Vesa Nivala

Senior Specialist
  • Phone number +358295324468
  • Email address vesa.nivala@luke.fi
  • Address Ounasjoentie 6 96200 ROVANIEMI

Ongoing projects

MountResilience

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2023–2028

Sub-project: Effects of wind power plants on reindeer and reindeer herding

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2023–2027

WINDLIFE

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2023–2027

High biodiversity and low pest risks in forests with six-legged forester

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2024–2027

How to prevent white-tailed deer crashes

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2024–2026

Sustainable forestry of silver birch in Finland

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2023–2026

Arctic Pathways - Experience the northern summer by walking, cycling, riding and boating

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2024–2026

Reconceptualizing Boundaries Together Towards Resilient and Just Arctic Future(s (REBOUND)

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2023–2026

Improving the availability of sustainably produced small wood in North Karelia

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2024–2025

Completed projects

SOTKA Luke – Assessing the impacts of wetland establishment and restoration

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2020–2025

Co-operation for improving the conservation of the Flying squirrel in Europe

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2018–2025

Global drivers, local consequences: Tools for global change adaptation and sustainable development of industrial and cultural Arctic hubs (ArcticHubs)

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2020–2024

Weather information as a tool for improved wild berry utilization

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2022–2024

The influence of feeding large carnivores on reindeer husbandry

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2020–2023

Slow travel in northern rural landscapes - routes for leisure biking - STIL

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2020–2022

EU Network of Regions on Sustainable Wood Mobilisation Ready for Digitalisation

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2020–2022

Big data moose management

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2018–2020

Fishing in Finland - lure fishing on fisheries regions

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2018–2020

Sustainable use of natural resources

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2017–2019

Building shared knowledge capital to support natural resource governance in the Northern periphery (Main call)

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2016–2019

The role of nature for physical activity promotion ─ physical activity and green infrastructure in Finland

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2016–2019

Biomassavarojen arviointimenetelmät ja saatavuus

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2012–2017

Increasing the ecological connections and coherence of the Natura 2000 network in South-west Lapland – NATNET

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2012–2017