Mika Jalava

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 14 Life Below Water
SDG 15 Life on Land
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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- 1 Doctoral Thesis
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Assessing the global potential for transition from single to multiple cropping
Niu, Q., Jalava, M., Sandström, V., Hounkpatin, K., Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S., Zhao, D., Heino, M. & Kummu, M., Mar 2026, In: Agricultural Systems. 233, 14 p., 104618.
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A systematic review of sustainable food systems identifies socio-economic pathways driving food systems transformations
Chrisendo, D., Heikonen, S., Piipponen, J., Banafa, T., Deryng, D., El Wali, M., Heino, M., Irz, X., Jalava, M., Láng-Ritter, J., Mazac, R., Niva, V., Pihlajamäki, M., Roitto, M., Tuomisto, H. L. & Kummu, M., Mar 2026, In: Nature Food. 7, 3, p. 234-246 13 p.
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Where regenerative farming practices could increase yields : a global assessment
Hounkpatin, K. O. L., De Giorgi, E., Jalava, M., Poelert, J., West, P. C. & Kummu, M., Dec 2026, In: npj Sustainable Agriculture. 4, 1, 15 p., 26.
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Climate change threatens crop diversity at low latitudes
Heikonen, S., Heino, M., Jalava, M., Siebert, S., Viviroli, D. & Kummu, M., Apr 2025, In: Nature Food. 6, 4, p. 331-342 12 p., 1243.
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47 Citations (Scopus)

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Environmental drivers of increased ecosystem respiration in a warming tundra
Maes, S., Dietrich, J., Midolo, G., Schwieger, S., Kummu, M., Vandvik, V., Aerts, R., Althuizen, I. H. J., Biasi, C., Björk, R. G., Böhner, H., Carbognani, M., Chiari, G., Christiansen, C. T., Clemmensen, K. E., Cooper, E. J., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Elberling, B., Faubert, P. & Fetcher, N. & 56 others, Forte, T. G. W., Gaudard, J., Gavazov, K., Guan, Z., Guðmundsson, J., Gya, R., Hallin, S., Hansen, B. B., Haugum, S. V., He, J.-S., Hicks Pries, C., Hovenden, M., Jalava, M., Jónsdóttir, I. S., Juhanson, J., Jung, J. Y., Kaarlejärvi, E., Kwon, M.-J., Lamprecht, R. E., Le Moullec, M., Lee, H., Marushchak, M. E., Michelsen, A., Munir, T. M., Myrsky, E. M., Nielsen, C. S., Nyberg, M., Olofsson, J., Óskarsson, H., Parker, T. C., Pedersen, E. P., Petit Bon, M., Petraglia, A., Raundrup, K., Ravn, N. M. R., Rinnan, R., Rodenhizer, H., Ryde, I., Schmidt, N. M., Schuur, E. A. G., Sjögersten, S., Stark, S., Strack, M., Tang, J., Tolvanen, A., Töpper, J. P., Väisänen, M. K., van Logtestijn, R. S. P., Voigt, C., Walz, J., Weedon, J. T., Yang, Y., Ylänne, H., Björkman, M. P., Sarneel, J. M. & Dorrepaal, E., 2 May 2024, In: Nature. 629, 8010, p. 105-113 21 p.
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STN Water&Food Kummu: Navigating the route to sustainable water-food futures
Kummu, M. (Principal investigator), Jalava, M. (Project Member), Chrisendo, D. (Project Member) & Yli-Heikkilä, M. (Project Member)
01/12/2024 → 30/11/2027
Project: RCF SRC (STN)
DigiVesi (MVTT): Digitaalisuuden mahdollisuuksien kehittäminen vesialalla
Kummu, M. (Principal investigator) & Jalava, M. (Project Member)
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2027
Project: Other Domestic (10 AC)
TREFORM/Kummu: Towards More Resilient Food System in the Face of Uncertainty (Kohti resilientimpää ruokajärjestelmää epävarmuuksien edessä)
Kummu, M. (Principal investigator), Heikonen, S. (Project Member), Cramer, G. (Project Member), Arabzadeh, V. (Project Member), Lehikoinen, E. (Project Member), Heino, M. (Project Member), Sandström, V. (Project Member), Niva, V. (Project Member), Jalava, M. (Project Member) & Rautkari, L. (Co-PI)
21/08/2020 → 30/11/2023
Project: RCF Academy Project targeted call
SOS.aquaterra: Respecting safe operating spaces: opportunities to meet future food demand with sustainable use of water and land resources
Kummu, M. (Principal investigator), Porkka, M. (Project Member), Hounkpatin, K. (Project Member), Sandström, V. (Project Member), Chrisendo, D. (Project Member), Piipponen, J. (Project Member), Virkki, V. (Project Member), Niva, V. (Project Member), Chrysafi, A. (Project Member), Heikonen, S. (Project Member), Jalava, M. (Project Member), Kallio, M. (Project Member) & Niu, Q. (Project Member)
01/04/2019 → 28/02/2025
Project: EU: ERC grants
From Failand to Winland
Kummu, M. (Principal investigator), Jalava, M. (Project Member) & Lehikoinen, E. (Project Member)
01/04/2016 → 31/08/2019
Project: Academy of Finland: Strategic research funding

