Sustainable recovery in Helsinki-Uusimaa region
In autumn of 2020 the regional council of Helsinki-Uusimaa focused its strategic development on improving the framework of its stakeholder interactions. The aim was to synergize the different aims and measures drafted earlier in the regional plan, climate road map, traffic and transportation plan, and…
No Net Loss City
Ecological compensations refer to measures that compensate the lost biodiversity in one location with at least equivalent biodiversity gains in another. The No Net Loss City project introduces the first model for ecological compensations for land use planning in municipalities. The model is tested and…
Biodiversity offsetting as an operational tool for a just sustainability transition towards no net loss of ecosystems and biodiversity
There is unequivocal scientific consensus about the ongoing environmental crisis and a strong global political ambition to halt biodiversity loss. Still, we are systematically failing with national-level implementation: globally none of the Aichi biodiversity targets designed to stop biodiversity loss…
Developing land use planning in the city of Lohja
During 2022, Akordi partnered with the City of Lohja to improve the city’s land use planning practices.
In order to improve the city’s land use planning practices and intervention was carried out based on Developmental Work Research.
The aim of the development process is to improve the planning…
Revision of Helsinki’s urban nature management practices
The Helsinki Urban Environment Division set up a working group to revise the city’s urban nature management policies. In 2022, Akordi planned and facilitated three workshops to support this work.
The city of Helsinki is revising its urban nature management policies, and the city asked Akordi for…
Helsinki City Strategy (2021-2025): Methods and solutions for aligning differing strategy priorities
Akordi assisted the city of Helsinki in aligning conflicting interests in the city strategy. The interests in question were city growth, biodiversity, and local recreational areas.
Helsinki’s new city strategy (2021-2025), titled ‘A Place of Growth’, places city growth as one of the main goals,…