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Map-based assessment of vulnerability to climate change employing regional indicators (MAVERIC)
The central aim of this project was to map quantitative measures of vulnerability to climate change at municipality scale across Finland.
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Assessing limits of adaptation to climate change and opportunities for resilience to be enhanced (A-LA-CARTE)
A-LA-CARTE explored limits of adaptation to anticipated climate change, investigated the extent to which present-day systems are resilient to changes in climate and explored the options for enhancing ...
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Expert services for the neighbouring area co-operation of the Ministry of the Environment (Russia)
The objective of the expert services was to support the Ministry of the Environment in the identification and appraisal of co-operation projects in Russia, ensure through monitoring and supervision th...
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Hydrological, Environmental and Socio-economic Modelling Tools for the Lower Mekong Basin Impact Assessment. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
The objective of the study was to develop a set of analytical tools to assist in the maintenance of desirable conditions of the Great Lake, that is, to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources ...
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Towards Enhanced Protection of the Baltic Sea from Main Land-based Threats: Agricultural Waste Component & Hazardous Waste Component, Balthazar I
The objective of the Balthazar project was to assess the potential sources of nutrient loading from all types of large animal farms in the Kaliningrad and Leningrad regions and to perform a risk asses...
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Aquatic contaminants - Pathways, health risks and management (CONPAT)
The 4-year Conpat research project funded by the Academy of Finland establishes interdisciplinary methods for working with problems connected to water contamination.
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Multidisciplinary Project on Dissolved Organic Matter loading and its effects on the Baltic Sea (MULTIDOM)
Multidom-research group has expertise on soil ecology, hydrobiology, environmental economics, environmental history and politics. In this program, dissolved organic matter (DOM) loads from terrestrial...
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Changing phytoplankton community composition and its effect on biogeochemical fluxes in the Baltic Sea (C-Flux)
Two phytoplankton groups are predominant during spring in the Baltic Sea: diatoms and dinoflagellates. The abundances of these algal groups have a large effect on remineralization, or biogeochemical f...
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Developing an algal filter for removal of nutrients (ALTUBBER)
In this project we will develop and test an algal turf scrubber under Finnish summer conditions. A community of algae will be grown in a biofilm on the turf scrubber and we will investigate the potent...
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Biodiesel production from closed-algae growing systems using waste water of ethanol plant in Vietnam (ALGNAM)
In this project we aim to develop and build a pilot scale, tubular photobioreactor for growing microalgae in Vietnam. The reactor will use wastewater with high concentration of nutrients and CO2, whic...
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Genetic diversity and phenotypic variability in Baltic Sea phytoplankton populations: Implications for ecological processes and adaptation to environmental change (PHYTOVAR)
Toimitetaan myöhemminBiodiversity is an important factor for the stability and functioning of ecosystems. In species poor systems experiencing rapid anthropogenic change population level diversity may...
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Hazardous Waste Management Project in Alexandria: Review of the 1st Phase and Preparation of the 2nd Phase, Egypt
The purpose of the review was to assess the extent of achievement of the objectives and expected results of the project and the constraints experienced during the first 2+ years, and to provide guidel...
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Finnish CDM/JI Pilot Programme
The objectives of the pilot programme were to 1) contract CDM and JI projects into the project pipeline, 2) to gain experience with the Kyoto mechanisms, 3) to write project management guidelines and ...
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Marine Research Capacity Development in Namibia (MARINAM)
The Government of Namibia procured a marine research vessel from Finland through a concessional credit arrangement in 2011-2012. During the process it became apparent that transfer of knowledge and ex...
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Arguments for our future Environment BESAFE
BESAFE will examine the interactions of environmental protection policies between governance scales. This will lead to an assessment of the transferability of arguments across scales. The Project will...
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Elimination of nitrate in soil and groundwater at fur farm (NITROS)
The aim of the project was to test and develop a biological in situ -method for remediating soil and groundwater at a fur farm that has been contaminated with nitrate.
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Institutional Strengthening of Environmental Inspectorates
The overall objective of the project was to assist Hungary in strengthening the capacity of the Hungarian environmental inspection system in order to give effect to the EU environmental legislation as...
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Establishment of the Natura 2000 Network under the Habitats Directive
The overall objective of the project was to develop nature conservation in Estonia to comply with EU requirements. The main objective of the project was achieved by establishing Natura 2000 network un...
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Air quality improvement
The project assisted in implementing the air quality framework directive and relevant daughter directives in FYR Macedonia. Member State experts gave assistance in preparing the relevant secondary leg...
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Strengthening of Environmental Administration and Management at the Local Level (SEAM), Nepal
The project assisted the local authorities and industries of the area in improving their capacity for environmental planning and management. The project aimed at directly protecting, enhancing and sus...
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