Hankekumppanit – lyhenteet ja hankesivut:
SLL (Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto) – Hankekoordinaattori
Luomus (Luonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo)
Jättipalsamin (Impatiens glandulifera) käsinkitkentää Lappeenrannassa (Action C1). Photo Raisa Ranta / SLL
Valmistelevat työt (A1–A4)
A1 Hankeportaalin (Citizen Science IAS portal (CSIASP) ) ja sen toimintojen kehittäminen
Vastuulliset hankekumppanit: Luomus, SLL
Tavoitteet:
VieKas LIFE rakentaa kaikille avoimen hankeportaalin, jonka tavoitteena on viestiä ja jakaa tietoa haitallisista vieraslajeista sekä kannustaa suomalaisia ilmoittamaan havaintonsa ja osallistumaan vieraslajityöhön ympäri Suomea. Hankeportaali on osa Suomen kansallisen vieraslajiportaalia, jonka kautta vierailijat löytävät tarvitsemansa vieraslajitiedon yhdestä osoitteesta.
A1 merkkipaalut:
Hankeportaali viekas.laji.fi VALMIS
Mobilephone-optimized reporting form (vaatii rekisteröinnin) VALMIS
Torjuntatoimien ilmoituslomake (vaatii rekisteröinnin) VALMIS
Vieraslajiaiheinen keskustelufoorumi VALMIS
Pysyvät jättipalsamin torjunta-alueet (laji.fi) VALMIS
Aputyökalu vieraslajin tunnistamiseen, MYÖHÄSTYNYT, ODOTETTAVISSA 2022 AIKANA
Toimitettavat lopputulokset:
Täysin valmis hankeportaali, deadline 09/2019 MYÖHÄSTYNYT, ODOTETTAVISSA 2022 AIKANA
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A2 Viestintä-, koulutus- ja opetusmateriaalien valmistaminen
Vastuulliset hankekumppanit: SLL, Martat
Tavoitteet:
Vieraslajiaiheisen tiedon kokoaminen ja muotoileminen korkealaatuiseksi viestintä-, koulutus- ja opetusmateriaaliksi infotilaisuuksia, kouluvierailuja ja kansalaistieteilijöiden perehdyttämistä varten. Valmista materiaalia päivitetään ja kehitetään tarpeen mukaan hankkeen aikana.
A2 merkkipaalut:
Tässä osiossa ei ole suunniteltuja merkkipaaluja
Toimitettavat lopputulokset:
Vieraslajitietopaketti, deadline 1/2019 VALMIS
– Keskeinen vieraslajitietopaketti
– Vieraslajiopas kotipuutarhureille (Martat and SLL yhteistyönä)
Vieraslajimateriaalit kouluvierailuja varten, deadline 04/2019 VALMIS
– Materiaalit kouluvierailuihin (Luonto-Liiton verkkosivuilla)
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A3 Aluekoordinaattoreiden ja kansalaistieteilijöiden kouluttaminen
Vastuullinen hankekumppani: SLL
Tavoitteet:
A3 merkkipaalut:
Aluekoordinaattoreiden koulutus- ja kansalaistieteilijöiden perehdyttämistapahtumat pidetty, deadline 12/2020 VALMIS
Toimitettavat lopputulokset:
Aluekoordinaattoreiden koulutusmateriaali, deadline 12/2018 VALMIS
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A4 Eri sidosryhmien vieraslajiyhteistyön kehittäminen
Vastuulliset hankekumppanit: SLL, avustavassa roolissa Luomus, , L-L, Martat, RMK & JKL Goals:
VieKas LIFE järjestää 2012–2022 kolme työpajaa eri sidosryhmien (kunnat, kansalaiset, järjestöt, yritykset, viranomaiset) vieraslajiyhteistyön kehittämisestä. Tavoitteena on koota yhteen parhaat mahdolliset tiedot ja toimintatavat, joilla varmistetaan kustannustehokkaan vieraslajityön jatkuminen myös hankkeen päättymisen jälkeen. Kansalaistiedettä ja kansalaisten aktiivisuutta korostavien työpajojen tuloksista kootaan erityisesti kuntien käyttöön parhaiden vieraslajiratkaisujen ”työkalupakki”..
Hankkeen tuotoksia:
04.12.2019 Työpaja (1/3) haitallisten vieraslajien leviämisväylien tunnistamisesta Kuopion alueella, yhteistyössä Kuopion kaupungin kanssa.
17.2.2021 Työpaja (2/3) haitallisten vieraslajien leviämisväylien tukkimisesta Kuopion alueella.
Kysely kuntien vieraslajitilanteesta ja sen hallinnasta, tiedote 21.2.2022
5.10.2022 Työpaja (3/3) vieraslajitoimintamallin rakentamisesta kunnille, järjestöille ja vieraslajiaktiiveille kansalaisille.
