Maisa Leppänen
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Saarijärven luonnonmetsä avohakataan Reisjärvellä
Kuvassa tuoreita hakkuuilmoituksia, joista lähes kaikki osuvat myös ns. metsälakikohteisiin: korpea ja suota.
Kartoitettu luonnonmetsä lammen pohjoispuolella aiotaan avohakata. Valitettavasti valtion maita nämäkin.
#luonnonmetsät
@greenpeace.fi
Kuvassa tuoreita hakkuuilmoituksia, joista lähes kaikki osuvat myös ns. metsälakikohteisiin: korpea ja suota.
Kartoitettu luonnonmetsä lammen pohjoispuolella aiotaan avohakata. Valitettavasti valtion maita nämäkin.
#luonnonmetsät
@greenpeace.fi
February 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Saarijärven luonnonmetsä avohakataan Reisjärvellä
Kuvassa tuoreita hakkuuilmoituksia, joista lähes kaikki osuvat myös ns. metsälakikohteisiin: korpea ja suota.
Kartoitettu luonnonmetsä lammen pohjoispuolella aiotaan avohakata. Valitettavasti valtion maita nämäkin.
#luonnonmetsät
@greenpeace.fi
Kuvassa tuoreita hakkuuilmoituksia, joista lähes kaikki osuvat myös ns. metsälakikohteisiin: korpea ja suota.
Kartoitettu luonnonmetsä lammen pohjoispuolella aiotaan avohakata. Valitettavasti valtion maita nämäkin.
#luonnonmetsät
@greenpeace.fi
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Global shipping industry sticks with green investments, despite carbon price delay reut.rs/4kDTo8C
Global shipping industry sticks with green investments, despite carbon price delay
The shipping industry's biggest players are shrugging off Trump administration opposition to a global carbon price and are forging ahead with billions of dollars in emissions-reducing investments, according to company officials and a Reuters analysis of data.
reut.rs
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Global shipping industry sticks with green investments, despite carbon price delay reut.rs/4kDTo8C
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Venäjä lanseeraa "suvereenin internetin" kiellettyjä verkkosivustoja poistetaan valtion verkkotunnusjärjestelmästä
Näihin kuuluvat ainakin Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Windscribe, Apkmirror, Tor ja viisi mediayhtiötä – BBC, Current Time, Deutsche Welle, Radio Liberty ja The Moscow Times
Näihin kuuluvat ainakin Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Windscribe, Apkmirror, Tor ja viisi mediayhtiötä – BBC, Current Time, Deutsche Welle, Radio Liberty ja The Moscow Times
Россия запускает «суверенный интернет»: из государственной системы доменных имен начали удалять запрещенные сайты - Русская служба The Moscow Times
ru.themoscowtimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Venäjä lanseeraa "suvereenin internetin" kiellettyjä verkkosivustoja poistetaan valtion verkkotunnusjärjestelmästä
Näihin kuuluvat ainakin Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Windscribe, Apkmirror, Tor ja viisi mediayhtiötä – BBC, Current Time, Deutsche Welle, Radio Liberty ja The Moscow Times
Näihin kuuluvat ainakin Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Windscribe, Apkmirror, Tor ja viisi mediayhtiötä – BBC, Current Time, Deutsche Welle, Radio Liberty ja The Moscow Times
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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Uusi työkalu Luontovahdissa: Hakkuututka
Seuraa metsänkäyttöilmoituksia juuri sinulle tärkeissä luontokohteissa. Näet missä ja milloin hakkuita on suunniteltu ja miten ne osuvat yhteen luontokohteiden kanssa.
Tutustu: luontovahti.fi/hakkuututka
#luontovahti #hakkuututka #metsät #luonnonmetsä
Seuraa metsänkäyttöilmoituksia juuri sinulle tärkeissä luontokohteissa. Näet missä ja milloin hakkuita on suunniteltu ja miten ne osuvat yhteen luontokohteiden kanssa.
Tutustu: luontovahti.fi/hakkuututka
#luontovahti #hakkuututka #metsät #luonnonmetsä
luontovahti.fi
February 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Uusi työkalu Luontovahdissa: Hakkuututka
Seuraa metsänkäyttöilmoituksia juuri sinulle tärkeissä luontokohteissa. Näet missä ja milloin hakkuita on suunniteltu ja miten ne osuvat yhteen luontokohteiden kanssa.
Tutustu: luontovahti.fi/hakkuututka
#luontovahti #hakkuututka #metsät #luonnonmetsä
Seuraa metsänkäyttöilmoituksia juuri sinulle tärkeissä luontokohteissa. Näet missä ja milloin hakkuita on suunniteltu ja miten ne osuvat yhteen luontokohteiden kanssa.
Tutustu: luontovahti.fi/hakkuututka
#luontovahti #hakkuututka #metsät #luonnonmetsä
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Kyiv.
