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Protection of species and habitat types The protection of species and habitat types is in a key position for preserving biodiversity. According to the latest assessment of threatened species, the Red List, every ninth species in Finland is already...https://ym.fi/en/protection-of-species-and-habitats
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Offsetting of deterioration The offsetting of deterioration takes place in five stages. 1. Identification of habitat types and habitats of species in the land area to be deteriorated The offsetting of deterioration starts with the identification o...https://ym.fi/en/offsetting-of-deterioration
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Generation of nature values The generation of nature values has seven stages, three of which are related to drawing up the offset plan and the last one to their utilisation. A landowner can generate nature values in two ways, either by implementin...https://ym.fi/en/generation-of-natural-values
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Nature conservation legislation Nature Conservation Act and Nature Conservation Decree Finland’s Nature Conservation Act (1096/1996, as amended by 492/1997, 144/1999, 371/1999, 553/2004, 1069/2004, 506/2005 and 591/2005) has been drawn up to meet ...https://ym.fi/en/nature-conservation-legislation
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Biodiversity and nature protection Biodiversity must be protected and maintained in order to safeguard the conditions which support life on the planet. Protection is necessary because many organisms and habitats have become endangered due to harmf...https://ym.fi/en/biodiversity-and-nature-protection
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EU Nature Restoration Regulation The aim of the Nature Restoration Regulation is to improve a broad range of ecosystems in different kinds of environments, both in protected areas and outside these. To reach the targets set in the Nature Restorati...https://ym.fi/en/eu-nature-restoration-regulation
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Voluntary nature value markets Nature value markets create an economic incentive for nature protection and restoration. This is based on the idea that the ecosystem services produced by nature – clean air, water resources and biodiversity – have a...https://ym.fi/en/voluntary-nature-value-markets
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Areas of Expertise Climate Human action warms up the climate, with severe consequences. Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees requires strong and fast emission reductions. Climate warming will continue despite the efforts to mitigate it, which me...https://ym.fi/en/areas-of-expertise
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Citizens’ panel on improving state of nature The Ministry of the Environment organised a citizens’ panel in May-June 2025 to collect people’s views related to improving the state of nature and pass them on to support decision-making. The views of ...https://ym.fi/en/citizens-panel-on-improving-state-of-nature
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Preventing environmental damage Environmental damage Environmental damage means a sudden incident where an environmentally harmful substance is or could be released to the environment in such a way that it causes danger or harm to the environment ...https://ym.fi/en/preventing-environmental-damage
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All news and press releases RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) European Countries Support the Santa Marta First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels Type: Press release Publication date: 30.4.2026 14.50 Agent’s role in nature ...https://ym.fi/en/news-and-press-releases
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4.3.2026 | Online Reporting Tool (ORT) Section I Brief overview of the process of preparation of the report General Government Finland National authorities responsible for the preparation and submission of the report Contact person Contact details Briefly de...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/33891761/scbd-ort-Finland-Seventh-National-Report.pdf/a3550563-4020-e02b-7f92-e6ec9d62de0b?t=1772625453871
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Grants and aid The Ministry of the Environment awards government grants to various kinds of organisations and coordinates the procedures through which they can apply for grants for their activities and projects. Government grants are awarded for n...https://ym.fi/en/grants-and-aid
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Ecological offsetting Through ecological offsetting, adverse impacts on biodiversity caused by human action in a certain area are offset by enhancing biodiversity in another area. Ecological offsetting is a last resort means to be used when the ha...https://ym.fi/en/ecological-compensation
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Compensation register The Offset Register for voluntary ecological offsetting serves for submitting applications in the local government e-service and as a register for generated and used offsets. Local government e-service The application forms a...https://ym.fi/en/compensation-register
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28.11.2025 | Finnish Biodiversity Award 2023–2024 was given to an actor that had done something inspiring to halt biodiversity loss. The winner of the competition was Crowdsorsa mobile game that has already helped fight against invasive alien species in Finland on a total of 4 million square metres. Honourable mentions were awarded to the cities of Kauniainen and Vantaa. The prizes were awarded by Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala.https://ym.fi/en/-/finnish-biodiversity-award-to-crowdsorsa-mobile-game-to-fight-against-invasive-alien-species
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National parks and strict nature reserves – backbone of the nature conservation network National parks and strict nature reserves constitute the backbone of the Finnish network of nature conservation areas. In Finland there are 40 national parks w...https://ym.fi/en/national-parks-and-strict-nature-reserves
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Circular economy innovations, digitalisation and competence This is how we implement the Circular Economy Programme Digitalisation is essential for the circular economy to become a reality. The new business practices and operating methods of the c...https://ym.fi/en/strategic-programme-to-promote-a-circular-economy/circular-economy-innovations-digitalisation-and-skills
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Type approval of construction products Type approval of construction products is a voluntary approval procedure for construction products, used in Finland for products listed in the Ministry of the Environment Decree on the Type Approval of Certai...https://ym.fi/en/type-approval-of-construction-products
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Legislation on environmental impact assessments Environmental impact assessment (EIA) of projects Finnish legislation in the Act on Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure applies to all projects that may be expected to have considerable negativ...https://ym.fi/en/legislation-on-environmental-impact-assessments