Multi-party negotiation

 

Establishing the nature conservation area of the Kvarken archipelago

The establishing process of the Kvarken archipelago nature conservation area has been Finland’s largest environmental conflict resolution process assisted by a neutral third party. Over the decades, deep tensions have developed between environmental administration and local actors in the Kvarken area.…
Talvimaisemassa käppyräinen mänty

The Western Reindeer Herding District and wind energy companies met in cooperation on 27-28 January.

There is pressure in Finland to increase the minimum distances between wind power plants and settlements. This means a growing interest in finding sites for power plants in the sparsely populated reindeer husbandry area, which covers more than a third of Finland's territory. However, the areas that look…