Light & Fire -LIFE - Light & Fire open the Doors for Biodiversity -LIFE LIFE13 NAT/FI/000099

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1 Light & Fire -LIFE - Light & Fire open the Doors for Biodiversity -LIFE LIFE13 NAT/FI/ Project description Environmental issues Beneficiaries Administrative data Read more Contact details: Project Manager: Sanna-Kaisa RAUTIO sanna-kaisa.rautio@metsa.fi Project description: 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 assessed the overall conservation status of 18 out of 19 Annex I natural habitats types in the boreal biogeographic region of Finland as being unfavourable-bad or unfavourable-inadequate (the only exception being habitat 1220). Urgent action is therefore required in order to increase the protection of nature and biodiversity in Finland. Objectives The project aims to restore structural features that are important for the maintenance of biodiversity habitats and increase the extent of the target habitats by restoring severely degraded areas. Activities will be carried out on Natura 2000 habitats where ecological characteristics are shaped by fire (fire-born habitats) or extreme solar radiation and luminosity (sunlit habitats). The project also aims to improve the conservation status of several species protected under the Habitats and Birds Directives, such as Pulsatilla patens (a nationally endangered plant species restricted to esker forests in Häme region), and Lanius collurio and Sylvia nisoria, (two birds species that will directly benefit from restoration measures targeting their breeding habitat). It will focus on 69 Natura 2000 sites throughout Finland.

2 Expected results: A detailed restoration action plan of practical conservation actions for 44 restoration sites (511 ha); Management plans for two Natura 2000 sites (7267 ha) and fire continuum plans covering ha for 16 project sites; Habitat restoration measures to improve the quality of Habitats Directive Annex I habitats carried out in the project s 69 target sites; Controlled burning in 34 Natura 2000 sites (around 281 ha) leading to the restoration and extension of the Western taiga (9010) forest; Restoration of 339ha of sunlit habitats (28 sub-sites) and around 6.6 ha of Baltic sandy beaches (5 sites) through the removal of invasive alien species; Removal of trees in 18 project sites (147 ha) to facilitate other restoration actions; Creation of new habitat patches for Pulsatilla patens in seven sites (8 ha), and the dispersal of species to the newly created habitat areas; and Restored areas at one site developed into quality nesting habitats for the insectivorous birds Lanius collurio and Sylvia nisoria. Results Environmental issues addressed: Themes Habitats - Coastal Habitats - Forests Habitats - Grasslands Keywords forest ecosystem grassland ecosystem protected area coastal area management plan restoration measure Target species Lanius collurio Pulsatilla patens Sylvia nisoria Target Habitat types

3 Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands Nordic alvar and precambrian calcareous flatrocks Western Taïga Natural forests of primary succession stages of landupheaval coast "Coniferous forests on, or connected to, glaciofluvial eskers" Annual vegetation of drift lines Perennial vegetation of stony banks "Baltic esker islands with sandy, rocky and shingle beach vegetation and sublittoral vegetation" Boreal Baltic coastal meadows Boreal Baltic sandy beaches with perennial vegetation Embryonic shifting dunes Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ("white dunes") Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ("grey dunes") Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum "Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region" Humid dune slacks Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Empetrum nigrum European dry heaths Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites) Natura 2000 sites SCI FI Tammisaaren ja Hangon saariston ja Pohjanpitäjänlahden merensuojelualue SCI FI Tulliniemen linnustonsuojelualue SPAFI Seksmiilarin saaristo SCI FI Itäisen Suomenlahden saaristo ja vedet SCI FI Etelä-Kuusamon metsät SCI FI Oulanka SCI FI Litokaira SCI FI Olvassuo SCI FI Törmäsenrimpi-Kolkanneva SCI FI Siikajoen lintuvedet ja suot SCI FI Niittysuo-Siiransuo SCI FI Torvensuo-Viidansuo SCI FI Nuuksio SCI FI Hämeenkangas SCI FI Säkylänharju SCI FI Uudenkaupungin saaristo SCI FI Kolkansuo SCI FI Aurinkovuori SCI FI Vatulanharju-Ulvaanharju SCI FI Ahvenistonharju-Vuorenharju SCI FI Seitseminen SCI FI Evon alue SCI FI Maakylän-Räyskälän alue

