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RAPUKAVERIA EI JÄTETÄ. CRAYMATES WILL NOT BE LEFT BEHIND. (LIFE+ CrayMate)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2016,

Background Noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) is an endangered endemic species in Europe and in Finland and is listed as ‘vulnerable’ in the IUCN red list. The last abundant native crayfish stocks in Europe are located in the southern and northern parts of Finland and Sweden. The crayfish plays a significant role in Finnish aquatic ecosystems. Stocks of ...
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Restoration of boreal forests and forest-covered mires (Boreal forests)

Start date: Dec 1, 2002, End date: Dec 31, 2007,

Background Boreal natural forests, esker forests and bog woodlands are considered priority habitats under the Habitats Directive due to their scarcity in the EU. Southern and western Finland in particular has few such forest ecosystems remaining, as most have been substantially modified or replaced by commercial forest operations. Yet even so, their conse ...
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Protection and management of the valuable wetland Siikalahti (Siikalahti)

Start date: Jan 1, 2001, End date: Dec 31, 2003,

Background Siikalahti is a five kilometre bay in Lake Simpelejärvi, located in south Karelia right on the Russian border. The development of Siikalahti as a birding lake dates back to the lowering of the water level in Lake Simpelejärvi, carried out in the 1830s and 1940s. Today Siikalahti is considered one of the best water areas for birds in Finland a ...
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