Peatland Group of the Finnish Board on Ecological Restoration
The Finnish Expert Group for Peatland Restoration was established as a part of the Finnish Board on Ecological Restoration (FBER). The FBER Peatland Group concentrates on issues related to ecological restoration of forestry-drained peatlands, especially in protected areas.
FBER Peatland Group
- designs monitoring schemes to study ecological effects of peatland restoration
- formulates guidelines for restoration of peatlands
- promotes the co-operation between research and practical management related to peatland restoration
- provides expert knowledge on peatland restoration
- organizes courses and seminars on peatland restoration.
Group members
- Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland: Santtu Kareksela (chair),Tuomas Haapalehto, Sakari Rehell, Maarit Similä, Pekka Vesterinen
- Metsähallitus Forestry Ltd: Reijo Hokkanen
- Ministry of the Environment: Inka Keränen
- University of Eastern Finland: Teemu Tahvanainen
- Finnish Environment Institute: Kaisu Aapala
- Natural Resources Institute Finland: Aleksi Räsänen
- Tapio Group: Samuli Joensuu
- Finnish Forest Centre: Matti Välimäki
- Regional Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in Southern Ostrobothnia: Anna-Liisa Granqvist.
- Regional Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in Häme: Anna Isotalo
- Geological Survey of Finland: Lauri Ikkala
The group meets 2–4 times a year. One of the meetings is usually a field excursion.
Contact information: Nature Conservation Specialist Santtu Kareksela (pj.): e-mail santtu.kareksela@metsa.fi.