The grant is funding through the European Neighbourhood Instrument within Karelia Cross-border Cooperation Programme’s 2014-2020 priority “Clean and comfortable region to live”. Project partners, along with KarRC RAS, are Finnish Environment Institute, SYKE (Lead Partner) and Natural Resources Institute Finland, LUKE.
The aim of the project is to develop expertise on issues associated with invasive alien species and the methods to control them, as well as to raise awareness among communities, authorities and any relevant stakeholders on both sides of the border.
Karelia CBC Programme is financed by the European Union, Republic of Finland, and the Russian Federation.
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June 20, 2019
On June 12-13, 2019 a working meeting on the project “DIAS - Collaborative Data and Information Exchange Network for Managing Invasive Alien Species” took place at the Natural Resources Institute Finland in Joensuu. The meeting was gathered to discuss the project progress and upcoming activities. In addition, KarRC RAS staff together with Finnish volunteers took part in an event for eradication of the invasive species Impatiens glandulífera (Himalayan balsam) in Noljakka recreational area.
