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The Forest Biodiversity Programme METSO 2008 –2016

The Forest Biodiversity Programme METSO 2008 –2016. Monitoring, research and development of the programme. Zonation. The Zonation analytical tool will be utilised in the METSO Programme to help resolve which forest areas are the most suitable for the measures to preserve biodiversity

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The Forest Biodiversity Programme METSO 2008 –2016

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  1. The Forest Biodiversity Programme METSO 2008 –2016 Monitoring, research and development of the programme Ministry of the Environment / Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

  2. Zonation • The Zonation analytical tool will be utilised in the METSO Programme to help resolve which forest areas are the most suitable for the measures to preserve biodiversity • Zonation, devised by Professor Atte Moilanen from the University of Helsinki, has already been applied in about 20 conservation projects around the world • Madagascar: expansion of protected areas • England: planning the conservation of butterfly habitats • Australia: assessments of the planned expansion of suburbs • Used in Finland by Metsähallitus e.g. for the “10,000 ha” scheme of the METSO Programme Presentation / Author

  3. Protected and commercial forests in South Savo Protected areas Black = Finnish government Red = Privately owned Commercial forests Grey = Finnish government Green = Privately owned White areas = forests owned by companies and other organisations Zonation survey model Presentation / Author

  4. Training of professional foresters Persons working in forest and environmental organisations must have sufficient knowledge of the actions to enhance forest biodiversity and the ecological foundations of the programme • Some 2000 professional foresters have been trained on METSO Programme in 2009 Ministry of the Environment / Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

  5. Research and monitoring under METSO (1) • One of the 14 measures of the METSO Programme is concerned with monitoring the ecological, economic and social impacts of the programme • The main responsibility for the monitoring lies with the Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla) and Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) • Research and development are carried out under four programmes: • Metla research projects: monitoring of the impacts of the METSO Programme 2008-2016, support for decisions contributing to forest biodiversity and inventories, monitoring of natural forest biodiversity • Research programme on deficiently known and threatened forest species 2009-2016 (PUTTE), financed by the Ministry of the Environment Ministry of the Environment / Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

  6. Research and monitoring under METSO (2) • Research on commercial forests, supported by the joint research funds of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry • Eight national projects concerning nature management of commercial forests were launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in the beginning of 2010 For more information, please check the following pages: • http://www.metla.fi/tutkimus/metso/index-en.htm • http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?contentid=342263&lan=fi&clan=en • http://www.mmm.fi/en/index/frontpage/forests/metso/joint_research_funds.html • http://www.mmm.fi/fi/index/etusivu/metsat/metso/valtakunnalliset_hankkeet_2010.html Ministry of the Environment / Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

  7. http://www.metsonpolku.fi/metso/www/en/index Presentation / Author

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