Author Archives: Snowchange

Snowchange delegates head down under as the South Pacific tour 2014 kicks off. First in early November the Indigenous and Local Community Conserved Areas Workshop close to Sydney will allow exchange of view with many communities around the world. Then … Continue reading →

Today the Federation of Finnish Fisheries Association, the national body to advance professional fishing has recognized Elder, professional fisherman, 80-years-old Kalevi Veko with the highest national award that can be given to an individual – the Golden Award. Kalevi Veko … Continue reading →

The recently-launched “Forager” magazine, out of Vancouver, BC, Canada, has written about Snowchange activities titled “Training of Future Elders“. The story is available for 5 CAD here.

The FENNIA science journal has published today a new Snowchange-related peer-reviewed article “Endemic Time-Spaces of Finland”. It is available here.

This week, an US-based documentary film crew from the Pretty Good Productions arrives in Selkie, North Karelia to start a year-long activity. Main purpose of the film project is to document the efforts on the Jukajoki watershed in Selkie – a … Continue reading →

The Washington DC -based Foreign Policy journal reports on the efforts of Snowchange to restore watersheds in lake Kuivasjärvi and Jukajoki. The article can be read here .

Everybody is busy with Autumn fisheries and preparations for the South Pacific tour of the Autumn here at Snowchange HQ. In October we have focused on getting several science papers ready for release based on the 2014 work, and enjoying … Continue reading →

The recently-held Festival of Northern Fishing Traditions proved to be a great success. The United Nations report captures the essential – it can be read here. 

The newspaper Guardian, from the UK, interviewed on mining issues in Lapland. Full story can be read here.

The Wetlands International based in the UK, together with Snowchange, publishes today the English-language web pages of the Linnunsuo wetland and Jukajoki catchment area, a nationally-relevant habitat for waders and other birds, with over 2,5 million € spent in restoration, … Continue reading →