DESCRIPTION OF ACTION
The aim of the project is to promote the sustainable use of the marine environment and the responsible use of marine resources in the Kvarken region. The project provided methods for a more integrated management of marine and coastal areas. The project identified biologically valuable areas within and outside protected areas and prepared cross-border maps of occurrences in Finland and Sweden.
SCHEDULE
2015–2018
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND FUNDING
Interreg Botnia-Atlantica
EUR 1.5 million (Finland’s contribution EUR 305,000)
MAIN IMPLEMENTING PARTY AND CONTACT
County Administrative Board of Västerbotten (Sweden)
Anette Bäck/Metsähallitus
https://www.botnia-atlantica.eu/about-the-projects/project-database/seagis-2-0