Tourism impact on the environment Ecological point of view Ecoll-project meeting Estonia Sirkka-Liisa Peteri Finland Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 2 Landscaping and restoration in northern tourism areas Local tourist entrepreneurs still lack suitable plant material, growth substrate and knowledge for sustainable landscaping and restoration. Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 3 Tourism impact on the environment The surroundings of the built areas are often disordered and areas of soil erosion are seen in the natural environment. Local tourist entrepreneurs have focused on planning summer recreation activities in order to attract more tourists. Responsibility to prevent the negative impacts of tourism on nature and to improve the environment at tourist destinations. Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 4 Ecological point of view Why so Important Ecotourism purposeful travel to natural areas to understand the cultural and natural history of the environment, taking care not to alter the integrity of the ecosystem Nature as a fountain of experiences One of the main reasons to buy a trip to Finland 10 % of tourism income comes from activities Northern nature is vulnerable Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 5 How we do it? Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 6 Ecological point of view Legislation Nature protection Consumer protection, discharged environments Sustainable development and green values Strategies based on sustainable development Green values But how about environment protection? Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 7 Balance between nature and people? Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 8 9 Climate is changing The Tornionjoki River ice break-up dates in Tuomenvirta, H Reliable estimation of climatic variations in Finland.Finnish Meteorological Institute, Contributions 43, 82 p. Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 10 Ecological point of view The diversity of all living things at various levels, from ecosystems and habitats, through species and species groups, to gene pools and genetic diversity. Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 11 Monitoring and assessment work is focusing only on limited and definable aspects of biodiversity. Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 12 How you know where you are? Bottom- level Empetrum Bottom- level Mountain gras Fieldlevel Name for the area Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 13 Environment analyses Cut down 2007 Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 14 Natural environment Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 15 New plantations, but what kind of plants? transition zone Trees Bushes Fieldplants Bottom-level Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 16 Friendly road to home Landscapetype Name of the place Written into the environment program Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 17 Different places in tourism areas 1) constructed, urban area, where traditional, ornamental plant material is used, 2) transition zone between urban and natural landscape with mixed composition of ornamental and native plant species 3) natural landscape where only native plants are growing wild in the area Propagation from local sources are used. Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 18 Scientific knowledge Plant collections Data base for hardy plants Tests and experiments Propagation methods Searching new hardy and useful plant taxa and origins Selection of hardy plants Propagation methods Nature knowledge Horticultural and practical skills Local knowledge Plant production LandscapeLABs Experiment plots for presenting hardy and sustainable plant species and methods Landscape planning and restoration guiding Commercial nurseries Handbook of northern hardy plants Botanical Gardens University of Oulu: Lapland Vocational College testing Expertise: Genebank activities Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 19 New plants for restoration Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 20 New guide book Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 21 Ecological sustainability inside Environment friendly inputs Saving material, energi and water Re-use ja recycling Planned logistics, minimum pollution Saftyness - handling dangerous things and storing them Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 22 Arvot Ecological sustainability Social sustainability Cultural sustainability Economical sustainability Nkkulmia kestvn kehitykseen oppilaitok- sissa (Laininen, Manninen, Tenhunen, 2006) Values Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 23 Restoration in Olos mountain After new buildings Year 1997 Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 24 Year 2007 Planned and made with students Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 25 Plans for future What is allowed to do? Take away trees to have better view to the river? What kind of trees are suitable there? This is one part of cultural sustainability. Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 26 Cultural environment program First you should imagine where you are. What kind of environment this is? Look arround and write down Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 27 Cultural environment program Nature and cultural history of the place the historical meanings the build environment the values of the places Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 28 Cultural environment program Nature and culture today Possibilities to live Instructions for treatments in cultural environment the view / landscape buildings the old places, conservation Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 29 Cultural environment program Deciding together - recommendations for treatments in one or two years Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College 30 An old tree still smiles! What is the story of this tree?