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Towards integrated management of freshwater Nature 2000 sites and habitats (FRESHABIT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2022,

Background Freshwater habitats are among the most threatened habitat types globally. In the 2007-2012 conservation status assessment of the EU Habitats Directive (Article 17), none of the freshwater, coastal, and groundwater dependent wetland habitats in Europe fully met favourable conservation status, and most are in unfavourable conservation status. Alm ...
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Light & Fire open the Doors for Biodiversity -LIFE (Light & Fire -LIFE)

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Jul 31, 2020,

...of the Habitats Directive, EU Members States are required to periodically report on the conservation status of Annex I natural habitat types and Annex II species that fall within their territory. The Finnish country report for the period 2001-2006 assessed the overall conservation status of 18 out of 19 Annex I natural habitats types in the boreal biogeographic region of Finland as being unfavo ...
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Increasing the ecological connections and coherence of the Natura 2000 network in South-west Lapland (NATNET)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

...utside the Natura 2000 sites are mostly commercial forests, where mining districts and claims, peat industry and building also take place. This includes some small conservation areas protected by the Finnish Nature Conservation Act and Forest Law. Some state-owned areas are protected by the decision of the Forest and Park Service of Finland. The land use of the project area (i.e. areas outside the ...
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Novel cross-border solutions for intensification of forestry and increasing energy wood use

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Objective of the projectThe overall objective of the project was to strengthen cross‐border cooperation for novel solutions in forestry and bioenergy. Main activities• Modification of Metla's Motti simulation programme to Russian conditions for assessing different forest management practices on stand development.• Development of GIS-based decision-support tools for industrial and energy wood harve ...
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MULTIple Eco-Friendly FORest use: Restoring Traditions (MULTI EFFORT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...rth Karelia and Republic of Karelia. As a result of the seminar, where the representatives of the government of both Finland and the Republic of Karelia took part, the co-operation between Finnish and Russian authorities in fire management shall be increased; the co-operation between Finnish and Russian authorities in developing fire risk classification in Russia will be enhanced as well as the de ...
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Intellectually driven management of natural resources of Green Belt of Fennoscandia (IntellGreenBelt)

Start date: Apr 22, 2013, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

... Expected Results: 1. Estimates of game and commercial fish resources and the recreational potential in areas adjacent to the Finnish-Russian border2. Models for sustainable nature use and enhanced reproduction of natural resources in pilot areas3. Mapped ecological corridors, and conservation regimens for them. Feasibility ...
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Renewable Energy Training and Demonstration Network for Remote Communities in the NPP Area (REMOTE)

Start date: Sep 29, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

The REMOTE project will increase and support local capacities in renewable energy solutions across the NPP area. By building on the results of NPP Renewable Energy Cluster projects and networks, the REMOTE will establish an unique International Network of Best Practise Demonstration Sites, and integrate it to a Training for Trainers Service. The sustaining network will support the capacity develop ...
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Social Enterprises in Community Renewable Energy (SECRE)

Start date: Aug 31, 2011, End date: Feb 27, 2014,

SECRE is a transnational network of renewable energy and social business expertise in Northern Periphery. SECRE works for social enterprises. Social enterprises provide significant amount of net profit to fulfill social goals or invest to own business to enhance social impact.SECRE challenges renewable energy businesses and communities to find and define social goals in the field of renewable ener ...
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Further Development and Implementation of an EU-level Forest Monitoring System (FutMon)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2011,

Background Forests cover about 30% of Europe, providing high value concerning: biodiversity; carbon sequestration; soil and water protection; and the economic contribution of goods and services. However, climate change, air pollution and changes in land use are threatening the health, stability and sustainability of forests and their values. On top of th ...
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Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions 1.15 (Clim-ATIC)

Start date: Dec 31, 2007, End date: Feb 27, 2011,

... 3: Tourism opportunities 7. 'Stay & Play' - selling alternative activities to the winter sports market in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland 8. Future tourism prospects for local communities in Finnish Lapland 9. Develop a prototype lightweight and sustainable tourist hut in Greenland. Theme 4: Risk management and response 10. A river restoration project in Glen Urquhart, Scotland, to increa ...
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ELLETime - Solutions for competitive pellet production in medium size enterprises 1.6 (PELLETime)

