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Enhancing biodiversity through economic mechanisms
Ecosystem services provided by nature, such as purification of water and air, are vital for the societies and economies. However, biodiversity is declining, and urgent actions are needed to halt this trend. Economic incentives are also necessary to curb the loss of biodiversity and support its preservation. A recent study, conducted by Tyrsky and Pellervo…
Read MoreTyrsky’s new Managing Director is Pirjo Jantunen
Pirjo Jantunen, M.Sc. (Econ.), started as Tyrsky’s Managing Director in April 2024. Pirjo stepped over from Motiva Services Oy, a sustainable development consulting company, where she was responsible for business development. Pirjo is a multi-talented sustainability expert with extensive experience in sustainable business, accelerating the energy transition, and promoting corporate social responsibility and the circular…
Read MoreNordic collaboration on climate neutrality
The Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) are all aiming at achieving climate neutrality before 2050, but this will be hard to achieve with the current pace of the green transition in the Nordic region. That is one of the key conclusions from the project “Nordic Stocktake and Visions – Pathways to…
Read MoreEquality in the climate crisis – How can Finland promote gender equality in international climate policy?
Finland influences international climate policy in many ways, for example by participating in climate negotiations and initiatives, granting international climate funding and practicing climate diplomacy. But how can Finland harness these actions to promote equality in international climate policy? This question is examined in a report “Equality in the climate crisis – How can Finland…
Read MoreTyrsky mapped adaptation governance in the Baltic Sea and Arctic Region countries
Tyrsky collected and synthesized information about climate adaptation policy and governance in different countries from the Baltic Sea and Arctic regions. In addition to Finland, the report covers the following countries and territories: Sweden, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway, Iceland, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus, Canada and the United States. The report also describes…
Read MoreTyrsky joins Nordic Dialogue to promote best practices in voluntary compensation of emissions
The Nordic Dialogue on Voluntary Compensation funded by the Nordic Working Groups for Climate and Air (NKL) and Environment and Economy (NME) of the Nordic Council of Ministers has been launched. Tyrsky’s experts will be facilitating the dialogue in collaboration with an international team of leading climate experts from Perspectives Climate Group, Carbon Limits and…
Read MoreTyrsky evaluated sustainability in Business Finland’s programs
Tyrsky and international Technopolis Group have performed collaborative evaluation of programs for Business Finland. The project consisted of evaluation of the results, relevance and impacts of nine cleantech and bioeconomy programs executed by Business Finland’s predecessors Tekes and Finpro. The evaluation work included an analysis of how the programs were related to the implementation of…
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