Sunday evening.
russia is attacking us with ballistic missiles for the second time today.
I just wonder if there’s anything left in our energy infrastructure that hasn’t been destroyed yet.
Sunday evening.
russia is attacking us with ballistic missiles for the second time today.
I just wonder if there’s anything left in our energy infrastructure that hasn’t been destroyed yet.
February 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Kyiv.
Sunday evening.
russia is attacking us with ballistic missiles for the second time today.
I just wonder if there’s anything left in our energy infrastructure that hasn’t been destroyed yet.
Sunday evening.
russia is attacking us with ballistic missiles for the second time today.
I just wonder if there’s anything left in our energy infrastructure that hasn’t been destroyed yet.
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Civilians in Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia are bearing the brunt of abusive armed conflicts in which the warring parties frequently and often deliberately target them. #Rights2026
Read more in our World Report 2026:
Read more in our World Report 2026:
Horn/East Africa: War Crimes, Election Repression
Civilians in Sudan, South Suda,n and Ethiopia are bearing the brunt of abusive armed conflicts in which the warring parties frequently and often deliberately target them.
www.hrw.org
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Civilians in Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia are bearing the brunt of abusive armed conflicts in which the warring parties frequently and often deliberately target them. #Rights2026
Read more in our World Report 2026:
Read more in our World Report 2026:
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The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan in 2025 increased their repression of women and girls and enforced new regulations further curbing media freedom. #Rights2026
Read more in our World Report 2026:
Read more in our World Report 2026:
Afghanistan: Taliban Repression Intensifies
Hold
www.hrw.org
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan in 2025 increased their repression of women and girls and enforced new regulations further curbing media freedom. #Rights2026
Read more in our World Report 2026:
Read more in our World Report 2026:
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Kun teollisuudenalan murrosta pohtiva haastattelu päättyy toimitusjohtajalta luonto- ja ilmastotieteen vähättelyyn ja vaatimukseen saada jatkossakin ennen kaikkea halpaa raaka-ainetta hakkuita rajoittamatta, en oikein osaa ennustaa touhulle valoisaa tulevaisuutta.
www.hs.fi/visio/art-20...
www.hs.fi/visio/art-20...
Metsäteollisuus | Suomen vaurauden tukijalka on luhistunut – UPM:n toimitusjohtaja kertoo, miten paperi-ihmeelle käy
Suomesta on hävinnyt 20 vuodessa yli 10 000 UPM:n työpaikkaa. Toimitusjohtaja Massimo Reynaudo on jatkanut rajuja muutoksia. Aikooko metsäjätti lähteä kokonaan Suomesta?
www.hs.fi
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Kun teollisuudenalan murrosta pohtiva haastattelu päättyy toimitusjohtajalta luonto- ja ilmastotieteen vähättelyyn ja vaatimukseen saada jatkossakin ennen kaikkea halpaa raaka-ainetta hakkuita rajoittamatta, en oikein osaa ennustaa touhulle valoisaa tulevaisuutta.
www.hs.fi/visio/art-20...
www.hs.fi/visio/art-20...
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⚡️Russia launches mass attack on Ukraine, triggers emergency power outages.
Russia carried out a mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in the early hours of Feb. 7, triggering emergency power outages across most regions, Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo said.
Russia carried out a mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in the early hours of Feb. 7, triggering emergency power outages across most regions, Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo said.
Russia launches mass attack on Ukraine, triggers emergency power outages
Russia carried out a mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in the early hours of Feb. 7, triggering emergency power outages across most regions, Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo said.
kyivindependent.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:01 AM
⚡️Russia launches mass attack on Ukraine, triggers emergency power outages.
Russia carried out a mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in the early hours of Feb. 7, triggering emergency power outages across most regions, Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo said.
Russia carried out a mass attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in the early hours of Feb. 7, triggering emergency power outages across most regions, Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo said.
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“Masha Drokova, a former teen leader of 🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s youth organization, Nashi, who moved to San Francisco around 2017 and launched a venture fund backing tech start-ups, is mentioned more than 1,000 times in the released emails and Skype chats between 2017 and 2019.”
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Epstein’s network included Russian tech investors with past Kremlin ties
Documents released by the Justice Department show that Epstein had links with Russian tech investors who had drawn scrutiny from U.S. intelligence officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
“Masha Drokova, a former teen leader of 🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s youth organization, Nashi, who moved to San Francisco around 2017 and launched a venture fund backing tech start-ups, is mentioned more than 1,000 times in the released emails and Skype chats between 2017 and 2019.”
