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UPM and the Ministry of the Environment have agreed on peatland nature conservation in Central Finland (MoE, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Central Finland and UPM 5/11/2012)

	Pond in Laihistenneva, Karstula.  Photographer: Saija Silén.

UPM, the Ministry of the Environment and the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Central Finland have agreed on a very significant purchase of nature conservation areas and on the establishment of private conservation areas in Central Finland. The areas are located in Kyyjärvi, Karstula, Pihtipudas and Kinnula. According to the agreement, the state will purchase a total of 795 hectares from UPM for nature protection purposes. In addition, based on a decision by the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment, private conservation areas, totalling 323 hectares, will be established on UPM’s land.  

European co-operation on behalf of clean lakes (SYKE 4/27/2012)

Good lake restoration practices will be assessed and shared throughout Europe in a new EU project, which is called LakeAdmin and led by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). Despite remarkable reductions of nutrient loading from municipalities and industry, there are still many European lakes which are not in a good state. The problems concentrate to densely populated areas where local and regional significance of lakes is great. Also the economical value of ecosystem services provided by lakes could be increased if the state of the lakes was improved.

Finnish Environment Institute hopes to see further research cooperation on the River Luga (SYKE 4/19/2012)

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