Finland annual share of natural resources
People in Finland have consumed their share of the Earth’s natural resources by Sunday, 6 April, according to WWF, the World Wildlife Fund.
Each year, Overshoot Day marks the point at which the planet’s annual biocapacity would be exhausted if everyone consumed as much as the residents of that country.
Finns consume their share of the Earth’s natural resources at a faster rate than the majority of the world’s population.
On Overshoot Day, the consumption of natural resources exceeds the planet’s ability to regenerate renewable resources and absorb the greenhouse gas emissions caused by the use of fossil fuels.
According to the WWF, Finland’s overconsumption is driven by excessive logging, the high consumption of animal-based food as well as the use of fossil fuels.
Govt pursuing solutions to natural resource management
The Minister for Defence, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, has stated that the government is exploring innovative approaches to tackling issues relating to the extraction of natural resources and youth unemployment.
This comes amid heightened concerns about the menace of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, on the environment and the threats of youth unemployment to Ghana’s socioeconomic advancement.Ghanaian fashion
Addressing a gathering on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama at the opening ceremony of the 2025 African Land Forces Summit in Accra, Omane Boamah emphasised the need to enhance security in Africa through strategic policies and frameworks.
Coal production milestone isn’t climate change defiance
India’s milestone of producing 1,000 million tonnes of coal in a single fiscal year has drawn the predictable chorus of criticism from parts of the international community—mostly developed nations accustomed to the luxury of energy security. These critiques, though familiar, miss the complexities of India’s energy situation. They come from countries that built their prosperity on carbon-intensive growth, now casting judgment on a nation striving to maintain its developmental momentum while simultaneously advancing one of the world’s most ambitious renewable energy transitions.
Calls for India to accelerate its decarbonisation efforts ring hollow when not accompanied by meaningful action from the West—be it through climate finance, technology transfer, or equitable cooperation. The asymmetry at the heart of the global climate discourse has never been more evident.
Iron & steel industry contribution to Ukraine’s gdp increased
Despite the war, the mining and metals sector remains a key sector of Ukraine’s economy. The contribution of the mining and metals sector, including supply chains, to Ukraine’s GDP increased to 7.2 percent in 2024 (5.7 percent in 2023).
This is stated in the GMK Center’s study “Contribution of iron & steel industry to the Ukrainian economy in 2024”.
In 2024, the share of the mining and metals sector in the economy increased due to growth in steel production (+21.5 percent) and iron ore production (+55.2 percent). Stable operation of the sea corridor enabled exports from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, which determined the positive dynamics of output in the steel industry. According to the Ministry of Economy, Ukraine’s economy grew by only 3.6 percent in 2024.
Nuclear boom sparks urgent call for investment
The world must “immediately” make substantial investments in mining uranium to meet surging demand for nuclear energy, according to the latest industry stocktake that highlights the renaissance in the power source.
Currently identified uranium resources will be used up by the 2080s under a “high-growth” scenario that assumes nuclear capacity rises in the years to 2050 and then stays elevated, the Nuclear Energy Agency and International Atomic Energy Agency said in their biennial Red Book report released on Tuesday.
Taif rose oil production season begins
The production season for Tola, the renowned Taif rose oil, has begun in Saudi Arabia.
Almost 70 factories and workshops are now operating across the high peaks of Taif’s mountains, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The traditional distillation process is followed to extract and produce more than 80 derivatives of the Taif rose, which enjoy widespread popularity in local and international markets.
The region’s farms produce more than 550 million roses annually, making Tola a distinctive cultural and economic symbol.
According to local farmer Khalaf Al-Tuwairqi, families in the past began rose picking at dawn.
He learned the art of distillation from his father, who had established a traditional workshop on their farm.
Role of oil and gas extraction
Seven earthquakes with magnitudes between 4 and 5 in the southern Persian Gulf and the Saudi Arabia-Qatar border between 1st of March and 5th of April 2025 probably represent links between hydrocarbon extraction and seismicity due to the generation of earthquakes due to oil and gas production near an active basement fault in the Saudi-Qatar border area.
Hydrocarbon extraction for oil and gas production can alter subsurface stress fields and potentially reactivate faults.
The Arabian plate experienced significant seismic activity between 2024 and 2025, influenced by its tectonic interactions with the Eurasian, African (Nubian), and Indian plates.
The Arabian Plate is moving northeast (~1.5-2 cm/yr) and collides with Eurasia, forming the Zagros Mountains, and slides westward along the Dead Sea Transverse Fault (DST) past the African Plate.
Subduction occurs beneath the Makran Range (southern Iran/Pakistan), and opening occurs in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.