Category Archives: News

Winter seiner, professional fisherman Esa Rahunen departed from this world on 21st February, 2016. He was 60 -years -old and lost a long term battle with cancer. Mr. Rahunen was the long-time leader of the Kesälahti Fish Base in Puruvesi, … Continue reading →

The premiere of Jukajoki was a success in the Kontiolahti municipal center with over 100 people from the regional administration, media, villages attending. Director Tom Miller and producer Nuin-Tara Key from PrettyGood Productions had a Q&A session after the film … Continue reading →

The US Film Company, PrettyGoodPictures releases their major documentary, Jukajoki, featuring the flagship ecological restoration Snowchange coordinates in boreal Finland. Traditional knowledge, latest science and village action produces number 1 wader bird habitats, restoration of marshes and lakes, and guides … Continue reading →

During the recent Australian visit, some media outlets reported on the Snowchange visit and partner work. ABC National News had a story on the Species on the Move event, here. Additional reporting here. The continuous work of mr. Victor Steffensen, … Continue reading →

Winter News from Snowchange First off, winter seining in lake Puruvesi and other lakes is in full swing with good catches from one of the best ice conditions in a decade. This is due to a severe cold spell in … Continue reading →

The Jukajoki restoration project, coordinated by Snowchange Cooperative, and located in Selkie and Alavi villages, North Karelia, Finland, has received a significant recognition. It has been awarded the “Energy Globe 2015” Award by the Energy Globe Foundation in Austria for … Continue reading →

There is a new UN Snowchange -related video available. Tero Mustonen discusses the connection on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Goals, here.

Snowchange thanks  all partners, friends, allies and supporters at this Winter Solstice. And what a year it was for us.  Early in the year, the forest fight in Ostola resulted in an international victory of a first ‘community forest‘ in … Continue reading →

Snowchange joins in mourning of another key Indigenous leader from the Arctic. One of the most respected Indigenous leaders of Alaska, mr. Maxim Dolchok has passed away. He was 78 years old and suffered from several different illnesses. Max was … Continue reading →

Indigenous and Local Knowledge in a Scoping Study for a Nordic IPBES Assessment Report has been released today. It is available here. It has been published by the Swedish Biodiversity Center. The report is summarized as: “There is a multitude … Continue reading →