Finnish Environment Institute

Availability and representativeness of freshwater macroinvertebrate data to enable Europe-wide assessment of biodiversity trends

Freshwater ecosystems, though covering less than 1% of Earth's surface, harbor around 10% of all species. Pressures like pollution, water extraction, and habitat loss can exhibit complex interactions in their effects on freshwater biodiversity. Understanding the effects of these...

Marine pharmaceutical monitoring with POCIS: sampling rate uncertainty, and implications for regulation

Abstract POCIS passive samplers were deployed at differently polluted marine sites in the cities of Helsinki and Tallinn and in an open part of the Gulf of Finland. The aim was to determine baseline concentration levels for pharmaceuticals in water monitored with passive sampling...

Bridging foresight and transition theory: policy mixes for transforming Europe’s food systems

Abstract European food systems are central drivers of environmental degradation and diet-related health issues, while remaining highly vulnerable to climate, geopolitical, and economic shocks. Against this backdrop of polycrisis and governance complexity, this article develops an...