Mirella Miettinen
mimiet.bsky.social
Mirella Miettinen
@mimiet.bsky.social
Academy Research Fellow
Law School, University of Eastern Finland
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No matter who’s in the White House, the business case for green chemistry endures, with fewer liabilities, lower costs, safer workplaces, and happier investors. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
Opinion: Green chemistry doesn’t need a federal boost. No, really
The case for creating safer, cleaner, and more-efficient chemical processes has never been stronger
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November 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Is the #IPCC failing to fulfil its social contract?

A Model at its Limits: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change from the Inside

- IPCC faces an identity crisis

- persistent disconnect between scientific enterprise and
meaningful political action

www.cambridge.org/core/service...
www.cambridge.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy.

During #COP30, explore recommendations for action: spkl.io/63324AbjGM #LancetClimate25
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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130+ organisations urge von der Leyen to strengthen enforcement of #EU #pesticide law.
October 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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☕️ Your morning coffee depends on pollinators more than you might think.

Every day, the world savours more than 2 billion cups of coffee. Yet this daily ritual relies on a hidden workforce: pollinators. Bees, butterflies and countless others ensure that coffee blossoms fulfil their potential.
October 1, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Thank you @katarinazimmer.bsky.social for interviewing me, along with many other experts, for this insightful piece "How Human Medicines Are Disrupting Aquatic Ecosystems" | ACS Central Science pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/....
How Human Medicines Are Disrupting Aquatic Ecosystems
More drugs are entering aquatic habitats. Scientists are teasing apart how they influence the behavior, reproduction, and biology of organisms that live there.
pubs.acs.org
September 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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🦋 Amid the growing controversy over pesticide-heavy lily farming in the Netherlands, @jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social sat down with @dvhn.nl for an in-depth interview. The conversation goes far beyond lilies – touching on wider environmental issues 🐛

👉 butterfly-europe.eu/interview-wi...
Interview with project coordinator Jeroen P. van der Sluijs
butterfly-europe.eu
July 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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(1/2) Offcontinental locations 2/3: 📍Curaçao.
We will be teaming up with Carmabi.

Very little research has been done on pollinators in this region, so this is a great chance for us to gather valuable data and learn more about the diversity and importance of pollinators.
July 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
On mielenkiintoista seurata, millaisia havaintoja partnerit @butterfly-project.bsky.social hankkeessamme tekevät kaukaisimmilta tutkimuskohteiltamme, kuten Grönlannista. Mikä on pölyttäjien arvo yhteiskunnalle siellä? Ja mitkä lajit ovat tärkeimpiä pölyttäjiä?
Offcontinental locations: 1/3📍#Greenland
Rock cranberry, crowberry, cloudberry, and blueberry🫐 = important food sources for wildlife🦊 and the Indigenous communities in Greenland. Building on earlier work on pollination networks in eastern Greenland, we will expand to more populated areas in the west
July 18, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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(1/2) #LivingLabs focus on 📍 Southern Norway!

In Landøy, abandoned coastal heathlands are being restored after decades of neglect following the 1960s fisheries collapse. Restoration supports pollinators, carbon storage, and cultural heritage.

#ButterflyEUProject #PollinatorsMatter #SouthernNorway
July 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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♻️ A circular economy isn’t always a safe one.

New and #opanaccess: Joonas Alaranta & @mimiet.bsky.social examine how REACH & socio-economic analysis handle hazardous substances in recycled materials and how the SSbD framework could offer a more sustainable path.