A4 merkkipaalut:
Kaikki kolme työpajaa järjestetty, deadline 06/2022 VALMIS
Toimitettavat lopputulokset:
Käytännön suojelutyö (C1–C5)
C1 Jättipalsamin kimppuun kansalaistieteen keinoin
Vastuullinen hankekumppani: SLL
Tavoitteet:
Hankkeen perehdyttämät, aktivoimat ja motivoimat kansalaistieteilijät ryhtyvät ilmoittamaan aktiivisesti havaintojaan haitallisista vieraslajeista ja osallistuvat alueellaan vieraslajien ja erityisesti jättipalsamin (Impatiens glandulifera) kartoitus- ja kitkentätapahtumiin. Hankkeen aikana kasvava vieraslajien vastainen toiminta osoittaa kansalaistieteen- ja toiminnan merkittävyyden haitallisten vieraslajien leviämisen pysäyttämisessä.
C2 merkkipaalut:
50 jättipalsamikasvuston hävittämistyö valmis, deadline 08/2022 KÄYNNISSÄ
Toimitettavat lopputulokset:
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C2 Eradication of Giant Hogweeds (Heracleum persicum -group)
Responsible beneficiary: FANC
Goals:
Milestones:
Final eradication done at hogweed sites, deadline 08/2023 ONGOING
Deliverables:
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C3 Developing a non-herbicide method to eradicate hogweed
Responsible beneficiary: Luke
Goals:
Milestones:
Field experiment completed, deadline 09/2022 ONGOING
Deliverables:
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C4 Eradication of American/Yellow skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanus)
Responsible beneficiary: FANC
Goals:
Milestones:
Final eradication done in all 5 locations, deadline 07/2023 ONGOING
Deliverables:
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C5 Demonstrative methods of IAS eradication by local authorities
Responsible beneficiaries: RMK, JKL
Goals:
Milestones:
Sheep grazing started in Jyväskylä and continued annually, deadline 08/2019 ONGOING
The IAS eradication of Himalayan balsam in Riihimäki by group of long-term unemployed, deadline 09/2023 ONGOING
Deliverables:
No deliverables for this action
Monitoring actions (D1–D3)
D1 Monitoring and impact assessment of citizen science Demonstrative methods of IAS eradication by local authorities
Responsible beneficiaries: FANC, assisted by FMNH
Goals:
The project will assess its success and impact promoting IAS citizen science by recording annually the number of people participating in training and eradication events and the number of people logging and their data records to IAS database. Assessment will also be done by organising thank you & feedback -events and sending electronic questionnaires to active citizen scientists as well as interviewing municipalities and other key stakeholders.
Milestones:
Deliverables:
Annual monitoring reports (4 reports), deadline 12/2022 ONGOING
Final report on the results of citizen science finished, deadline 12/2023 NOT YET STARTED
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D2 Monitoring the eradication of Giant Hogweed and Yellow Skunk Cabbage
Responsible beneficiary: FANC
Goals:
Project will monitor the hogweed eradication sites in Varsinais-Suomi by recording the area covered by hogweed and the number of working hours (eradication effort). Vegetation surveys will be done in 20 select sites recording the change in the number and %-coverage of plant species present.
All known Yellow Skunk Cabbage sites will be monitored for number of plants and area covered, in addition to number of people and wokring hours needed for the eradication. Vegetation surveys will record the change in the number and %-coverage of plant species present.
Milestones:
Deliverables:
Annual monitoring reports (4 reports), deadline 12/2022 ONGOING
Final report on the eradication of Hogweed, deadline 12/2023 NOT YET STARTED
Final report on the eradication of Skunk Cabbage, deadline 12/2023 NOT YET STARTED
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D3 Monitoring socio-economic and ecosystem function impact
Responsible beneficiary: FANC
Goals:
Project will monitor the concrete actions socio-economic impact by documenting the the number of participants and itemizing those who may become key actors in citizen science. Interviews and questionnaires will be used to gather qualitative information from the participants on the impact of citizen science and their experiences.
Project will use questionnaires to municipalities to quantify and compare the costs for municipalities if they recruited an unemployed person to eradicate IAS vs. the costs of unemployment.
Ecosystem impact will be monitored directly by comparing vegetation surveys results before, during and after the eradication. indirectly by measuring the total area of completed eradication actions carried out by project personnel vs. volunteers motivated by the project. We will also estimate the eradication effort carried out by the municipalities motivated by the project.
Project also aims to update the cost estimate for total eradication of invasive Hogweeds in Finland.
Milestones:
Deliverables:
Report on project’s socio-economic and ecosystem function impact, deadline 12/2023 NOT YET STARTED
Raising IAS awareness and dissemination of results (E1–E5)
E1 General Media Work
Responsible beneficiaries: FANC, Luke, Martat, RMK
Goals:
Project will raise IAS awareness in the general public by communicating their negative impact on biodiversity, human health and economy and the importance of immediate and preventive action to tackle their spread. To reach this goal, project personnel and partners will send press releases, contact journalists with article suggestions and organise mediaworthy events.
Outputs:
Project logo design & logo t-shirt COMPLETED
Project websites for all partners COMPLETED (Check top of page)
Notice boards with Life and project logos on select eradication sites ONGOING
Milestones:
Deliverables:
Layman’s report, deadline 12/2023 STARTED, ONGOING
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E2 Awareness raising in target groups
Responsible beneficiaries: All beneficiaries
Goals:
Finvasive LIFE -project’s main purpose is to share information to Finns on IAS in order to significantly decrease the rate of their unintentional and intentional spreading.
