Tackling Eutrophication

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Finnish marine experts Seppo Knuuttila, and Marjukka Porvari, explain the connection between farming practice and a form of marine pollution called eutrophication. It can lead to algal blooms and causes serious harm to marine ecosystems. Eutrophication is a particular problem in enclosed seas like the Baltic and is caused when excess fertilizer and animal manure runs off the land via watercourses into the sea. The film visits Finnish farmers Markus and Minna Eerola, to find out how their farming practice aims to reduce nutrient run-off. Stella Höynälänmaa , Conservation officer, with WWF Finland’s Ecological footprint programme, explains the connection between intensive livestock farming and eutrophication and we find out how WWF's Consume Less Meat campaign is encouraging Finnish consumers to reduce their meat consumption as one approach to reducing eutrophication

[@WhatisWoman2023]

It is impossible to stop non-point sources of excessive nutrients. As long humans will be fertilising fields, this won't stop. We need a bio/chemical solution that fixes NPK before it is used by photosynthesisers.

[@exakt94]

How about a solution that’s not farmer related?

[@Dman9fp]

Prevention is always the most effective and the cheapest solution. There has to be a way to coexist, and we should stop dooming ourselves with business as usual practices. There has to be smarter more efficient ways to grow

[@exakt94]

@@Dman9fp there has to be right? But until we find it, I wanna keep enjoying life as is.