Restoration of Boreal Forests and Forest-covered Mires - Forest Life 1.12.2002 - 31.12.2007
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The principal objective of the project was to speed up the recovery of former commercial forests toward a resemblance of their natural state. Ecological restoration measures were undertaken mostly in Natura 2000 areas managed by Metsähallitus.
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Ecological Restoration and Communication with Support from the EU
In the Forest Life project, forests and forest-covered mires were restored with the support of EU's Life-Nature fund.
It was also an objective of the project to spread information about ecological restoration, and thus promote a favourable attitude toward ecological restoration.
Collaboration Partners of the Project
The project was part of The Forest Biodiversity Program for Southern Finland (METSO-programme). The objective of METSO is to secure a favourable level of conservation of forested habitats and endangered species, i.e. the habitats and structural features of forests that are important for the species. Metsähallitus was responsible for the execution of the Forest Life project with its partners, The University of Joensuu, The Finnish Defence Force (Karelia Brigade), WWF Finland and UPM-Kymmene.
The Funding of the Life Project
The total budget of the project was 3,7 million euros, out of which one half came from EU's Life Nature funding.
The name of this web page is www.metsa.fi/forest-life
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