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The wild forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) of Finland: Conservation and recovery of historic range (WildForestReindeerLIFE)

Date du début: 1 oct. 2016, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2023,

Background The Finnish forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) is a subspecies of the large and widespread reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) population. The (sub)speciation took place during the last ice age, and since then, there have been major changes in the Finnish forest reindeer’s range. Once commonplace in Fennoscandia and North-western Russia, b ...
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Towards integrated management of freshwater Nature 2000 sites and habitats (FRESHABIT)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2016, Date de fin: 30 sept. 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)

Date du début: 1 août 2014, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2020,

Background Under Article 17 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 habit ...
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Safeguarding the Saimaa Ringed Seal (LIFE Saimaa Seal)

Date du début: 1 août 2013, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2018,

Background Once widespread in Finland, the Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) is now found only in the Saimaa fragmented freshwater lake complex. With a small population of about 310 seals, it is probably the world’s most endangered seal species and is categorized by the IUCN as Critically Endangered. In Annex II of the Habitats Directive, it ...
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Slow Adventure In Northern Territories (SAINT)

Date du début: 13 avr. 2015, Date de fin: 12 avr. 2018,

Description (EN): Slow Adventures in Northern Territories (SAINT) will work with SMEs to make them more aware of how to capitalise on the business opportunities in guided slow adventure experiences, offering simple nature-based, immersive journeys, living and travelling in wild places, through marketing to new, distant customer markets.  Nothern Europes wide-open, wild spaces provid ...
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Ex-Situ Conservation of Finnish Native Plant Species (ESCAPE)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2012, Date de fin: 31 août 2017,

Background Ex-situ conservation methods offer protected conditions to help build up stocks of endangered species prior to their release into the wild to restore and bolster habitats or populations at risk. An ex-situ action plan for the conservation of threatened native plants taxa in Finland was developed by the LIFE 'VACCIA' (LIFE07 ENV/FIN/000141) pr ...
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Safeguarding the lesser white-fronted goose fennoscandian population in key wintering and staging sites within the European flyway (Safeguard LWfG)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2017,

Background The lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is an Annex I species of the Birds Directive, classified as ‘vulnerable’ by the IUCN Red List. The global population trend for the species has shown rapid decline (30-49%) during the period 1998-2008, accompanied by breeding range fragmentation. The wild population of the goose in the Fennos ...
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Improving the Conservation Status of Species-rich Habitats (Species-rich LIFE)

Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2016,

Background One of the main threats to natural habitats in Finland is the drastic change in forests caused by modern forestry management practices. According to the Finnish assessment of the conservation status of the habitats of the Habitats Directive, 70% of forest habitat types are threatened. Most of the herb-rich forest habitat types were evaluated as ...
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Restoring the Natura 2000 network of Boreal Peatland Ecosystems "Boreal Peatland Life" (Boreal Peatland Life)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2010, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2014,

Background According to the recent international assessment on peatlands, biodiversity and climate change, peatlands are critical for biodiversity conservation; they support many specialised species and unique habitat types, and may provide a refuge for species that are suffering as a result of climate change. Moreover, peatlands are the most efficient te ...
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Establishing the cross-border cooperation to safeguard the declining wild forest reindeer population

Date du début: 18 juil. 2013, Date de fin: 30 déc. 2014,

Kainuu-Karelia’s wild forest reindeer population is declining and cross-border cooperation is needed for solving the problems. The objective is to safeguard the wild forest reindeer by updating the status of Karelia’s wild forest reindeer population and establishing the cooperation between the game animal researchers. ...
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Saving our joint treasure: sustainable trout fisheries for the transborder Oulanka River system

Date du début: 31 janv. 2013, Date de fin: 30 déc. 2014,

The project aims to produce well-being for people living in the Koillismaa and Karelia regions in Finland and Russia by ensuring sustainable use and healthy status of the migratory brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations in the Oulanka River system. The goal will be achieved by developing, through collaboration of Finnish and Russian stakeholders, a model for the joint management of the trout popul ...
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Welfare from Sustainable Cross Border Nature and Culture Tourism (Fennoscandian Green Belt)

