Objective
Virgin mires are the dominant natural habitat in northern Fennoscandia, and the typically boreal aapa mires, a priority habitat under Directive 92/43/EEC, represent one of the most biodiverse kind of peatlands here.
The project area in Lapland and Ostrobothnia is regarded as very special because of the multiformity of the mires occurring here. It contains a succession series ranging from young mires adjacent to the rising coastline to old mires further inland, as well as succession series of nutrient-rich mires, which are regarded as unique in Finland. However, drainage, forestry and occasional peat digging, as well as uncontrolled recreational activities in some mires, have made their conservation status vulnerable. In small alkaline fens, even one ditch can change the hydrological balance dramatically and thus jeopardize their valuable habitat types and species. A great danger to the virgin mires is also the remarkably high proportion of private ownership, which does not always guarantee continuation of the mires' natural state.
Tackling 29 separate aapa mire sites ranging in size from over 10,000 ha to less than 50 ha and totalling about 53,700 ha, this ambitious LIFE project aims, in one fell swoop, to secure most of the important aapa mires in Finland which have not yet been protected. This will involve the acquisition of over 12,000 ha of mire either by purchasing or swapping. Another aim is to restore mires affected by drainage ditches. Restoration plans for 2,200 ha will be drawn up and the objective is to implement at least half of these plans during the LIFE project, which will involve damming and filling ditches and cutting encroaching shrubs and trees.
Acceptance of mire protection by local communities is seen as essential and in this context the project will draw up a pilot plan to develop soft tourism in Heinäjänkä mire so that local residents gain a direct benefit from their mire.
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96101 Rovaniemi
Finland
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