirical investigation of "extraction contracting" between green transition industries and the Indigenous Sámi peoples.

Driving change: empowering sustainability through green governance

Past event / SEI Tallinn, the City of Tallinn and Baltic Environmental Forum Estonia held a conference on transitioning to green governance.

Cumulative impact assessments and Sámi Indigenous rights

Other publication / Differences between stakeholding and holding rights must be addressed in impact assessments of Indigenous land use.

Change(K)now! – A mindset change from single-use to circular or multiple-use of food delivery systems in cities of the BSR

Project / Change(K)now! promotes a mindset change of municipalities, food delivery businesses, and residents to adopt circular solutions in food delivery systems.