Ministry of the Environment

PRESS RELEASES

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.  

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