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A reindeer strolls through a bog in northern Sweden. Image by Alexandre Buisse via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Reindeer numbers may fall by more than half by 2100 as Arctic warms: Study

Mongabay.com 14 Nov 2025

Voices from the Land

Mongabay.com 15 Oct 2025
A member of the Sámi Indigenous people tends a reindeer in Sweden.

Europe’s competition over Indigenous Sámi resources: Voices from the land (commentary)

Áslat Holmberg 22 Sep 2025
Banner image of a reindeer calf in 2009 at a Gabna Sámi village in Sweden, by Silje Bergum Kinsten/norden.org via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5 DK).

Deadly Nordic heat wave made 10 times worse by climate change: Study

Kristine Sabillo 19 Aug 2025
Banner image of a forest in Finland by kallerna via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How did Finland lead the pursuit of a circular economy? Mongabay podcast explores

Mongabay.com 28 Apr 2025
Researchers on one of the field visits to the Näätämö River, remote wilderness areas and the fjord at the outflow to the Arctic Ocean.

Researchers find microplastics for the first time in the Finnish Sámi waters

Sonam Lama Hyolmo 4 Feb 2025
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology’s Lappeenranta campus.

As nations develop circular economy plans, Finland’s top expert shares how they lead the way

Mike DiGirolamo 19 Nov 2024
Tracegrow, a Finnish company, uses recycled batteries and industrial waste to create agricultural fertilizers.

Lessons from Finland’s attempt to transition to a circular economy

Sean Mowbray 23 Jan 2024

Meet the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

Liz Kimbrough 24 Apr 2023
A member of the Sámi Indigenous people tends a reindeer in Sweden.

Sámi rights must not be sacrificed for green energy goals of Europe (commentary)

Karin Nutti Pilflykt 20 Mar 2023
Celebration of the 2020-2023 election period of the Sámi assemblies in 17 June 2022. Image by Kevin J. Francett / Kajastus Creative / Sámediggi Saamelaiskäräjät (the Sámi Parliament) via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Finland’s debate over Indigenous identity and rights turns ugly

John Last 21 Feb 2023

Traditional knowledge guides protection of planetary health in Finland

Jane Palmer 31 Mar 2022
Winter reindeer

In the Arctic, Indigenous Sámi keep life centered on reindeer herding

Liz Kimbrough 20 Dec 2021

When roads cross wilderness areas, plant pathogens can hitch a ride

Ian Morse 2 Oct 2020

Genetic test reveals Baltic flounder migration routes and a new species

Lakshmi Supriya 13 Mar 2019

Study suggests trees sleep at night

Mike Gaworecki 30 May 2016

Europe votes for an Arctic Sanctuary

Jeremy Hance 13 Mar 2014

Nordic energy giant launches ‘no deforestation’ policy

Mongabay.com 7 Apr 2013

Climate change creating “novel ecosystem” in Arctic

Jeremy Hance 6 Jun 2012

Top forest policies recognized

Mongabay.com 23 Mar 2011

Record number of nations hit all time temperature highs

Jeremy Hance 23 Nov 2010

‘Green’ paper company allegedly complicit in land grabs against Chinese communities

Jeremy Hance 7 Oct 2010

Summer from hell: seventeen nations hit all-time heat records

Jeremy Hance 9 Aug 2010

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