Upcoming events
19.3.2024
Webinar about different forms of cooperation and finding new partners
Barents IAS Forum event about cooperation, like business cooperation, and finding new partners!
Where: Teams meeting
Date: Tuesday 19th of March 2024
Time: EEC/Finnish time 14:00-16:00 (SWE/NO 13:00-15:00)
Programme and the presenters will be published in the beginning of year 2024!
Organized by Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).
26. – 27.6.
Seminar with focus on invasive alien plants
Barents IAS Forum event focusing on Invasive Alien Plants!
Where: Seminar in Rovaniemi (Finland)
Date: 26th – 27th of June 2024
Time: TBA
- Information sharing
- Networking
- Showcases: eradication methods & best practices
Programme and the presenters will be published later!
Organized by Rural Women’s Advisory Organization & Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Past events
28.11.2023
Webinar: BEAUTY – BUT A BEAST: practical tools for municipalities and NGOs to prevent the impacts of invasive alien plants
This webinar focuses on how to prevent the impacts of invasive alien plant species in the Barents region of Finland, Sweden and Norway. However, information and the practical hints and tips given at the webinar are suitable also for municipalities and organizations outside the Barents region.
Barents IAS forum event organized by Rural Women's Advisory Organization!
Where: Teams meeting
Date: Tuesday November 28th, 2023
Time: EEC/Finnish time 9:30-11:40
Programme:
9:30 Welcoming words
9:35 Miia Jauni, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke): Invasive alien plant species: ecologic, economic, and social threat in the Barents region
10:00 Best practises / interesting experiments from Sweden, Norway and Finland
- Chatarina Karlsson, Länsstyrelsen Västerbotten: Sheep grazing – effective eradication method for Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
- Bo Eide, Tromsø Municipality: Winning battels but not the war against “Tromsø palm” (Persian Hogweed, Heracleum persicum)
- Marjaana Hassani, Rural Women’s Advisory Organization: How to handle IAS plant waste & its potential for bioenergy production
- Marika Turpeinen, Rural Women’s Advisory Organization: Finnish-Swedish collaboration: learnings from the INSPECT project
11:00 Coffee break
11:05 Ursula Karjalainen, Pidä Lappi Siistinä ry: Tackling IAS problem with collaboration: practical hints and tips for municipalities and NGOs
11:20-11:40
At your service: Barents Invasive Alien Species Project
Q&A
Ending words
Showcase presentations (pdf):
- Miia Jauni, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke): Invasive alien plant species ecologic, economic, and social threat in the Barents region
- Chatarina Karlsson, Länsstyrelsen Västerbotten: Sheep grazing – effective eradication method for Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
- Bo Eide, Tromsø Municipality: Winning battels but not the war against “Tromsø palm” (Persian Hogweed, Heracleum persicum
- Marjaana Hassani, Rural Women’s Advisory Organization: How to handle IAS plant waste & its potential for bioenergy production
- Marika Turpeinen, Rural Women’s Advisory Organization: Finnish-Swedish collaboration learnings from the INSPECT project
- Ursula Karjalainen, Pidä Lappi Siistinä ry: Tackling IAS problem with collaboration practical hints and tips
11.10.2023
Webinar: Value from Content
Compelling content is the key when we want to share information about invasive alien species and how to control them. But how do you actually create eye-catching content for in-person and online channels? How to reach target audiences and inspire action?
First webinar of Barents Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Forum!
Barents Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Forum brought together invasive species professionals in Northern Finland, Sweden and Norway. The first Forum meeting on Wednesday 11.10. at 9:30–11:30 (EET) focused on “Value from content” – sharing information about invasive alien species in an impactful way. Event was organised in English. See the materials below!
Programme:
9.30 Welcome
9.35 Key note speaker Kimmo Ohtonen: How can content inspire action?
9.50 Q&A
10.00 Showcase: Content creation in IAS projects
- Linda Backlund, Länsstyrelsen: How to increase engagement in the world of invasive species?
- Anita Eriksen, Sabima: In what creative ways has Sabima shared information about IAS?
- Markus Seppälä, The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation: How to create content beyond online channels?
10.30 Coffee break
10.40 Facilitated questions and discussion based on the case studies
11.10 Discussion summary
11.30 Event ends
Showcase presentations (pdf):
- Linda Backlund, Länsstyrelsen: How to increase engagement in the world of invasive species
- Anita Eriksen, Sabima: In what creative ways has Sabima shared information about IAS
- Markus Seppälä, The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation: How to create content beyond online channels