LUMONET
LUMONET is the Finnish Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is an Internet-based biodiversity information system.
LUMONET is mainly about Finland. If you want to learn more about the Convention and global biodiversity issues, check out the European Community Clearing-House Mechanism (EC CHM) and the global Clearing-House Mechanism.
LUMO is an abbreviation of "luonnon monimuotoisuus", which is Finnish for Nature's Diversity.
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In 2012 we celebrate The International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. In December 2010, the UN General Assembly declared 2012 the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, recognizing that “… access to modern affordable energy services in developing countries is essential for the achievement of … the Millennium Development Goals and sustainable development.”
The European Environment Centre EEA has published the fourth European state of the environment report. The report contains the results, both thematic and country assesments as well as an assessment of Europe and the global mega trends.
Welcome to NatureGate and its services that enable you to enjoy and learn about nature in Finland, plants, birds, fish and butterflies. You can even identify plants with an identifying tool. NatureGate has been chosen one of 20, from over 1,000 best biodiversity acts made in 2010. It competes of the Countdown 2010 Biodiversity Award, which will be granted 20/10/2010 at 20:10 in Nagoya at the CBD COP10 meeting.
- Naturegate The portal is also available in French, Spanish, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Finnish.
BISE the Biological Information System for Europe has been opened in the web. It is a portal that brings together facts and figures on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
EU's Platform for Business @ Biodiversity at the internet.
The Baltic Sea is topical. Read all about our common sea.
The final report of the project Nordic nature – trends towards 2010, financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers, has been published in English, Swedish and Finnish. The report summarises and concludes the state and trends of biodiversity in the Nordic Region. All published fact sheet are also included in the report. The report can be downloaded from the web pages of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Publication on norden.org
Project's homepage on environment.fi
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