Thousands of water dependent plants and animals enrich the biological diversity of forests. They are also beneficial since they carry out ecological services in nature. Wetlands work as biological filters that clean water.
We are running a project, in conjunction with the WWF, called Living forest water. The purpose of this is to create better conditions for biological diversity in forest water environments and better water quality for effective forestry.
Living forest water is an educational project. It also contributes to achieving the national environmental goal and the requirements of the EU water directive.
The project involves developing simple tools to find out how water aspects can be incorporated in our forest and nature conservation plans. Examples of such tools would be practical indicators for classifying forest water environments. We show how plans can be carried out in practical terms in the forest.