av Marianne Hofman | mar 30, 2019 | Eyes on Barents
By Yle Sapmi A fresh assessment of threatened species indicates an increasing loss of biodiversity in Finnish nature. Of the 22,000 species evaluated in the Red List of Finnish Species, 11.9% were classified as threatened, compared to 10.5% in the previous assessment....
av Marianne Hofman | mar 14, 2019 | Eyes on Barents
Rosatomflot’s service base is not sized for all the planned new nuclear-powered icebreakers, says Andrey Zolotkov, who previously worked as engineer onboard one of the service vessels storing spent nuclear fuel. By Thomas Nilsen «So far, so good, but what if something...
av Marianne Hofman | mar 13, 2019 | Eyes on Barents
The District Court of Lapland has acquitted all the defendants in the case that dealt with fishing in the river system of Tana. Read in Russian | Читать по-русски Text by Linnea Rasmus The Sámi fishers that were accused of fishing without a licence and of a fishing...
av Marianne Hofman | mar 13, 2019 | Eyes on Barents
At the Utsjoki Court, five Sámi have been accused of fishing offences. They base their fishing on their right to practice Sámi culture – a right pursuant to the constitution of Finland. Read in Russian | Читать по-русски Text by Linnea Rasmus Fishing without a licence...
av Marianne Hofman | mar 13, 2019 | Eyes on Barents
His newspaper is banned by Moscow, but Thomas Nilsen and the Barents Observer continue reporting in Russian. By Atle Staalesen, The Barents Observer. «With the current difficult international relations, we need more cross-border journalism, not less,» says Thomas...
av Marianne Hofman | jan 30, 2019 | Eyes on Barents
Саам Дан Эрикссон, который сегодня гордится тем, что является геем, знает, о чем идет речь. Большую часть своей жизни он прожил в отрицании своей истинной сущности, и ему пришлось пережить годы страданий и две попытки самоубийства, чтобы найти в себе смелость...