Category Archives: News
Snowchange and Maori Strengthen Cooperation
During the visits in September, Snowchange Cooperative and the Maori of Aoteoroa formed new partnerships and strengthened work to tackle cultural, environmental and climate change. We participated in the world-class Conference “Deep South Challenge”, which is a NIWA-led national science … Continue reading
September: Heading to South Pacific, South-East Asia and France
September is here. It means several international events will be under way and Snowchange delegates will disperse to various events: Southeast Asia and South Pacific: We will participate in the “Deep South” Challenge in Wellington, Aotearoa (NZ) as well as … Continue reading
Restoration of the Skolt Saami Vainosjoki River Proceeded
The ecological restoration of the Vainosjoki river catchment area in Näätämö area proceeded last week. Habitats and spawning areas of Kirakkakoski and Vainosjoki streams were restored using science and Saami knowledge. The project will continue to 2018. First graylings were … Continue reading
How small communities respond to environmental change? New Paper Out
A new peer-reviewed scientific paper featuring two Snowchange river restoration projects is out in the recent issue of Ecology and Society. The paper is here.
August Newsletter: Restoration, Oral Histories and Heading to Aotearoa
Summer is drawing to a close. Record-cold summer in the Northern European zone is very different from the blistering summer in southern areas of the continent. After a stream of visitors in June and July, ecological restoration of Jukajoki basin … Continue reading
New Discussion Paper Out: Prayer by Chief Mary Smith Jones
This is Eyak Chief Marie Smith Jones’s prayer at the opening of an international indigenous conference on climate change “Snowchange 2005”, in Anchorage, September 28, 2005. The transcription and translation, May 2017, are by Michael Krauss and Guillaume Leduey, from … Continue reading
The Winter Seiners of Puruvesi
On an icy lake in Finland, a 500-year-old fishing practice continues, unbroken. From filmmaker Tom Miller (PrettyGoodProductions) and executive producer Tero Mustonen (Snowchange Cooperative), The Winter Seiners of Puruvesi portrays one day on the ice with two teams of Finnish fishermen, practicing … Continue reading
Declaration on Indigenous Knowledge from ICASS IX
On June 9, 2017, ICASS IX hosted an Indigenous Knowledge roundtable discussion organized by the Indigenous Peoples Secretariat. The panelists of the roundtable have developed the following statement: Indigenous Knowledge provides a foundation for individual and collective well-being of past, … Continue reading
Addressing the global redistribution of species in response to climate change will require innovative and interdisciplinary research
A major new scientific paper out in Biological Reviews features Snowchange initiatives and perspectives. Climate change will have diverse impacts on ecosystems across the globe. One of the clearest impacts of climate change on biodiversity has been and will be … Continue reading
News Deeply Interview
A new interview with News Deeply about climate change, conservation and species on the move, here.