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Collapsology
In my last blog I wrote about a book that introduced me to the concept of collapsology. While the label is novel, the phenomenon it describes had already been lurking somewhere...
Are we already living the end times?
Reflections on Jem Bendell: Breaking Together A few years ago, I came across an article that had become widely known despite never having been published in an academic journal. The...
Does anyone ever change (their mind)?
Have you ever had a spouse who drinks too much? Have you nagged at them, left leaflets that highlight the health issues related to drinking, guarded their shopping trips,...
Global biodiversity impacts of meat consumption in Finland
Recent research on biodiversity impacts of food consumed in Finland conducted by Kyttä et al. (2023) focusing on land use and land-use change showed that chicken had a larger...
Developing biodiversity-respectful tourism in Finland
The relationship between tourism and biodiversity is multifaceted. Firstly, tourism depends directly on biodiversity. This argument concerns nature-based tourism and special interest tourism, such as safaris, whale watching and...
Nature Positive Business Models?
Firms are the most effective instruments of alchemy humans have ever envisaged: they pool together a variety of resources and turn them into consumables, livelihoods and profit. The aim...
The changing world of agricultural production – The development of cell-cultured food
Today’s agricultural production has an enormous impact on our planet; about one third of global greenhouse gas emissions are linked to our food system, about half of the planet’s...
Biodiversity respectful summer tips
Are you also trying to figure out how to make the most of the (too) short summer while being biodiversity respectful? Let me give you a few tips. I’ll...
Why does biodiversity equal life?
Last Sunday, on the 22nd of May, we celebrated the 21st UN biodiversity day. As I am not a biologist, it has taken me awhile to wrap my head around the concept...
Not (just) facts but better fiction
It’s a common misunderstanding that in research, there is room only for facts. Quite the contrary – it all begins with human imagination. If you were suddenly whisked by a...
