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project info
Start date: 1 November 2023
End date: 30 September 2026
funding
Fund: Just Transition Fund (JTF)
Total budget: 424 558,00 €
EU contribution: 297 191,00 € (70%)
programme
Programming period: 2021-2027
European Commission Topic
European Commission Topic

Satakunta peatlands: from peat production to new livelihoods and meanings

The project supports the new multi-use of Satakunta peatlands and just transition by producing, gathering and sharing information to support private and public decision-making and by bringing stakeholders together. Stakeholders are those whose lives directly or indirectly are connected to peatlands, including those that live near. In the project, at least three different types of former peat production areas will be selected, for which suitable uses will be mapped. The project uses existing projects as examples of what can be done in Satakunta. The project produces an information tool that supports landowners, companies and authorities in selecting a new use for each peatland that creates new livelihoods and meanings in an ecologically sustainable way and maximizes the social-ecological benefits. The implementation of the project is based on workshops, where the views of operators are mapped and information and support are provided for the development of new uses of peatlands. Actors are seen as everyone for whom the bog can provide ecosystem services. As a result of the project's measures, the ability of landowners and other stakeholders to develop new activities and see new meanings of peatlands is strengthened.

Flag of Finland  Satakunta, Finland