Tourism impact on the environment

1. Tourism impact on the environment Ecological point of view Ecoll-project meeting Estonia 26.09.2007 Sirkka-Liisa Peteri Finland

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

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9. Climate is changing • The Tornionjoki River ice break-up dates in 1693-2002 • Tuomenvirta, H. 2004. 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. www.ymparisto.fi 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? Trees Bushes Fieldplants Bottom-level “transition zone” Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College

16. Landscapetype Name of the place Written into the environment program Friendly road to home 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. Botanical Gardens University of Oulu: Lapland Vocational College Expertise: Searching new hardy and useful plant taxa and origins Expertise: Nature knowledge Horticultural and practical skills Local knowledge Scientific knowledge Plant collections Data base for hardy plants Tests and experiments Propagation methods Selection of hardy plants Propagation methods Handbook of northern hardy plants Plant production testing LandscapeLABs Experiment plots for presenting hardy and sustainable plant species and methods Commercial nurseries Genebank activities Landscape planning and restoration guiding 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 sustainabilityinside • 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. Näkökulmia kestävään kehitykseen oppilaitok-sissa (Laininen, Manninen, Tenhunen, 2006) Ecological sustainability Arvot Values Economical sustainability Social sustainability Cultural sustainability 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? Sirkka Liisa Peteri Lapland Vocational College