Home > Experts > Petteri Vihervaara Petteri Vihervaara Research professor PhD (Biology, environmental science) Adjunct professor (Biodiversity and ecosystem services, University of Eastern Finland) © Kai Widell Contact informationEmail: firstname.surname@syke.fi Phone: +358 295 251740 Finnish Environment Institute (Syke)Nature solutions Use of ecosystem information Address: Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790 Helsinki, Finland Google Scholar ResearchGateLinkedInDuties Leading of biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring research Chair of Finnish Nature Information coordination group (Lukki, 2024-2026) Responsible director of Finnish Ecosystem Observatory (FEO) European Biodiversity Partnership (Biodiversa+), leader of Biodiversity monitoring (WP2) GEO BON, co-leader of BON Development WG Research interests Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, ecosystem services Monitoring, mapping, indicators Earth Observation applications Sustainability science Petteri Vihervaara in LinkedIn Some recent projects Observation of Ecosystem Changes for Action (OBSGESSION) (HEU, 2024-2027, coordinator) Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility FIRI2021 (SA 2022-2026, contributor) CO-OP4CBD (HEU, 2023-2025, contributor) EO4Diversity (ESA Biodiversity+ Precursors, terrestrial, 2022-2023, Syke PI) Drafting of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) (Ministry of the Environment, 2021, responsible leader) Roadmap for implementing eDNA and other molecular biological methods in Finland 2021-2025 (Ministry of the Environment, 2021, responsible leader) Finnish Ecosystem Observatory - FEO (Ministry of the Environment & Syke 2020-2024, director of the project) Novel methods for the accounting of forest ecosystems and circular materials 2019-FI-ENVECO (Eurostat Grant for 2020, consortium leader) e-shape (EuroGEO) (H2020, 2019-2022, SYKE PI) Finnish Ecosystem Observatory (FEO) - Phase 1 (Ministry of the Environment, 2019, responsible leader) MAIA - Mapping and Assessment for Integrated ecosystem Accounting (H2020, 2018-2022, SYKE PI) IBC-CARBON - Integrated Biodiversity Conservation and Carbon Sequestration in the Changing Environment (STN, 2018-2023, WP4 co-lead) From existing environmental and economic data and models to experimental accounting of marine, freshwater and forest ecosystem services in Finland (Eurostat Grant for 2019, consortium leader) Towards ecosystem accounting based on innovations and insights on natural capital knowledge (Eurostat Grant 2017-2018, consortium leader) SustainBaltic - ICZM Plans for Sustaining Coastal and Marine Human-ecological Networks in the Baltic Region (Central Baltic Interreg, 2016-2018, SYKE PI) VirKein - New tools for sustainable use of ecosystem services, recreation and tourism of forests and waters in Finland (Prime Minister's Office, 2016-2017, SYKE PI) Nordic IPBES-like assessment of coastal ecosystem services (Nordic Council of Ministers, Ministry of the Environment Finland, 2015-2018, SYKE PI) Esmeralda project - Enhancing ecosystem services mapping for policy and decision-making (H2020, 2016-2018) FRESHABIT LIFE IP (EC, 2016-2022) CLIMES - Impacts of climate change on multiple ecosystem services: Processes and adaption options at landscape scales(Academy of Finland & Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2012-2014) Finnish Ecosystem Service Indicators (Ministry of the Environment, 2012-2014, responsible leader) National Assessment of the Economics of Ecosystem Services in Finland (TEEB Finland) - Synthesis and Roadmap Advisory board Ecosystems Conservation: action with CSOs/NGOs – EXPRO+ (ESA, 2024-2025) BiCOME (ESA Biodiversity+ Precursors, coastal, 2022-2023) BIOMONDO (ESA Biodiversity+ Precursors, freshwater, 2022-2023) PLUS – Parempaa luontotietoa Suomen metsistä (MMM, Suomen metsäkeskus, 2021-2022 Implementation of Essential Biodiversity Variables for biodiversity assessment and monitoring at the subnational level in Colombia (NSF, PEER - Cycle 7, US AID, 2019-2020) GlobDiversity – Remote sensing enabled Essential Biodiversity Variables for terrestrial ecosystems, 2017-2019; funded by ESA. Role: Member of advisory board Publications & CV Petteri Vihervaara in Google Scholar List of Publications (pdf, updated 23.9.2024) CV (pdf, updated 23.9.2024) Published 2017-05-17 at 18:26, updated 2024-09-25 at 10:42 Suomeksi In English Topic: European Union, international co-operation, nature, biodiversity politics, biodiversity, research, indicators, remote sensing, monitoring, co-operation, Ecosystem services and biological diversity Target group: researcher Share: Feedback for the person in charge Print this page BIODIVERSITy and ecosystem news Suomi tarvitsee kansallisen luontotiedon kehittämisohjelman 2024-2035 (Press release 2023-03-09)