Tag: Biodiversity
City Council handled the 2024-2025 environmental liability report — Vantaa's environmental liability work has progressed well
Vantaa City Council assembled for its first council term meeting on August 25. The meeting approved local detailed plans for Vantaa light rail in Länsimäki, Vaarala and Rajakylä, and entered the City of Vantaa’s environmental report 2024-2025 for information.
Biodiversity is increasingly taken into account in Vantaa city planning
Vantaa adopts the principle that the biodiversity of Vantaa's nature will not be weakened, even though a lot of new construction is taking place in the city.
Leaders of Finland's 10 largest cities commit to halting biodiversity loss
On 11 September, Tampere hosted the first Urban Nature Forum to combat nature loss. The leaders of Finland's 10 largest cities pledged to work together to enhance biodiversity through concrete and measurable actions and to set an example to other cities.
Vantaa wants to be nature positive – we aim to improve the state of nature from what it is today
Vantaa wants to improve the biodiversity of its area, to be nature positive in the future.
Mätäoja nature reserve
The Mätäoja nature conservation area was partly protected in 2004, 2007 and 2012. In total, the size of the protected area is 29.8 hectares.
Kylmäoja spruce swamp and forest
The Kylmäoja spruce swamp has been protected since 2001. In 2012, the protected area grew up to 37 hectares.
Keimola's Isosuo nature reserve
The area was protected in 2000 and 2022 based on its raised bog. The area is 42 hectares.
Tammisto nature reserve
The area was protected in 1946 based on its hardwood forest. The area is 15.3 hectares.
Pyymosa grove
The area was protected in 1994 based on its walnut grove. The area is 13.1 hectares.
Koivumäki linden grove
Koivumäki linden grove became protected in 2002. The conservation area's size is about 0.7 hectares.