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In freezing Kyiv, Ukrainians endure without heat, power
In freezing Kyiv, Ukrainians endure without heat, power
In Kyiv, hundreds of thousands of residents are facing subzero temperatures without any heat or electricity. Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said municipal services are "working around the clock" to restore heat to homes.
www.dw.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
In freezing Kyiv, Ukrainians endure without heat, power
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‘Human Safari’ investigation update
“Groups of Italians and people of other nationalities, so-called “sniper tourists”, are alleged to have participated in the massacre after paying large sums of money to be transported to the hills surrounding Sarajevo so they could shoot at people for pleasure.”
“Groups of Italians and people of other nationalities, so-called “sniper tourists”, are alleged to have participated in the massacre after paying large sums of money to be transported to the hills surrounding Sarajevo so they could shoot at people for pleasure.”
Italian investigated over claims he paid to shoot people during siege of Sarajevo
Former truck driver, now 80, allegedly one of many ‘sniper tourists’ who paid Bosnian Serb soldiers to be allowed fire on city
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
‘Human Safari’ investigation update
“Groups of Italians and people of other nationalities, so-called “sniper tourists”, are alleged to have participated in the massacre after paying large sums of money to be transported to the hills surrounding Sarajevo so they could shoot at people for pleasure.”
“Groups of Italians and people of other nationalities, so-called “sniper tourists”, are alleged to have participated in the massacre after paying large sums of money to be transported to the hills surrounding Sarajevo so they could shoot at people for pleasure.”
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Greetings from Kyiv.
I know some of you care, so I came here to say hi.
Nothing new: low heating, power outages.
At least cold water is stable (hot water appears only when we have electricity).
-8 °C and snow outside. Tropical vibes 😂
I know some of you care, so I came here to say hi.
Nothing new: low heating, power outages.
At least cold water is stable (hot water appears only when we have electricity).
-8 °C and snow outside. Tropical vibes 😂
February 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Greetings from Kyiv.
I know some of you care, so I came here to say hi.
Nothing new: low heating, power outages.
At least cold water is stable (hot water appears only when we have electricity).
-8 °C and snow outside. Tropical vibes 😂
I know some of you care, so I came here to say hi.
Nothing new: low heating, power outages.
At least cold water is stable (hot water appears only when we have electricity).
-8 °C and snow outside. Tropical vibes 😂
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⛔ Stop yritykselle aloittaa yhä uusien lajien kiintiömetsästys Suomessa! ⛔
Kantelimme EU-komissiolle eduskunnan päätöksestä muuttaa metsästyslakia niin, että ilveksen, karhun ja saukon kiintiömetsästys tulisi mahdolliseksi.
Kantelimme EU-komissiolle eduskunnan päätöksestä muuttaa metsästyslakia niin, että ilveksen, karhun ja saukon kiintiömetsästys tulisi mahdolliseksi.
February 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
⛔ Stop yritykselle aloittaa yhä uusien lajien kiintiömetsästys Suomessa! ⛔
Kantelimme EU-komissiolle eduskunnan päätöksestä muuttaa metsästyslakia niin, että ilveksen, karhun ja saukon kiintiömetsästys tulisi mahdolliseksi.
Kantelimme EU-komissiolle eduskunnan päätöksestä muuttaa metsästyslakia niin, että ilveksen, karhun ja saukon kiintiömetsästys tulisi mahdolliseksi.
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Russia carried out its largest air attack of 2026 on Ukraine’s energy system overnight on January 3, damaging thermal power plants and leaving thousands without electricity, Ukraine’s leading private energy company DTEK said.
February 4, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Russia carried out its largest air attack of 2026 on Ukraine’s energy system overnight on January 3, damaging thermal power plants and leaving thousands without electricity, Ukraine’s leading private energy company DTEK said.
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Sweden and Denmark to supply Ukraine with €245m air defence system
Sweden and Denmark to supply Ukraine with €245m air defence system
Sweden and Denmark will send €245 million in TRIDON Mk2 air defence systems to Ukraine, boosting protection as Russia escalates strikes on energy sites.
www.euronews.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Sweden and Denmark to supply Ukraine with €245m air defence system
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Venäläinen tulitauko = isku synnytyssairaalaan
Tämä tiedetään nyt Ukrainan tulitauosta: Venäjä iski Dniproon ja Zaporižžjan synnytyssairaalaan
Venäjä on jatkanut iskujaan eri kaupunkeihin samalla, kun Ukrainassa kärsitään kovista pakkasista ja sähkökatkoista.
yle.fi
February 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Venäläinen tulitauko = isku synnytyssairaalaan
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More than 34,000 Minnesotans signed up to be trained as ICED observers with various activist groups in recent weeks, many of them since Jan. 7, when a federal agent shot and killed Renée Good. Roughly 40% of the adult population of Minneapolis have now participated in demonstrations.
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings
Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:37 AM
More than 34,000 Minnesotans signed up to be trained as ICED observers with various activist groups in recent weeks, many of them since Jan. 7, when a federal agent shot and killed Renée Good. Roughly 40% of the adult population of Minneapolis have now participated in demonstrations.
