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A minimalist collage featuring botanical specimens layered over old scientific documents. A delicate brown seaweed and a black ink drawing of a plant overlap pages of handwritten research, evoking themes of nature, memory, and archival practice.
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The Baltic Sea’s recovery depends on method, patience and imagination. Drawing on insights from John Nurminen Foundation’s CEO Annamari Arrakoski-Engardt, this article explores how science, behaviour and culture combine to repair a stressed and shallow sea, from eelgrass meadows to sustainable fisheries and art that changes perception.

A large group of people form a wide circle, holding hands in solidarity under warm lighting in an outdoor nighttime setting. Some stand in shadow while others are brightly illuminated, creating a powerful silhouette effect. Trees, a red building, and a speaker are visible in the background, adding to the sense of a communal, cultural gathering.
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“From Ortaklaşa, we have learned that small-scale collaborations can yield wide-reaching change; cultural solidarity is essential in fragile times; and cultural policy gains meaning only when it is inclusive, participatory, and rooted in trust. Let us rethink cultural policy together — and explore how to co-create a fairer, more participatory cultural future across Türkiye and Europe.”