natural effect
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Finnish company develops playground sand containing forest microbes
Kekkilä has launched Biomihiekka® microbial sand, which the company describes as the world's first playground sand containing forest microbes. The product is part of the company's Natural Play concept, which […]
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IPBES: Businesses can stop nature loss – or jeopardize their own operations
In its new Business and Biodiversity report, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Environment and Development (IPBES) highlights that business activity is both a key driver of biodiversity loss and a key […]
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Foundry sand recycler Resand received the Quality Deed of the Year award – a Finnish company solving the global sand crisis
Resand, a technology company specializing in the regeneration of foundry sand, has won the grand prize in the AINO Quality Work of the Year competition. The Urjala-based family business was recognized for the sand handling solution it developed, which […]
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JoutsenAn ecological report was received for the marked owner-occupied apartment buildings: Natural sites are preserved from the planning stage
An apartment building area is being built in Nokia's Kartanoranta, for which an ecological report has been completed for the first time. The ecological report ensures the preservation of the biodiversity of the area and the plot from the planning stage […]
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Finnish habits could put up to 20 percent of the world's species at risk of extinction
In Finland, the environmental footprint of consumption is not at a sustainable level. If everyone in the world ate, lived, moved and consumed like Finns, at least a fifth of the world's […]
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A startup from Jyväskylä brings the positive effects of nature to offices and hospitals
(For subscribers.) Bear cubs peek out from behind silvery trunks. Curled-up twigs rest on a mossy mound. The scent of meadowsweet, a bird chirps somewhere. I’ve ended up in the middle of a working day in the forest […]
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Study: Circular economy saves nature – Calculation of biodiversity impacts tested in the project
The results of a recent project show that the use of recycled materials clearly reduces harmful environmental impacts. Minimizing the environmental footprint requires thinking about processes differently. Regulation also has […]
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A tool for forest owners to prevent the destruction of bird nests during logging – The Nature Target List limits logging outside the bird nesting season
Many forest owners do not think about the impact of forest logging on birds. However, in Finland, approximately 100 bird nests are destroyed during logging every summer season. Bird nests […]
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