April is here and this means the end of the seining season. Late spring brought large peatlands to the rewilding program and several international visits and summits.
During the winter over 550 hectares of Arctic Circle peatlands were included into the Landscape Rewilding Program including Korppiaapa in Sodankylä and Miehinkäaapa in Salla. Both are critically important peatland-forest ecosystems and complement existing large conservation areas.
Winter seining season is closing in Puruvesi. Captain Karo has led the team through an intense winter fishery and given the warm temperatures at present we expect the season to close a bit early in April. Thank you to the whole team! Spring fisheries will commence in May.
March was a time of international summits and meetings. Noora was over in UNESCO discussing climate change and restoration priorities in Paris. Kaisu participated in the World Forum 2025 together with VIPs and leaders around the world including Hillary and Bill Clinton. A large community tour of the Pacific concluded this week with visits to Australia, Solomon Islands and delegates from Vanuatu participated also in Honiara, Aotearoa and finally an extensive visit to the Indigenous communities of Taiwan, the expected site of the Festival of Northern Fishing Festival 2026. Thank you all for the amazing times and discussions that will frame the Pacific work for the next 5 years!