Tero Mustonen
Born1976 or 1977 (age 46–47)
Finland
Occupation(s)Environmental leader, scholar, scientist, fisherman
Years active1999–present
AwardsGoldman Environmental Prize (2023)

Tero Mustonen (born 1976 or 1977) is a Finnish environmental leader, scholar, scientist, and fisherman.[1][2] He is the head of the village of Selkie, Finland,[3] and the founder and president of the Snowchange Cooperative, an organization made of Indigenous and local communities that is focused on conserving local culture, biodiversity, and ecosystems.[4][5]

For his efforts to restore damaged peatlands with the Snowchange Cooperative, Mustonen was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2023.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Finland Drained Its Peatlands. He's Helping Bring Them Back". YaleEnvironment360. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Palmer, Jane (25 July 2022). "Tero Mustonen: Disrupting the Status Quo". Eos. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Nandini Mitra, Maureen (24 April 2023). "For Tero Mustonen, Restoring Finland's Peatlands is About Saving Our Planet's 'Second Lung'". Earth Island Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Schueman, Lindsey Jean (25 April 2023). "Climate Hero: Tero Mustonen". One Earth. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Tero Mustonen". ICCA Consortium. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Tero Mustonen". Goldman Environmental Prize. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Rascoe, Ayesha (7 May 2023). "Meet the scientist restoring Finland's peatlands". NPR. Retrieved 10 August 2023.


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