Date du début: 24 sept. 2012, Date de fin: 23 déc. 2014,

Objective of the projectOverall objective of the project is to safeguard unique natural and cultural values of protected areas located in Karelia region which benefits both high-quality international nature and culture tourism and raise wellbeing of local residents.Specific objective of the project is to improve facilities of protected areas located in Karelia region in order to serve visitors bet ...
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Eco-efficient tourism

Date du début: 18 avr. 2012, Date de fin: 17 avr. 2014,

Objective of the projectTo make Euregio Karelia region more attractive for tourists through gradual leveling of quality of the services provided to tourists on two sides of the borderMain activities• Development of models for sustainable management of actively visited tourism destinations• Development and introduction of environmentally sustainable technological solutions for facilitation of speci ...
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Quality for Crossborder practises in ecotourism (Quality-CET)

Date du début: 5 avr. 2014, Date de fin: 4 avr. 2014,

Objective of the project The aim of the Quality-CET project was to establish a unified region with recognized common nature and cultural values and methods of promotion and visitor services in the nature tourism. Main activities• Increasing tourism-related know-how and customer service capacity• Strengthening cooperation and enhancing suistainability of tourism throughout a network of four cross-b ...
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Inventories and planning for the marine Natura 2000 network in Finland (FINMARINET)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2009, Date de fin: 30 juin 2013,

Background Marine habitats have greatly regressed in the Baltic Sea due to extensive eutrophication and the influence of increased amounts of toxic substances. The Finnish exclusive economic zone (EEZ) was established recently, after the designation of the Natura 2000 network, and only a few preliminary surveys of underwater habitat types have been made i ...
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Natureship (Integrated planning and management in the Baltic Sea Region) (NATURESHIP )

Date du début: 30 sept. 2009, Date de fin: 31 août 2012,

Sustainable and balanced planning, management and utilisation of coastal areas and key areas of biodiversity and water protection is a crucial challenge in the CB-area. Different sectors are executing various plans but interdisciplinary cross-sector and cross-border approaches and comparison of scenarios are almost missing. It requires effort to identify and enhance ecosystem services that coastal ...
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Nature and Nurture of the Northern Baltic Sea (NANNUT)

Date du début: 30 sept. 2009, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2012,

The coastline of the Northern Baltic sea constitutes of a mosaic of islands and bays with a very heterogeneous submerged landscape.The archipelago of Finland,Åland and Sweden is naturally nutrient rich and very productive with unique and species rich flora community.The shallow bays and shelterd archipelago areas are also important for the reproduction of a number of fish species and provide the f ...
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From Ancient to the Present Estuary, Kokemäenjoki Wetland Chain (Kokemäenjoki-LIFE)

Date du début: 1 août 2006, Date de fin: 31 juil. 2012,

Background Areas along the River Kokemäenjoki in Southwest Finland, from the river's ancient estuaries to the present estuary, including Lake Puurijärvi, Preiviikinlahti and Kokemäenjoen suisto, are among the most important for bird protection in Finland. They have been assessed as internationally valuable wetlands in many contexts. A number of species ...
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Promotion of public awareness and protection of aapa mires in Lapland (Pelkosenniemi-Life)

Date du début: 1 août 2006, Date de fin: 30 oct. 2010,

Background Mires are one of the most important habitat types in terms of conservation of biodiversity in northern Europe. In Finland and Lapland, aapa mires represent the most diverse type of habitat occurring on peat lands. In addition to the broad diversity of habitat types, aapa mires are specifically important for conserving diverse avifauna. They are ...
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Marine protected areas in the Eastern Baltic Sea (Baltic MPAs)

Date du début: 1 août 2005, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2009,