Historical Irrigation Dataset (HID)
Jalava, M. (Other), Siebert, S. (Creator), Kummu, M. (Creator), Porkka, M. (Contributor), Döll, P. (Contributor), Ramankutty, N. (Contributor) & Scanlon, B. (Contributor), myGeoHub, 27 Mar 2015
DOI: 10.13019/M20599, https://mygeohub.org/publications/8/2
Dataset
Data from: Forest loss in protected areas and intact forest landscapes: a global analysis
Heino, M. (Creator), Kummu, M. (Creator), Makkonen, M. (Creator), Mulligan, M. (Creator), Verburg, P. (Creator), Jalava, M. (Creator) & Räsänen, T. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 2 Apr 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.t51fm80
Dataset
Model output for: “Feeding ten billion people is possible within four terrestrial planetary boundaries”
Gerten, D. (Contributor), Heck, V. (Contributor), Jägermeyr, J. (Contributor), Bodirsky, B. (Contributor), Fetzer, I. (Contributor), Jalava, M. (Creator), Kummu, M. (Creator), Lucht, W. (Contributor), Rockström, J. (Contributor), Schaphoff, S. (Contributor) & Schellnhuber, H. J. (Contributor), GFZ Data Services, 1 Jan 2019
DOI: 10.5880/pik.2019.021, http://dataservices.gfz-potsdam.de/pik/showshort.php?id=escidoc:4865888
Dataset
Data for 'Global trends in grassland carrying capacity and relative stocking density of livestock'
Piipponen, J. (Creator), Jalava, M. (Creator), de Leeuw, J. (Creator), Rizayeva, A. (Creator), Godde, C. (Creator), Cramer, G. (Creator), Herrero, M. (Creator) & Kummu, M. (Creator), Zenodo, 20 Mar 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6366895
Dataset
Rhizosphere priming data for the northern circumpolar permafrost area, 2010⁠ – ⁠2100
Keuper, F. (Creator), Wild, B. (Creator), Kummu, M. (Creator), Beer, C. (Creator), Blume-Werry, G. (Creator), Fontaine, S. (Creator), Gavazov, K. (Creator), Gentsch, N. (Creator), Guggenberger, G. (Creator), Hugelius, G. (Creator), Jalava, M. (Creator), Koven, C. (Creator), Krab, E. J. (Creator), Kuhry, P. (Creator), Monteux, S. (Creator), Richter, A. (Creator), Shahzad, T. (Creator), Weedon, J. T. (Creator) & Dorrepaal, E. (Creator), Bolin Centre Database, 20 Jul 2020
DOI: 10.17043/keuper-wild-2020
Dataset

Doctoral Researchers' Open Science and Research Data Management competences
Atmojo, U. (Contributor), Darst, R. (Contributor), Ejtehadian, L. (Contributor), Forsgård, C. (Contributor), Glerean, E. (Contributor), Hradecká, L. (Contributor), Häggman, D. (Contributor), Icheln, C. (Contributor), Jalava, M. (Contributor), Khanam, A. (Contributor), Koponen, B. (Contributor), Lennox, M. (Contributor), Liu, X. (Contributor), Mantua-Kommonen, K. (Contributor), Lähteenmäki, I. (Contributor), Rinnejärvi, J. (Contributor), Rousi, A. (Contributor), Savolainen, E. (Contributor), Santos Silva, P. (Contributor) & Viitanen, E. (Contributor)
24 Apr 2024
Activity: Other activity types › Other expert tasks or merit

Aalto Researchers Voice Their Concerns at COP28 in Dubai
Jalava, M., Tuhkuri, J., Järvinen, M. & Sandström, V.
19/12/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Several Catch the Carbon initiatives will be presented during COP28 side events
Jalava, M.
06/12/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Aalto University Reports Findings in Food Research (Agricultural input shocks affect crop yields more in the high-yielding areas of the world)
Jalava, M., Kummu, M., Heino, M. & Sandström, V.
27/11/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Science - Fertilizer blockade would decimate crop production
Jalava, M. & Sandström, V.
17/11/2023
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
How could global food production break down?
Jalava, M. & Sandström, V.
15/11/2023 → 17/11/2023
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance

Mika Jalava

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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Assessing the global potential for transition from single to multiple cropping

A systematic review of sustainable food systems identifies socio-economic pathways driving food systems transformations

Where regenerative farming practices could increase yields : a global assessment

Climate change threatens crop diversity at low latitudes

Environmental drivers of increased ecosystem respiration in a warming tundra

STN Water&Food Kummu: Navigating the route to sustainable water-food futures

DigiVesi (MVTT): Digitaalisuuden mahdollisuuksien kehittäminen vesialalla

TREFORM/Kummu: Towards More Resilient Food System in the Face of Uncertainty (Kohti resilientimpää ruokajärjestelmää epävarmuuksien edessä)

SOS.aquaterra: Respecting safe operating spaces: opportunities to meet future food demand with sustainable use of water and land resources

From Failand to Winland

Historical Irrigation Dataset (HID)

Data from: Forest loss in protected areas and intact forest landscapes: a global analysis

Model output for: “Feeding ten billion people is possible within four terrestrial planetary boundaries”

Data for 'Global trends in grassland carrying capacity and relative stocking density of livestock'

Rhizosphere priming data for the northern circumpolar permafrost area, 2010⁠ – ⁠2100

Doctoral Researchers' Open Science and Research Data Management competences

Aalto Researchers Voice Their Concerns at COP28 in Dubai

Several Catch the Carbon initiatives will be presented during COP28 side events

Aalto University Reports Findings in Food Research (Agricultural input shocks affect crop yields more in the high-yielding areas of the world)

Science - Fertilizer blockade would decimate crop production

How could global food production break down?

Mika Jalava

Personal profile

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Research output

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Press/Media