The Estonian water network is dense, because the amount of precipitation exceeds evaporation here Watercourses There are thousands of watercourses in Estonia – according to the literature, more than 7,300 – with a total length of more than 31,000 km [1]. There are almost 3000 watercourses registered in the Estonian Nature Information System [2]. Most Estonian watercourses are short (94.3%), up to...

When people disappear, the landscapes change The landscape largely reflects the type of people living in it. Therefore, in order to protect the landscape, it is necessary to understand and respect people and to protect their interests, so that the landscape can be protected accordingly [1]. Landscape protection areas make up one of the types of protected areas in Estonia. The Nature Conservation...

An ecological community is a set of relatively similar species in similar ecological conditions There are different sets of suitable species for different ecological conditions. The greater diversity of communities means that there are more species in the landscape.

Main national activites regarding countrywide mapping and assessment of ecosystem services are described here. Last modified: 06.02.2023

In the course of Estonia’s fifth regional endangerment assessment (2017–2019), more than 13,500 species were assessed The Red List is a database that compiles assessments of the endangerment and extinction risk of species. The Red List (formerly known in Estonian as the Red Book) helps scientists and conservationists better plan species conservation activities and assess their effectiveness...

What is renewable energy? By 2050, Europe should become a climate-neutral continent. In order to achieve that, the Member States of the European Union should also stop producing and consuming fossil fuels in the energy sector and invest more in renewable energy. Renewable energy is a resource (e.g. solar or wind, but also geothermal or wave energy) that is used continuously or that is recovered...

What is environmental awareness? How about environmental education and nature education? Environmental awareness is the understanding of the relationship and interaction between man and the environment and the willingness to take them into account in daily activities and choices; an environmentally conscious person bases their decisions on scientifically proven points of view and relevant...