Archipelago environment

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The project ’’SkärgårdsMILJÖ’’ (Archipelago environment) was an umbrella project where a number of actors from Finland, Sweden and Åland cooperated in order to improve the environment in the archipelagos. Through this cooperation the hope was that even relatively small projects would have significant impact. The long-term goal of the project was an improved marine environment within the project area, as well as creating a functional network between the various environmental actors in the countries. The actors in the project worked with a limited number of themes or subprojects within the areas: ’’Information activities for an improved environment’’, ’’Business activities in an ecological perspective’’, and ’’The environmental effect of boating’’. Every subproject had a specific goal and was developed by one of the parties in one country. A special coalition group was then responsible for providing other countries with the results and stimulating cooperation. The project was expected to lead to a functional network between the country’s various environmental actors, increased environmental consciousness among the target groups of the project and increased use of environmentally adapted, biologically degradable oils as well as reduced use of toxic paints on boat hulls.

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