Petri Salovaara

Senior Specialist
  • Phone number +358295322255
  • Email address petri.salovaara(at)luke.fi
  • Address Latokartanonkaari 9 00790 HELSINKI

Ongoing projects

Forest peatland ecosystem assessment and targeted management for enhanced carbon sequestration, biodiversity and water quality

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2025–2029

Building a European Network for the Characterisation and Harmonisation of Monitoring Approaches for Research and Knowledge on Soils

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2023–2027

Growth of northern pines: global change, carbon storage and forestry

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2025–2027

A Forest Observation network securing the Resilience of European Woodlands Against climate change (FORWARDS)

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2022–2027

Aurinkosuo - Energy production, climate impact and profitability of cultivating short-rotation energy crops and producing solar power in former peat extraction areas in Northern Savonia

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2024–2027

Implementation and Demonstration of Peatland Restoration Measures for Climate Change Mitigation in the Baltic Sea Region

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2022–2027

Monitoring of peat microbial diversity through vegetation properties and its implication for carbon dynamics across European peatlands

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2024–2026

Wetland restoration for the future - ALFAwetlands

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2022–2026

Do shrubs destroy or maintain peat soil carbon pools?

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2022–2026

Completed projects

Holistic management practices, modelling and monitoring for European forest soils

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2021–2025

Sustainable soil management to unleash soil biodiversity potential and increase environmental, economic and social wellbeing

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2021–2025

Impacts of water table rise on the hydrology and carbon balance in commercial forests on drained peatlands

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2022–2024

Life Climate Integrated project CANEMURE

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2019–2024

Biomass supply chain solutions and climate policy actions for emission control

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2021–2023

Novel soil management practices - key for sustainable bioeconomy and climate change mitigation 2

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2021–2023

Tools and methods to mitigate water pollution and climate impacts of peatland forestry. TurVI.

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2020–2023

Biogeochemical and biophysical feedbacks from forest harvesting to climate change

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2019–2023

Advances in soil information

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2021–2022

Acclimation of arctic peatlands through reindeer grazing to a changing climate

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2018–2022