4 SCI FI Helvetinjärvi SCI FI Liesjärvi SCI FI Kaukolanharju SCI FI Kyläniemi SCI FI Kakonsalon järvialue SCI FI Kuijärvi - Sonnanen SCI FI Punkaharju SCI FI Pyssyharju SCI FI Suurlahden lampialue SCI FI Pyörissalo SCI FI Sorsaveden saaristo SCI FI Hällämönharju-Valkeiskangas SCI FI Lintharju-Kirjosuo sekä Vakkarsuo SCI FI Tavisuo SCI FI Älänne SCI FI Iso-Juurikan - Leveävaaran alue SCI FI Pohjoisneva SCI FI Uudenkaarlepyyn saaristo SCI FI Suurisuo-Sepänsuo-Paanasenneva-Teerineva SCI FI Salamajärvi SCI FI Tervaneva-Sivakkaneva-Pitkäkangas SCI FI Hailuoto, pohjoisranta SCI FI Veneneva-Pelso SCI FI Rokua SCI FI Latva - Korte - Kärppävaara SCI FI Lentuan alue SCI FI Iso Palonen - Maariansärkät SCI FI Sydänmaanaro SCI FI Mäntypuro SCI FI Talaskankaan alue SCI FI RIISITUNTURIN KANSALLISPUISTO SCI FI MUSTARINNAN TUNTURI SCI FI ASMUNTINSUO-LAMMINSUO SCI FI JOUTENSUO SCI FI MARTIMOAAPA-LUMIAAPA-PENIKAT SCI FI UK-PUISTO-SOMPIO-KEMIHAARA SCI FI SOTA-AAPA SCI FI Peuralamminneva SCI FI Örö SCI FI Kyöpelinvuori-Fagerinmäki SCI FI Ruskeanmullanharju SCI FI Matinsilta SCI FI Tunturinvuori SCI FI Porttilanharju SCI FI Kauhaneva - Pohjankangas (SCI) SCI FI Kylmäluoma

5 Beneficiaries: Coordinator Type of organisation Description Partners Natural Heritage Services of Metsähallitus National authority Metsähallitus, a national public authority, is responsible for managing more than seven million hectares of state-owned land and water areas, including all the state-owned protected areas, northern wilderness reserves, national hiking areas and the state-owned public waters. POSELY(North Savo Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment), Finland HAMK(Hämeen ammatillisen korkeakoulutuksen kuntayhtymä), Finland WWF(Maailman Luonnon Säätiö - World Wide Fund for Nature, Suomen rahasto), Finland UPM(UPM-Kymmene Corporation), Finland SMK(The Finnish Forest Centre), Finland Administrative data: Project reference LIFE13 NAT/FI/ Duration 01-AUG-2014 to 31-JUL Total budget 4,062, EU contribution 2,031, Uusimaa(Finland Suomi) Varsinais-Suomi(Finland Suomi) Satakunta(Finland Suomi) Häme(Finland Suomi) Pirkanmaa(Finland Suomi) Päijät-Häme(Finland Suomi) Kymenlaakso(Finland Suomi) Etelä-Karjala(Finland Suomi) Etelä-Savo(Finland Suomi) Pohjois-Savo(Finland Suomi) Pohjois-Karjala(Finland Suomi) Kainuu(Finland Project location Suomi) Keski-Suomi(Finland Suomi) Etelä-Pohjanmaa(Finland Suomi) Vaasan rannikkoseutu(finland Suomi) Keski-Pohjanmaa(Finland Suomi) Pohjois-Pohjanmaa(Finland Suomi) Lappi(Finland Suomi) Ahvenanmaa/Åland(Finland Suomi) Baltic Sea Suomi (SF)(Finland Suomi)

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