SYKE General presentation

Finnish Environment Institute SYKE

” We provide information, skills and services crucial to achieving sustainable development

in Finland and globally. ”

Call for environmental knowledge is increasing

1983

National Board of Waters

1995

SYKE

1986

National Board of Waters and the Environment

Ministry of the Environment

Increasing environmental

awareness

Decade of water protection

From water protection to environmental protection

Interdisciplinarity, internationalisation

Global challenges

Climate change mitigation • Green economy • Sustainable use of natural resources • Biodiversity • Ecosystem services • Baltic Sea

•

1970

● Climacy policy

● Sustainable communities● Consumption and

production and sustainable use of natural resources

● Ecosystem services● Baltic Sea, inland waters

and aquatic resources● Producing and exploiting

environmental data

Our focus is on

CENTRES

MANAGEMENT

SUPPORT FUNCTIONS

International Affairs Unit

Data and Information Centre

Administration

Communications

Director General

Executive Management Support

THEMES

• Climate change  mitigation and adaptation

• Sustainable management of the Baltic Sea and freshwater

resources

• Sustainability of  consumption and production

• Sustainability of land use and the built environment

• Maintaining ecosystem services and biodiversity

• Production and utilization of environmental information

Our organisation

Fresh Water • Marine Research • Natural Environment •

Sustainable Consumption and Production •

Environmental Policy • Laboratories

Extensive environmental expertise

New knowledge and solutions

Environmental expertise

Environmentalinformation

Laboratory services

Training and information

services

Research & development MonitoringEnvironmental databasesLaboratoriesResearch vessels

EU, UN

Private sector

Key customers and stakeholders

MediaCitizensNGOs

GovernmentRegional and local

administration

Research institutes

UniversitiesR&D funding

agencies

International activities

International collaboration networks● PEER● ALTER-Net United Nations● IPCC● UNEP International Resource Panel● UNECEEuropean Union● DG Research● DG Environment● EEAResearch● EU FP7/ FP8● LIFE+● WB, ADB

International consultancies 2013

Personnel 660

Number of person years 635

Total funding (M€) 60,5

Direct budgetary funding (M€) 31,4

External funding (M€) 29,2 (48 %)

Personnel and funding 2014

Joensuu

Oulu

Helsinki

Jyväskylä

” We have the skills, ambition and courage to open new avenues for improving the environment.”

www.syke.fi