Ministry of the Environment

PRESS RELEASES

St. Petersburg wastewater treatment upgrade continues (Ministry of the Environment and NEFCO 8/5/2010)

The Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) and the Finnish Ministry of the Environment are financing the modernization of ten small wastewater treatment plants in St. Petersburg.

Finland's greenhouse gas emissions decrease through three joint implementation projects (6/29/2010)

Ministry of the Environment, Finland, has approved first joint implementation projects within the Finnish territory. The projects cut nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in nitric acid plants of Yara in Siilinjärvi and Uusikaupunki by some 80-90 per cent. N₂0 is a potent greenhouse gas with an effect on climate 310 times that of carbon dioxide (CO₂).

What is the Best Act to Promote Biodiversity in Finland? (5/19/2010)

IUCN National Committee of Finland is currently looking for the best act to promote biodiversity by means of a Countdown competition.