Sustainable Karelian Landscapes  -  ENPI Karelia Project KA 528

PETROZAVODSK CONFERENCE 7-10 OCTOBER 2013 BRINGS ENPI KARLANDS IDEAS, NEW COLLABORATION AND PUBLICITY

ENPI KARLANDS was represented at the Green Belt of Fennoscandia conference in Petrozavosk Russia 

7-12.10.2013 by various partners from both Finland and Russia. Project coordinator Dr. Eugene Lopatin presented project objectives and achievements since the project kick off.

Dr. Timo J Hokkanen gave a presentation on Value Chain analysis where he pointed out some examples from KARLANDS Project.

All Presentations can be downloaded from here

Watch the Youtube video from here

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WELCOME TO KARLANDS FIELD EXCURSION AND NETWORKING WEEK IN ILOMANTSI 28-31.10.2013

KARLANDS invites all the interested stakeholders to take part in field excursion and networking week in Ilomantsi. The venue is aimed to present ongoing research projects on Mekrijärvi in relation to trans-boundary cooperation.  

 See: Invitation, Programme

Accommodation & activities: Mekrijärvi Research Station

All the interested parties are warmly welcomed!

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KARLANDS PROPOSAL IN FOREST FIRE CLASSIFICATION HIGHLY REGARDED

ENPI KARLANDS project coordinator Eugene Lopatin and Partner Representative Timo J Hokkanen (North Karelia Biosphere Reserve coordinator), joined in seminar panel discussions on Forest Fires and its prevention in Ilomantsi, Finland 25-27.9.2013. The seminar was organized by MULTI EFFORT (Multiple Eco-Friendly Forest Use: Restoring Traditions) -project (Karelian Enpi CBC-program) in conjunction with Finnish Forest Research Institute and The Ministry of Interior Affairs.

The seminar was rendered successful as KARLANDS project lengthened its contacts and also offered noveleat ideas about future cooperation possibilities e.g. in creation of Finnish-Russian forest database to help calculation of forest fire risk in the border area. ENPI KARLANDS could offer the communication platform including the database. The idea was highly regarded. 

(In the photo: Project co-ordinator Eugene lopatin answering to interested audience. Photo by Timo J Hokkanen) 

See Eugene Lopatin's presentation from here.

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PARTNERS COLLABORATION IS KEY TO ACHIEVING BETTER RESULTS

KARLANDS held a seminar in Onego Palace, Petrozavodsk, Russia on the 7th October 2013. The seminar focused on discussions about the issues on landscape planning, use of nature resources and nature protection. A brief overview of the approaches and results of ENPI Karland project were also presented. Project partners' activities, impacts, challenges and successes achieved so far in addition to future actions were discussed to see to it that the set activities are proceeding as planned. Partners were contented and constant communication was considered vital for project success.

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UPCOMING EVENTS  

-Field excursion and networking week in Ilomantsi, Finland, 28-31 October 2013

Contact Dr. Maxim Trishkin (English, Russian languages) for more info on the excursion. Email: maxim.trishkin@uef.fi, Phone: +358 504424266

 (Invitation, Programme)

-ENPI thematic seminar on Forest, Energy and Sustainable use of natural resources,

19-20 November 2013, Sokos Hotel Bomba, Tuulentie 10, Nurmes

(Invitation, Programme)