Lotta Närhi is an investigative journalist covering topics at the intersection of nature and economy.

She covers forest-related topics at Long Play. She is keen to track global efforts towards sustainability in an era of biodiversity loss and climate change, with a particular interest in land use policy.

Lotta is based in Helsinki, with roots in North Ostrobothnia.

 

Lotta Närhi

Basic information

Name
Lotta Närhi
Title
Journalist
Expertise
Environmental policy, land use, forests and justice
Country
Finland
City
Helsinki
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Lotta Närhi

Supported projects

Green To Grey: How Europe Is Squandering The Little Nature It Has Left

  • Environment

LISBON / IZMIR / ROVANIEMI – In the first investigation of its kind, 41 journalists and scientists from 11 countries collaborated to measure nature loss across Europe using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence.

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The European Manure Dilemma

  • Agriculture
  • Environment

AMSTERDAM / BONN / HELSINKI / STOCKHOLM — Manure is a valuable part of the agricultural cycle but becomes a huge environmental threat when there's too much of it. The team of journalists in four countries tried to investigate the manure surplus, and discovered that related EU data is not readily available.

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Finnish Forests in the Uruguayan Pampas

  • Environment

MONTEVIDEO - The world is made of paper and bought with paper:  How far can a company modify the present of a nation and influence its future with promises that never come?

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