Start date: Dec 31, 2007, End date: Dec 30, 2010,

PELLETime will develop an accessible package of tools to design sustainable pellet supply chains, thereby promoting the role of local entrepreneurs in utilising local renewable energy resources and supporting the energy self-sufficiency of northern peripheral regions. The small scale production of pellets currently faces both technological limitations, as well as lack of knowledge. The project add ...
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AGORA -Network Sustainable Tourism Development in the Baltic Sea Region (AGORA)

Start date: Jun 30, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The BSR is characterised by large areas of unspoilt countryside. Because of strong economic problems just in these rural areas tourism seems to be a promising opportunity to support regional development. Sustainability considered as a guiding principle can ensure that such a development will lead to economical benefits without threaten the nature and the social structure. Consequently a lot of sus ...
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Enhancing Local Activity and Values from Forest Land through community-led strategic planning. - ELAV (ELAV)

Start date: Dec 31, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The countries involved in the ELAV project all have different forest histories and resources, but they face common challenges in respect of delivering local benefits from forestry. The ELAV project will work with rural communities, municipalities, forest companies, landowners and forest authorities to action sustainable rural development based on strategic forest planning for the development of mu ...
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Nature Centres and Environmental Interpretation in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR EAGLE)

Start date: Sep 2, 2004, End date: Nov 29, 2007,

Interreg IIIB project BSR EAGLE Nature Centres and Environmental Interpretation in the Baltic Sea Region brings together nature interpreters and nature education centres from 10 Baltic Sea Region countries to network and to improve skills.The vision of the project was to improve the role and contribution of nature centres and environmental interpretation as a part of the society's strengthening of ...
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Northern Environment for Sustainable Tourism - NEST (NEST)

Start date: Sep 30, 2004, End date: Sep 29, 2007,

Protected areas, whether they are national parks, World Heritage Areas or other European or national government designations, create particular challenges. On one hand such natural and cultural resources are spectacular and offer a perfect resource for tourism development, yet on the other hand the resource merits particular protection and careful management from development. For some this protect ...
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SIBLARCH - Decay resistant timber: Siberian larch compared to Scots pine in forestry and products (SIBLARCH)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

Impregnation of timber is one of the biggest sources of heavy metal pollution in Europe. SIBLARCH aims to develop Siberian larch as an environmentally sound alternative to impregnated timber in the Northern Periphery. The three main issues under investigation in the project are: 1. Develop Siberian larch timber in wooden products for outdoor use 2. Develop methods for establishment of Siberian lar ...
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Bothnian Arc - Arctic Coastal Tourism Region (BothnianArc-ACTion )

Start date: Jun 25, 2002, End date: Sep 24, 2005,

Bothnian Arc is a Swedish-Finnish coastal zone in the northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia with a sub-arctic climate. Thanks to the Gulf Stream, it has four distinct seasons and offers exotic tourism destinations in an arctic coast and archipelago milieu. However the tourism profile of the region and tourism competence there have to be strengthened. A trans-national co-operation for the developmen ...
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Interactive and innovative road management of low traffic volume roads through a technical information exchange across the Northern Periphery - ROADEX II (ROADEX II)

Start date: Jan 31, 2002, End date: Apr 29, 2005,

Roadex proposes a 3-year trans-national technical collaboration across the Northern Periphery to develop ways for interactive and innovative road management of low traffic volume roads. The project will deal directly with road and transport issues raised by the unique combinations of remoteness, climate, ground conditions, low traffic volumes and long distances to markets. The main issues to be ad ...
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Integrated river basin management - a network for optimized water management, rehabilitation and protection of aquatic ecosystems in Karjaanjoki area (Innowa (KarjaanjokiLIFE))

Start date: Apr 1, 2001, End date: Mar 31, 2005,

... much larger number of NGOs and interested individuals. Implementation of the WFD The project is relevant with regard to the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive in the Finnish national context, and the Habitats directive, albeit to a lesser extent. The seventh task concerned the development of the river basin monitoring systems. The results were as follows: 1) Water pollutio ...
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