Light & Fire -LIFE - Light & Fire open the Doors for Biodiversity -LIFE LIFE13 NAT/FI/000099 Project description Environmental issues Beneficiaries Administrative data Read more Contact details: Project Manager: Sanna-Kaisa RAUTIO Email: 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 2001-2006 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.
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 40 000 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
6270 - Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands 6280 - Nordic alvar and precambrian calcareous flatrocks 9010 - Western Taïga 9030 - Natural forests of primary succession stages of landupheaval coast 9060 - "Coniferous forests on, or connected to, glaciofluvial eskers" 1210 - Annual vegetation of drift lines 1220 - Perennial vegetation of stony banks 1610 - "Baltic esker islands with sandy, rocky and shingle beach vegetation and sublittoral vegetation" 1630 - Boreal Baltic coastal meadows 1640 - Boreal Baltic sandy beaches with perennial vegetation 2110 - Embryonic shifting dunes 2120 - Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ("white dunes") 2130 - Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ("grey dunes") 2140 - Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum 2180 - "Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region" 2190 - Humid dune slacks 2320 - Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Empetrum nigrum 4030 - European dry heaths 6210 - Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites) Natura 2000 sites SCI FI0100005Tammisaaren ja Hangon saariston ja Pohjanpitäjänlahden merensuojelualue SCI FI0100006Tulliniemen linnustonsuojelualue SPAFI0200152Seksmiilarin saaristo SCI FI0408001Itäisen Suomenlahden saaristo ja vedet SCI FI1101635Etelä-Kuusamon metsät SCI FI1101645Oulanka SCI FI1103827Litokaira SCI FI1103829Olvassuo SCI FI1104408Törmäsenrimpi-Kolkanneva SCI FI1105202Siikajoen lintuvedet ja suot SCI FI1106001Niittysuo-Siiransuo SCI FI1106005Torvensuo-Viidansuo SCI FI0100040Nuuksio SCI FI0200024Hämeenkangas SCI FI0200059Säkylänharju SCI FI0200072Uudenkaupungin saaristo SCI FI0200098Kolkansuo SCI FI0301005Aurinkovuori SCI FI0309001Vatulanharju-Ulvaanharju SCI FI0310003Ahvenistonharju-Vuorenharju SCI FI0311002Seitseminen SCI FI0325001Evon alue SCI FI0327003Maakylän-Räyskälän alue
SCI FI0341003Helvetinjärvi SCI FI0344001Liesjärvi SCI FI0344003Kaukolanharju SCI FI0422005Kyläniemi SCI FI0500010Kakonsalon järvialue SCI FI0500012Kuijärvi - Sonnanen SCI FI0500019Punkaharju SCI FI0500022Pyssyharju SCI FI0500036Suurlahden lampialue SCI FI0500056Pyörissalo SCI FI0600030Sorsaveden saaristo SCI FI0600033Hällämönharju-Valkeiskangas SCI FI0600039Lintharju-Kirjosuo sekä Vakkarsuo SCI FI0600060Tavisuo SCI FI0600068Älänne SCI FI0700083Iso-Juurikan - Leveävaaran alue SCI FI0800012Pohjoisneva SCI FI0800133Uudenkaarlepyyn saaristo SCI FI0900058Suurisuo-Sepänsuo-Paanasenneva-Teerineva SCI FI1001013Salamajärvi SCI FI1002001Tervaneva-Sivakkaneva-Pitkäkangas SCI FI1100201Hailuoto, pohjoisranta SCI FI1101002Veneneva-Pelso SCI FI1102608Rokua SCI FI1105407Latva - Korte - Kärppävaara SCI FI1200251Lentuan alue SCI FI1200252Iso Palonen - Maariansärkät SCI FI1200721Sydänmaanaro SCI FI1200736Mäntypuro SCI FI1200901Talaskankaan alue SCI FI1301101RIISITUNTURIN KANSALLISPUISTO SCI FI1301102MUSTARINNAN TUNTURI SCI FI1301203ASMUNTINSUO-LAMMINSUO SCI FI1301207JOUTENSUO SCI FI1301602MARTIMOAAPA-LUMIAAPA-PENIKAT SCI FI1301701UK-PUISTO-SOMPIO-KEMIHAARA SCI FI1301705SOTA-AAPA SCI FI0900031Peuralamminneva SCI FI0200193Örö SCI FI0303018Kyöpelinvuori-Fagerinmäki SCI FI0304003Ruskeanmullanharju SCI FI0310008Matinsilta SCI FI0312006Tunturinvuori SCI FI0315007Porttilanharju SCI FI0800003Kauhaneva - Pohjankangas (SCI) SCI FI1105413Kylmäluoma
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/000099 Duration 01-AUG-2014 to 31-JUL -2020 Total budget 4,062,410.00 EU contribution 2,031,206.00 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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