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The EU’s classification of wood fuels is accelerating the climate crisis. Next week, a key vote can change that, says Greta Thunberg and other environmental activists

The native people of the Arctic Circle are highlighting their controversial past from this weekend

Scandinavian Studies professor Ursula Lindqvist steps in to interview Swedish author Lawen Mohtadi on the Learning for Life @ Gustavus podcast.

Sweden will be represented by Sofia Jannock at this year's edition of the Carnaval International de Victoria in the Seychelles. | eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

Article content “If it’s not against PEFC requirements up there, forests could be cut in Sami areas, the same way as in other parts of Finland,” said Auvo Kaivola, secretary general of Finland’s Programme for the Endorsement of Forestry Certification (PEFC). The revision was proposed after some Finnish regions exceeded a sustainability target set by the PEFC, which covers 90% of the Nordic country’s forests. Under the draft rule, which would be in place for at least five years, loggin...

Reykjavík The Santa Fe Playhouse had already paid for the rights to playwright Steve Yockey’s Reykjavík when the pandemic hit and, in the 16-ish months that have passed since the organization performed something live, things have obviously changed for live performance. But now, under the direction of consummate Santa Fe theater pro Kent Kirkpatrick, the oldest operating theater west of the Mississippi has culled one scene from the show dubbed “Tongues,” which will be performed within ...

As the world heats up, the reindeer in the Arctic Circle are under threat, unable to dig for food in winter due to the changes in weather conditions. Not only that, but their home is being destroyed by deforestation; the reindeer population has declined by nearly 50 per cent in the past two decades alone. That’s why singer and activist Sofia Jannok has launched a campaign to protect the forests in Sápmi, the region inhabited by the Indigenous Sámi people in northern Europe, after dis...