GREEN ISLANDS
Green Islands in the Baltic Sea
- Thematic cluster:
- Vigorous sea
- Programme:
- Archipelago and Islands Sub-programme
- Priority:
- 1. Safe and healthy environment
- Direction of support:
- Raising environmental awareness (Finding new ways)
- Duration:
- Nov 2010 - Dec 2013 (3 years, 2 months)
- Total funding:
- 1 408 780 €
- ERDF funding:
- 1 066 920 €
- EUSBSR Priority area
- Reducing nutrient inputs to the sea to acceptable levels
Improving the access to, and the efficiency and security of the energy markets
- Website:
- http://greenislands.se
Development idea
Very few of the Baltic Sea islands have adequate sewage treatment systems, causing nutrients to leak from household wastewater, farming, animal husbandry, fisheries and dredging. The energy used in the area is mostly produced elsewhere with fossil fuels, and the water reduction and energy-saving options remain underdeveloped. Additional challenges are posed by the seasonal character of solid waste production and the need to transport the waste to the mainland for processing.
Aim of the project
The GREEN ISLANDS project promoted sustainable thinking and self-sufficient resource use and targets three main problem areas: nutrient runoff, energy consumption and production, as well as waste management on islands in Sweden, Finland, and Estonia.
Main project activities
The project mapped, analysed and evaluated waste, energy and water management processes as well as the ecosystem services provided and utilised. Partners collected new local solutions for the sustainable Green Islands and made them available in a comprehensive format for everyone to access. Additionally, the islanders were also given opportunities to share their knowledge and experience in matters concerning waste, water and energy at meetings, training sessions and through web pages. The most significant outcome of the project was gathering, synthesising and disseminating previously scattered or missing information.
Partners
The Archipelago Foundation in the county of Stockholm
- Country:
- Sweden
- Region:
- Stockholm
- ERDF funding:
- 653 853 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 217 951 €
Sustainable Sareemaa
- Country:
- Estonia
- Region:
- Lääne-Eesti
- ERDF funding:
- 85 000 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 15 000 €
Association of Estonian Islands (AEI))
- Country:
- Estonia
- Region:
- Lääne-Eesti
- ERDF funding:
- 2 805 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 495 €
Association of Estonian Islands (AEI)
- Country:
- Estonia
- Region:
- Lääne-Eesti
- ERDF funding:
- 2 805 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 495 €
ARONIA coastal zone research team at Åbo Akademi University
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- Uusimaa
- ERDF funding:
- 325 260 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 108 420 €
Results
Environmental plans for green islands
Environmental plans with information about how to live more sustainably on the islands focusing on energy, waste and water management issues.
Ingmarsö miljöbeskrivning SWE
Ornö miljöbeskrivning SWE
Utö miljöbeskrivning SWE
Högsåra FIN
Högsåra SWE
Skåldö FIN
Skåldö SWE
Iniö FIN
Iniö SWE
Vänö FIN
Vänö SWE
Report on ecosystem services on islands
The report about ecosystem services on islands in Sweden, Finland and Estonia.
Reports on environmental information on islands
The reports include environmental information regarding some islands in the archipelago areas of Sweden, Finland and Estonia.
Some of these reports have been done by students within the framework of the Green islands project.
Ingmarsö Utsikten - Hållbara uppvärmningsalternativ för vandrarhemmet på Finnhamn SWE
Dimensionering av ett flispannsystem till vandrarhemmet på Finnhamn SWE
Utö Koldioxidutsläppsbesparing vid biogasproduktion SWE
Solvärme på Utö SWE
Vatten- och avloppslösningar för Ingmarsö SWE
Biogasproduktion på Utö SWE
Other Boat Tourists' Perception of Environmental Problems - A Case Study in Estonian, Finnish and Swedish Archipelago ENG
Energieffektivisering i livsmedelsbutiker i Stockholms skärgård SWE
GIS maps of islands in the Central Baltic region
The maps contains information about a number of islands in the Central Baltic sea region
The GIS map covers the islands of the project Green Islands i.e. Ingmarsö, Utö and Ornö in SwedenIniö, Högsåra, Vänö and Skåldö in Finland and the island Muhu in Estonia. The map contains information about the different islands in map, text and diagram formats. The information varies depending on the country and island but is related to environmental issues, often including energy issues and CO2 emissions.
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