Author: Kirsi Seppänen

Attributed variously to corruption and neglect of water pumps and infrastructure under the former regime, parts of Sudan are suffering severe drinking water shortages. In…

Carbon dioxide emissions could fall by the largest amount since World War Two this year as the coronavirus outbreak brings economies to a virtual standstill,…

According to Clare Naden, in a blog post for the International Standards Organization (ISO), close to 40 percent of carbon dioxide emissions come from energy,…

Electronics Recycling market worldwide is projected to grow by US$29.4 Billion, driven by a compounded growth of 10.1%. Metals, one of the segments analyzed and…

This represents a 40% year-on-year increase in clothing taken back. The milestone, revealed in the high-street fashion giant’s latest Sustainability Performance Report, comes four years…

Coronavirus upheaval has halted evictions, converted factories into ventilator and hand sanitizer producers and reshaped lives. The virus also seems to be disrupting something unexpected:…

UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe has joined the major industry stewardship programme for glass packaging “Close the Glass Loop”, initiated by FEVE, as it accelerates its…

Demand for clean water is on the rise in Kenya as the World Health Organization and the government urge people to regularly wash their hands…

UK tech start-up Gravitricity has unveiled plans to explore the energy storage potential of South Africa’s former mine shafts, thanks to a £300,000 funding boost…

A major UN climate change conference due to take place in November has been postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The COP26 summit…

It seems travelers are prepared to batten down the hatches and sail close to the wind, as cruise bookings for 2021 are on the rise….

LANU-FESTAREILLA on mukana muun muassa kymmeniä lasten- ja nuortenkirjailijoita, sarjakuvan tekijöitä sekä kuvittajia. Suurin osa ohjelmasta toteutetaan livestriimeinä, joihin myös katsoja voi halutessaan osallistua kommentoimalla…

Koronaepidemian aiheuttama muutos ruuan kulutuksessa on lisännyt suomalaisten arvostusta viljelijöitä kohtaan. MT:n teettämään gallupiin vastanneista 76 prosenttia arvostaa viljelijöitä nyt entistä enemmän, 16 prosentilla arvostus…

Entä jos olisi yksi paikka, josta voisi kurkata pinnan alle ja päästä käsiksi kaikkeen suomalaiseen meritietoon? Näin miettivät meritietoa tuottavat suomalaiset laitokset muutama vuosi sitten….

Suomen sisäinen turvallisuustilanne on tällä hetkellä vakaa, mutta poikkeusolojen pitkittyminen voi kasvattaa kansallisen turvallisuuden uhkia. Näin arvioi Suojelupoliisi eli Supo, joka julkaisi torstaina tuoreen vuosikirjansa….

Valtioneuvosto on 2.4. hyväksynyt EU:n turvapaikka-, maahanmuutto- ja kotouttamisrahaston (AMIF) kansallisen toimeenpano-ohjelman muutoksen. Ohjelmaa täsmennetään sen osalta, miten Euroopan komission Suomelle maksama kompensaatioraha kiintiöpakolaisten vastanottamisesta…

Researchers at Cranfield University are working on a new test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater of communities infected with the virus. The wastewater-based epidemiology…

A spill from a tailings dam at a molybdenum mine in northeast China on Saturday has contaminated water up to 110 km (68 miles) downstream,…

Amsterdam will launch the fourth stage of its circular economy initiative next week, with 200 new projects planned for the coming year. Its 2020-2025 strategy,…

Thousands of tonnes of toxic e-waste is illegally dumped in vulnerable regions every year. A new addition to TCO Certified Edge will help solve the…