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Natural Forests and mires in the "Green Belt" of Koillismaa and Kainuu (GreenBelt)

Start date: Jan 1, 2004, End date: May 31, 2008,

Background The project targeted the conservation of forests and mires in 13 Natura 2000 sites in Koillismaa and Kainuu in eastern Finland. The sites form part of the regional “green belt” – an extensive network of forests, mires and fells in Finland, Russia and Norway. The close proximity of these sites to the Russian border is particularly import ...
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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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Karelian mires and virgin forests - pearls in the chain of geohistory (Karelian Mires)

Start date: Nov 1, 2002, End date: Jan 31, 2007,

Background The boreal old-growth forests of northern Karelia have a particularly important role to play in the survival of many forest species across the EU. This is because they are located in the border region with Russia, and as such act as ’stepping stones’ for species between Russian forests and other forests within Finland. The mires are equally ...
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