Read here: doi.org/10.1111/reel...
June 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
This perspective "How pollinator decline could disrupt supply chains" is an important and refreshing, and also requires close communication with various stakeholders in the supply chains included in the @butterfly-project.bsky.social project. #biodiversity #environment #chemicals @cceel.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Voiko energiapajun kasvatus hyödyttää myös pölyttäjiä? Yksi Butterfly-hankkeemme #LivingLabs tutkii bioenergian toimitusketjua pölyttäjäpalveluiden näkökulmasta. #biodiversiteetti #pölyttäjäkriisi #energiantuotanto
(1/2) #LivingLabs focus on 📍 Northern Jutland

🌿🐝 What if bioenergy could boost pollinators too?
In #NorthernJutland, agroforestry meets organic pig farming—producing both premium pork 🐖 and willow for bioenergy.
June 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Ystävämme saivat negatiivista palautetta, kun eivät leikkaa nurmikkoa lyhyeksi, vaan hoitavat pihaa luontoystävällisesti, suosien kotoisia villikukkia, pörriäisiä, perhosia ja muita pölyttäjiä.
Teimme heille kyltin, jossa luonnonmukaisen pihanhoidon perusteluja. #pölyttäjät @naattinet.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Pohditko mikä siemenseos olisi paras pölyttäjien kannalta puutarhaasi tänä kesänä? Tutkittua tietoa löytyy tästä tuoreesta julkaisusta.
🐛🦋An evidence-based approach for selecting and testing suitable plants to use in annual seed mixes to attract insect pollinators 👇 (seed mixes for bees and hoverflies were considered in the study) 🐝🪰
June 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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#LivingLabs focus on 📍 Zeeland (Netherlands)

Farmers in Zeeland grow a variety of crops: onions, wheat, legumes, sugar beets, and flax! Flax has been grown for textile production since the Middle Ages. Now, flax fibers are exported, and rest products are processed into building materials🏘️ (1/2)
June 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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🌍 We are taking you on a journey across our diverse research sites! First stop: 📍 #LivingLabs#Murcia @pdelarua.bsky.social

🌸 Did you know 38% of organic crops in Murcia are almond trees? These trees support rural life & heritage—but rising demand brings challenges (1/2).
May 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
By the time I travelled, summer had finally arrived in our yard, the first cherry tree was blooming! The temperature has also risen, which the bumblebees, who have been shivering in the cold until now, are also enjoying. 🐝🌤️
May 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Mitä uusin tutkimustieto kertoo Suomen pölyttäjistä? Mitä kimalaisten elämästä ja älykkyydestä tiedetään? 🐝🌻

Sukella kukkien ja pölyttäjien maailmaan tutkijoiden kanssa!

🌷🐝 Ylen luontotoimittaja Minna Pyykön jututettavina ovat hyönteisasiantuntijat Juho Paukkunen, Pasi Sihvonen ja Olli Loukola.
Pörriäisilta – Mitä Suomen pölyttäjille kuuluu?
YouTube video by Tiedekulma
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May 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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In a blog post published by the #UniversityofReading, #VALOR coordinator Dr. Tom Breeze explains why pollinator conservation must go beyond farmers and include the entire food system.🐝

💻 Read full blog post here: research.reading.ac.uk/research-blo...
Bee declines affect more than just farmers – the entire food industry needs to step up - Connecting Research
research.reading.ac.uk
May 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Today, on #WorldBeeDay I want to challenge everyone to leave half their garden to pollinators this summer! www.un.org/en/observanc... @butterfly-project.bsky.social @valor-project.eu @uniuef.bsky.social
World Bee Day | United Nations
The Day aims to raise awareness on the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development.
www.un.org
May 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Have we passed “peak honey bee” in Britain?

I’ve posted occasional updates on hive numbers on my blog, but the last of these was in 2022. It feels like it’s time for another - on #WorldBeeDay2025!

Read more here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/05/20/h...

#bees #pollinators #biodiversity #FAO #ecology
Have we passed “peak honey bee” in Britain? An update of hive numbers for World Bee Day 2025
Since publishing what I believe are the most comprehensive data on the number of honey bee hives in Britain in my book Pollinators & Pollination: Nature and Society, I’ve posted occasiona…
jeffollerton.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Puolet pihasta pölyttäjille! Tähän kannustan tänä kesänä kaikkia suomalaisia. www.sll.fi/luonnonsuoje... @butterfly-project.bsky.social @uniuef.bsky.social
Sinulla on perhosvaikutus
Pölyttäjien katoaminen voi kertautua katastrofeiksi, mutta sama pätee hyvän kertautumiseen.
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May 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM