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Suomen ymparistokeskus, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) is a national co-ordinating research and development centre. The institute provides environmental information, publishes assessments on the state of the environment, conducts research on the environment and environmental effects of activities and analyses approaches and methods for the prevention and mitigation of harmful effects. With a staff of about 600 the institute spans a broad range of research co-ordination and development activities and it is part of an extensive international network.
The Research Department manages seven broad research programmes: Global Change, Contaminants, Protection of the Baltic Sea, Biodiversity, Environmental Technology, Environmental Policy and Integrated River Basin Management. SYKE also manages national research and innovation programmes on environmental protection as part of the Finnish National Environmental Administration in accordance with the management agreement between the Ministry and SYKE.
The Research Department works in close co-operation with Expert Services Department, which is responsible for various expert, authority and development functions within nature conservation, water resources management, hydrology, environmental protection and management, control of chemicals and environmental damage mitigation.
SYKE's combination of research and expert services provides a firm background for analysing research management practises that aim to support policy needs for environmental protection. SYKE has also been responsible for producing e.g. general state of the environment reports, compiling indicators of sustainable development and for carrying out evaluations and the environmental assessments of policies such as the national forestry programme, the national climate strategy and the national biodiversity programme.
Further information can be found on the SYKE Science and Research homepage.