Boreal Peatland LIFE: Restoring Boreal Peatlands in Natura 2000 Areas in Finland

Authors:
Natural Heritage Services of Metsa_hallitus

Publication Date:
2014

Abstract/Summary:
The largest LIFE Nature project in Finland started in January 2010. The project led by the Natural Heritage Services of Metsa_hallitus aims at restoring nearly 4,300 hectares of various kind of peatlands. This five year project includes 54 Natura 2000 sites around Finland. The main aim of the project is to restore the natural hydrology of the mires by filling in and blocking the ditches and by clearing trees to recreate the landscape as it was prior to the ditching.

Resource Type:
Technical Document

Source:
Natural Heritage Services of Metsa_hallitus

Link:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=3557&docType=pdf