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“Jeffrey Epstein was running 'the world's largest honeytrap operation' on behalf of the KGB when he procured women for his network of associates, intelligence sources believe.
The files include 1,056 documents naming Russian President Vladimir Putin and 9,629 referring to Moscow.” - Daily Mail
The files include 1,056 documents naming Russian President Vladimir Putin and 9,629 referring to Moscow.” - Daily Mail
Epstein's sex empire was 'KGB honeytrap'
The release of more than three million new documents relating to the late sex offender gives credence to claims made by senior security officials: that Epstein was working on behalf of Moscow.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
“Jeffrey Epstein was running 'the world's largest honeytrap operation' on behalf of the KGB when he procured women for his network of associates, intelligence sources believe.
The files include 1,056 documents naming Russian President Vladimir Putin and 9,629 referring to Moscow.” - Daily Mail
The files include 1,056 documents naming Russian President Vladimir Putin and 9,629 referring to Moscow.” - Daily Mail
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Thousands of Danish veterans and supporters protested today at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen after Donald Trump denigrated the role of allied NATO troops in Afghanistan. 🇩🇰🇺🇸
January 31, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Thousands of Danish veterans and supporters protested today at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen after Donald Trump denigrated the role of allied NATO troops in Afghanistan. 🇩🇰🇺🇸
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Five years have passed since Myanmar’s military staged a coup against the government.
Since February 1, 2021, the junta has decimated almost every facet of life in Myanmar.
The junta’s impunity needs to end.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4a41O4g
Since February 1, 2021, the junta has decimated almost every facet of life in Myanmar.
The junta’s impunity needs to end.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4a41O4g
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Five years have passed since Myanmar’s military staged a coup against the government.
Since February 1, 2021, the junta has decimated almost every facet of life in Myanmar.
The junta’s impunity needs to end.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4a41O4g
Since February 1, 2021, the junta has decimated almost every facet of life in Myanmar.
The junta’s impunity needs to end.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4a41O4g
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The fact that russia hasn’t attacked our energy facilities for a day doesn’t mean we have electricity or normal heating.
Kyiv.
No power, almost no heat at home.
It’s already -10 °C outside and getting colder.
russia has damaged our energy system so badly that one quiet day won’t fix anything.
Kyiv.
No power, almost no heat at home.
It’s already -10 °C outside and getting colder.
russia has damaged our energy system so badly that one quiet day won’t fix anything.
January 30, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The fact that russia hasn’t attacked our energy facilities for a day doesn’t mean we have electricity or normal heating.
Kyiv.
No power, almost no heat at home.
It’s already -10 °C outside and getting colder.
russia has damaged our energy system so badly that one quiet day won’t fix anything.
Kyiv.
No power, almost no heat at home.
It’s already -10 °C outside and getting colder.
russia has damaged our energy system so badly that one quiet day won’t fix anything.
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Tämä on suora seuraus siitä, että hallitus möhli lupauksensa valtion vanhojen metsien suojelusta. Sellukattilaan uhkaa päätyä kymmeniä arvometsiä ympäri maata.
Suomen valtio aikoo hakata satoja hehtaareja arvokasta metsää, sanovat järjestöt – lista kohteista julki
Orpon (kok.) hallituksen päättämät vanhojen metsien kriteerit ohjaavat nyt Metsähallituksen hakkuita.
yle.fi
January 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Tämä on suora seuraus siitä, että hallitus möhli lupauksensa valtion vanhojen metsien suojelusta. Sellukattilaan uhkaa päätyä kymmeniä arvometsiä ympäri maata.
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Keskeinen osa Gazaa ympäröivää infosotaa on ollut yritys mitätöidä terveysministeriön kuolonuhreja koskevia lukuja.
Toivoisi tämän pysäyttävän miettimään.
Myös hyvä huomata, että luvuissa oli aina kyse nimetyistä uhreista. Todellinen suora konfliktikuolleisuus on korkeampi.
Toivoisi tämän pysäyttävän miettimään.
Myös hyvä huomata, että luvuissa oli aina kyse nimetyistä uhreista. Todellinen suora konfliktikuolleisuus on korkeampi.
January 29, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Keskeinen osa Gazaa ympäröivää infosotaa on ollut yritys mitätöidä terveysministeriön kuolonuhreja koskevia lukuja.
Toivoisi tämän pysäyttävän miettimään.
Myös hyvä huomata, että luvuissa oli aina kyse nimetyistä uhreista. Todellinen suora konfliktikuolleisuus on korkeampi.
Toivoisi tämän pysäyttävän miettimään.
Myös hyvä huomata, että luvuissa oli aina kyse nimetyistä uhreista. Todellinen suora konfliktikuolleisuus on korkeampi.