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Marja Järvenpää

Senior lead, Sustainability program

I am a biologist (PhD), and my work at Sitra revolves around nature, the environment and health. I want to increase understanding of what nature means for health, the economy and well-being and to promote ways of safeguarding nature and the valuable ecosystem services it provides.

At the moment, the biggest thing on my plate is working with partners to harness the health benefits of nature.

My heart beats for researched data, nature and knowledge-based decision-making. I have worked as a researcher, planned scientific and environmental exhibitions, led a climate crisis mitigation project and disseminated researched data for decision-making at the Forum for Environmental Information.

You can contact me if you would like to discuss the national nature health programme that is under preparation, or topics like ecosystem services, urban nature or nature-based solutions.