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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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Conservation of Anser erythropus on European migration route (Anser-Eur)
Start date: Apr 1, 2005, End date: Mar 31, 2009,
Background
The lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is a goose species breeding in the tundra zone (low-arctic and forest) from northern Fennoscandia to eastern Siberia. Its historical range covers the whole subarctic Eurasia, but nowadays the distribution is patchy. The recent estimate of its world population is 22 000-27 000 individuals. Presen ...
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Saving the endangered Fennoscandian Alopex lagopus (SEFALO+) (Arctic Fox)
Start date: Jun 1, 2003, End date: Jun 1, 2008,
Background
The arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) is found in mountain (fjeld) and tundra areas on the Northern Hemisphere. To a large extent it feeds on small rodents and the population size fluctuates greatly depending on the availability of food. Carrion from reindeer and other animals, which have been killed by large carnivores, is another important componen ...
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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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