Department of Geographical and Historical Studies - News

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) has replaced Eurac Research as a Lead Partner in the MATILDE Project.

Kone Foundation has awarded, from its autumn 2020 calls, more than 1.5 million euros in grants to projects run by University of Eastern Finland researchers.

Responsive and collaborative models of natural resource governance can open up new opportunities, but can also lead to unreasonable responsibilization, or even force responsibility on under-resourced organisations and individuals.

Reindeer ability to suppress the increased growth of tall erect shrubs in the tundra seems limited.

This generation gap lead to a rejection of strong personal feelings about the memory of Vyborg’s loss.

Very few would like to see a wind power station near their summer house. Does the NIMBY phenomenon pose a threat to ecological reconstruction?

Research is looking for new ways to support young people's agency in building a sustainable future.

Landslides caused by the thawing of permafrost will become increasingly common in North West Siberia and elsewhere in the Arctic.