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Finnish
Environment Institute
The Finnish Environment Institute (also known as SYKE, after
the Institute's Finnish acronym) is both a research institute,
and a centre for environmental expertise. SYKE's research
focuses on changes in the environment, and seeks ways to control
these changes.
Finnish
Forest Association
The Finnish Forest Association is a co-operation organization
for the forestry field in Finland. Finnish Forest Association
promotes the sustainable and multiple-valued tending and use
of forests. The primary task of the Finnish Forest Association
is to give information on Finnish forests, forestry and the
forest industry both in Finland and abroad.
www.forest.fi
www.forest.fi forms a gateway to the forest information highway,
with a comprehensive list of links about forest and wood,
the latest bulletins on the forest sector, an events calendar,
and a question & answer column.
Finnish
forest research institute,
METLA
The activities of the MELA Team consist of tools and methods,
as well as of analyses of the production potentials of Finland's
forests based on national forest inventory data, software
pro-ducts, analyses and consulting services in forest management
planning, and international projects.
Finnish
Institute of Marine Research
The Finnish Institute of Marine Research (FIMR) is a research
institute which is governed by the Finnish Ministry of Transport
and Communications. FIMR was founded in 1918 to produce information
relating to the marine sciences for use in decision making,
for practical needs and for use by private citizens alike.
Geological
Survey of Finland
The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) virtual library provides
information on GTK's consultancy services and basic geological
information essential for assessment of raw materials, nature
conservation, environmental studies, construction, land use
planning and for new applications, such as medical geology.
Ministry
of the Environment
The Finnish Ministry of the Environment is responsible
for ensuring that the environmental perspective is given proper
consideration in international cooperation and society, and
at all levels of government. The Ministry formulates environmental
policies, carries out strategic planning and makes decisions
in its own sphere of interest. It is also responsible for
preparing legislation and drawing up its own budget, and for
result management and setting binding standards.
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