Sustainable development of the natural protected areas: biodiversity, heritage interpretation and recreational use

Programme 2014 - 2020 South-East Finland - Russia ENI CBC

Date of latest update: 2025-06-17

Description

Description (EN): SustainPro project promotes biodiversity preservation and rises public awareness on climate change on selected natural protected areas and arboretums on both side of the border. It also promotes sustainable recreational use of the locations.

Description (FI): SustainPro hanke edistää luonnon monimuotoisuuden säilyttämistä ja lisää yleisön tietoisuutta ilmastomuutoksesta valituilla luonnonsuojelualueilla ja arboretumeilla rajan molemmilla puolilla. Hanke edistää myös näiden alueiden kestävää virkistyskäyttöä.

Description (RU):

Проект SustainPro нацелен на сохранение биоразнообразия и повышение осведомленности общественности об изменении климата на отдельных природоохранных территориях и дендрариях по обе стороны границы. Это способствует устойчивому рекреационному использованию объектов.

Achievements (EN):

The objectives of the SustainPro project were to 1) promote biodiversity preservation and raise public awareness on climate change on selected natural protected areas, arboretums and research forests, 2) promote sustainable recreational use of respective areas and 3) enhance visitors‘ knowledge and their positive attitude towards sustainable recreational use of these areas in Finland and Russia. Project activities aimed to reach these goals consisted of improving the management of the sites with regard to the preservation of biodiversity and mitigating negative impacts of visitors. These consisted of “limits of acceptable change” (LAC) plans for Metsähallitus sites in Finland and cross-border communication of management methodologies between experts. Promotion of recreational use included setting up info points concerning these areas. Awareness of climate change and reducing biodiversity was communicated to the public through expositions, IZI.TRAVEL mobile guides and an innovative solution combining pilot demo zone and a multilingual informative landing page. Impacts will be realized mostly after project termination through enhanced management of protected areas and via improved guidance of the public on site. Information communicated to the public through expositions and online materials will increase awareness of the nature and changes in the nature. Project visibility to the general public was realized through expositions and resources distributed digitally online. The project reached stakeholders via local stakeholder events, partners’ websites and specialized webinar streamed online and distributed via Youtube.

Website: http://www.sefrcbc.fi

Delivered Outputs (EN):

Following reported indicators verified (cumulative values notified when relevant), target/verified value: Number of persons participating in environmental awareness raising activities 1000/296 informational materials on social/environmental ecology disseminated to citizens and visitors 1000/516 min. 2 comprehensive master plans for managing effective communication with the public 2/1 min. 2 concrete approaches based on needs, territorial characteristics assessment of the selected natural protected areas 2/1 min. 3 thematic expositions (will be united by similar cross-border topic defined within researches) 3/3 min. 2 navigate systems (min.1 system in Punkaharju arboretum, min.1 renew of the navigate system in the Botanical Garden) 2/1 min. 1 mobile interpretation / information platform for promoting collections and environmental awareness among citizens 1/2

Thematic information

Sustainable management of natural resources Climate change and biodiversity

Thematic Objective: Environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation

Partners (5)

Lead Partner: St. Petersburg State Unitary Enterprise "St. Petersburg Information and Analytical Centre" (SPb IAC)

Address: Cherniakhovskogo str. 59, 191040 Saint Petersburg, Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.iac.spb.ru

Total budget: EUR 117 819.15

Metsähallitus, Parks and Wildlife Finland

Name: Metsähallitus, Parks and Wildlife Finland

Address: Ratatie 11, 01301 Vantaa , Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.metsa.fi

Total budget: EUR 110 566.55

The Finnish Forest Museum Foundation

Name: The Finnish Forest Museum Foundation

Address: Lustontie 1, 58450 Punkaharju, Finland

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.lusto.fi

Total budget: EUR 127 933.55

SPb Public Charity Fund for the Development of the Botanical Garden of Peter the Great

Name: SPb Public Charity Fund for the Development of the Botanical Garden of Peter the Great

Address: Professora Popova str. 2, 197376 Saint Petersburg, Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.binran.ru/fund/

Total budget: EUR 96 327.36

Savonlinna Development Services Ltd.

Name: Savonlinna Development Services Ltd.

Address: Olavinkatu 27, 57130 Saint Petersburg, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.savonlinnanyrityspalvelut.fi

Total budget: EUR 100 631.30

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Summary

Project name (EN): Sustainable development of the natural protected areas: biodiversity, heritage interpretation and recreational use

Project acronym: SustainPro

Project start date: 2019-09-06

Project end date: 2022-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 553 277.91

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 362 750.44

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 48.00%

Co-financing sources:

Third-country contribution: Russia: EUR 138 747.00

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2014 - 2020 South-East Finland - Russia ENI CBC

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2024-01-29

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

71 / 71 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

320 / 320 (100%)

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Sustainable development of the natural protected areas: biodiversity, heritage interpretation and recreational use

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