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Rewilding Finland
Aug 29, 2023, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm |
Free
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UMD Kathryn A. Martin Library
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Dr. Tero Mustonen will discuss his work transforming depleted and damaged peatlands — the largest carbon stores on Earth — into productive and biodiverse habitats and wetlands.
Dr. Mustonen is the Finnish founder and president of the Snowchange Cooperative, a non-profit organization based in Finland. He is an adjunct professor of Geography at the University of Eastern Finland. He was awarded the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize for his work restoring peatlands in Finland. He has also won several human rights and environmental awards for his work with Snowchange and the indigenous peoples of the Arctic.
