The present Government Decree contains provisions for granting state aid for projects that improve the use of and conditions in watercourses and other surface waters as well as aquatic environments, and for projects that reduce the risks of flooding or drought. What is prescribed in this regulation regarding watercourses also applies to coastal waters. Projects eligible for support include those that aim to: 1. Promote diverse and sustainable use of watercourses and other surface waters; 2. Promote achieving and maintaining a good status for watercourses and other surface waters; 3. Reduce the risk caused by floods, prolonged droughts, or other abnormal water conditions and the loss of benefits resulting from them; 4. Promote fish migration or natural reproduction of fish stocks or improve opportunities for sustainable fishing; 5. Promote biodiversity in aquatic habitats; 6. Reduce the risk caused by abandoned structures or substances released into the water in watercourses; and 7. Supplement or improve an action previously taken in a watercourse or on land with the help of state aid.
Finland · 2015-06-11