Tero Mustonen

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]

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

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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