Social media campaigning and project newsletter
Project partners use their social media platforms to communicate on project progress and interesting IAS news. FANC upholds the project’s official Facebook-, Twitter- and Instagram -accounts. Project newsletter [FI] can be freely subscribed in the project site.
Communication targeting gardening hobbyists and private gardens (Martat)
The Martha Association organises trainings, interactive online lectures and chat consultation sessions targeting relevant gardening hobbyists and private gardeners.
National and regional training days will be organised for 250 active volunteer Gardener Marthas, who provide peer support to Martha members on gardening in their region and who in turn will act as IAS trainers to local Martha members. A total of 3250 members of the Martha organization will be trained.
Training package for schools teaching green infrastructure building (FANC)
The training is aimed at Universities of Applied Science and Universities which teach green infrastructure building and city green area planning. 10 two hour -lessons and a webinar will include training in selecting IAS responsibly for public areas, identifying IAS and information about the potential economical and biodiversity risks involved with IAS.
Exhibition in public libraries (FANC)
Exhibition will contain photos of most common and harmful IAS including plant and animal species, general information about the Finvasive LIFE project and its goals and information how general public can be involved and report IAS sightings.
Public information events in Riihimäki (RMK)
City of Riihimäki provides two public lectures of IAS a year. The lectures will be held in public places like library or city art museum. Once a year the city will arrange a photo exhibition in a local shopping center to raise awareness of IAS and reach out to the general public
Outputs:
Project logo design & logo t-shirt COMPLETED
Project websites for all partners COMPLETED (Check top of page)
Notice boards with Life and project logos on select eradication sites ONGOING
Milestones:
5 training sessions for Gardening Marthas organised, deadline 05/2011 (Martat) ONGOING
64 online consultations completed, deadline 8/2023 (Martat) NOT YET STARTED
Voluntary events organised by regional Martha associations, deadline 12/2021 (Martat) ONGOING
6 online lessons organised by Martha association, deadline 07/2023 (Martat) NOT YET STARTED
50 lectures for general public by regional Martha organisations, deadline 06/2022 NOT YET STARTED
Lectures for schools teaching green infrastructure building completed (2 hrs x 10), deadline 12/2022 (FANC) NOT YET STARTED
Exhibition in 20 public libraries organised, deadline 08/2023 (FANC) NOT YET STARTED
Public information events (10 events) and photo exhibition organised in Riihimäki, deadline 12/2023 (RMK) NOT YET STARTED
Deliverables:
Training package for home gardeners and citizen scientists, deadline 03/2019 COMPLETED
YouTube videos available at MartatTV channel (6 videos), deadline 12/2023 (Martat) NOT YET STARTED
Training package for future professional of green infrastructure builders, deadline 12/2021 (FANC) NOT YET STARTED
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E3 Transferability and replication of project results
Responsible beneficiaries: FANC, Luke
Goals:
Non-herbicide management practices report and tutorial videos on (Luke)
Milestones:
Municipal framework delivered to all Finnish municipalities, deadline 12/2023 NOT YET STARTED
Deliverables:
Final report on citizen science, deadline 10/2023 NOT YET STARTED
Scientific publication on study results, deadline 12/2023 (Luke) NOT YET STARTED
Non-herbicide control methods, summary report, deadline 12/2023 (Luke) NOT YET STARTED
Tutorial videos on IAS, deadline 12/2021 (Luke) ONGOING
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E4 Networking with other LIFE and non-LIFE projects
Responsible beneficiaries: FANC, Luke
Goals:
FANC and Luke actively network with LIFE and non-LIFE IAS projects that have similar goals and methods than Finvasive LIFE. Project personnel will attend LIFE Platform Meetings targeting IAS during the project and relevant seminars inside EU.
Networking and co-operation partners and contacts: CoastNet LIFE, DIAS, LIFE ASAP, Vieraskasvit hallintaan, The Finnish Advisory Board for invasive alien species among others.
Attended meetings and seminars:
10.–12.9.2019 – Nordic Baltic InterLIFE 2019, Tonder, Denmark
23.–24.9.2019 – COST 17122 MC and Working group meeting, Ljubljana, Slovenia (travel report FI)
25.–28.9.2019 – LIFE Artemis international conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia (travel report FI)
Milestones:
All networking and scientific seminars attended, deadline 08/2023 ONGOING
Deliverables:
No deliverables for this action.
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E5 IAS school ambassadors
Responsible beneficiary: L-L
Goals:
Luonto-Liitto (LL) will arrange school visits that are aimed to students of elementary schools from 7th to 9th grades (12 to 16 year-olds) and secondary level vocational education and training in fields of gardening and nature (16 years and older).
The IAS ambassadors are mainly higher education students from different fields and especially from biology, environmental studies and teaching. Prior to visits, ambassadors receive training on the signifigance, biology and ecology of invasive alien species and the use of material prepared for the visits.
Milestones:
330 school visits done, deadline 07/2021
Deliverables:
No deliverables for this action.