Background The Baltic Sea is a unique and fragile marine ecosystem hosting many species and habitats of European and global interest, including the Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) which has its own European Species Action Plan. It is believed that the by-catch of birds and seals in fishing nets is a problem in the Baltic Sea and assumed that habitat ...
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Restoration and maintenance of valuable aquatic bird habitats of Pirkanmaa (Pirkanmaa)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2004, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2008,

Background Many bird lakes in Finland suffer from the combined effects of overgrowth due to lack of management, heavy predation resulting from increasing numbers of small predators, such as mink and raccoon dogs, and conflicting land use. This project targeted four SPAs in the region of Pirkanmaa. Although the lakes are not large (a total of 391 hectares) ...
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Bringing Regional Protected Areas of the Leningrad region (Russian Federation) into European Context (PAs for LIFE)

Date du début: 1 janv. 2005, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2007,

Background The Russian Federation has a system of protected areas (PAs) of different status – federal, regional, and municipal. Many of the existing and proposed PAs are of national and global value because of their fragile landscapes, key biotopes and habitats, and rare, endangered, and overexploited species. A number of PAs have international status ...
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Lighthouse Tourism in the Archipelagos of South-West Finland and Estonia

Date du début: 31 mars 2007, Date de fin: 30 déc. 2007,

Lighthouses are interesting tourist resorts, but often difficult to reach. This project will create connections between the various actors administering, exploiting and developing the lighthouses, in order to make the lighthouses easier to reach. This process includes producing directions to the lighthouses. In addition, new products for lighthouse travelling will be produced in Finland and in Est ...
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Management of wetlands along the Gulf of Finland migratory flyway (Gulf of Finland)

Date du début: 1 juil. 2003, Date de fin: 30 juin 2007,

Background Along the flyway of Northern Coastal Gulf of Finland, waterfowl and waders wintering in the southern part of the Baltic Sea and the coasts of the North Sea migrate in the spring to their breeding regions and in the autumn back to their wintering regions. The 12 project areas along the flyway are internationally valuable bird-rich wetlands in wh ...
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Protection of aapa mire wilderness in Ostrobothnia and Kainuu (Olvassuo)

Date du début: 1 déc. 2001, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2005,

Background Olvassuo (27 073 hectares), Litokaira (30 382 ha) and Iso-Tilansuo-Housusuo (3 449 ha) are three extensive aapa mire areas in central Finland. Most (80 percent) of their surface area consists of priority habitats: aapa mires (65 percent), virgin forests, raised bogs and bog woodlands. Olvassuo is one of Europe's most impressive bird nesting are ...
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Launching of the Activities of the Large Carnivore Visitor Centre (Investments)

Date du début: 16 mars 2003, Date de fin: 30 déc. 2005,

Large carnivores are a fundamental element of the nature in Kainuu, which interest both locals and tourists. The attitudes toward them vary between love and hate. The increase in numbers of large carnivores, which are shared by both Finland and Russia, and their spread to new habitats have spurred the need for information. The interest toward Finlands large carnivores had also been boosted abroad. ...
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Launching of the Activities of the Large Carnivore Visitor Centre (Development)

Date du début: 16 mars 2003, Date de fin: 30 déc. 2005,

Large carnivores are a fundamental element of the nature in Kainuu, which interest both locals and tourists. The attitudes toward them vary between love and hate. The increase in numbers of large carnivores, which are shared by both Finland and Russia, and their spread to new habitats have spurred the need for information. The interest toward Finlands large carnivores had also been boosted abroad. ...
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Developing sustainable nature tourism in the UNESCO biosphere reserves of the Archipelago Sea and the Western Estonia islands

Date du début: 30 juin 2002, Date de fin: 29 juin 2005,

The aim is to develop a model for ecotourism in the participating biosphere reserves. Activities include a survey on locations suitable for ecotourism and collection of development ideas from the tourism enterprises in the area. The criteria and operating models will be applied and tested in practice in a pilot setting of Jungfruskär and corresponding site in Estonia. Target areas: Jungfruskär, ...
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