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Aveliina Helm as an opponent at the University of Helsinki
At June 26, the Head of our Landscape Biodiversity Group, Aveliina Helm, served as the opponent for Pasi Pouta’s doctoral dissertation at the University of Helsinki, which focused on vascular plant diversity in urban grasslands.
Five quesions with Kadri Runnel
Let’s get to know the people behind FutureScapes better. This time, the five questions are answered by Kadri Runnel, head of our Ecosystem Management Team.
Participation at discussion evening “Densifying cities are eating away at their green heart. What is the cost?”
Last week, the University of Tartu Centre for Sustainable Development held a discussion evening titled “Densifying cities are eating away at their green heart. What is the cost?”, which was also attended by Oliver Kalda from our Landscape Biodiversity Group.
Participation at RMK’s podcast Voices of Habitats
The head of our Landscape Biodiversity Working Group, Aveliina Helm, spoke last week on RMK’s podcast Voices of Habitats. Together with RMK nature conservation specialist Bert Holm and semi-natural habitat manager Martin Krupp, she discussed the importance, restortion, and maintenance of seminatural grasslands.
Five quesions with Jan Pisek
Let’s get to know the people behind FutureScapes better. This time, the five questions are answered by Jan Pisek, head of FutureScapes Landscape Remote Sensing Research Group.
Newsletter - spring 2026
Newsletter is in Estonian.
Participation at EGU General Assembly 2026 conference
3–8 May, members of FutureScapes took part in the EGU General Assembly 2026 conference in Vienna. As one of the world’s largest geoscience gatherings, this year’s event brought together more than 20,000 researchers.
Coffee morning - May 2026
In May 2026 we had our fourteenth coffee morning on the topic „Spatial data of ecosystems and their services as land use decision support“.
Gen Mandre spoke to Delfi about the importance of nature-based water solutions in cities
Our Environmental Technology Working Group member Gen Mandre spoke to Delfi about the importance of nature-based water solutions in cities.
Participation at Maamess 2026
FutureScapes took part in Maamess for the first time this year.