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Lahti, Hollola, NastolaLahti region environmental boardKari Porra, DirectorLahti Region environmental Service

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- Famous for winter sports, environmental technology research and companies, industrial design

- 7th largest city in Finland, 100 000 inhabitants, Hollola+Lahti+Nastola 134 000

- 100 km north of Helsinki

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Hollola Lahti NastolaLahti Region environmental serviceAdministrative tasks:1. Environmental permits2. Environmental regulations and directives3. Nature and water conservation4. Air quality control and air protection5. Noise abatement6. Groundwater protection7. Soil preservation and handling of soil8. Extraction permits control9. Waste management control

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Hollola Lahti NastolaLahti Region environmental service

• Services:1. Counselling service on administrative issues2. Monitoring the state of the environment3. Providing environmental information4. Exhibitions and counselling for citizens5. Co-ordination of neighbourhood trustee

activities6. Management of water systems7. Inspections on environmental hazards

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OBJECTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN LAHTI, Hollola Lahti Nastola, Lahti Region environmental service

• raise environmental awareness / increase global and national resbonsibility / increase participation

• prevent climate change

• conserve and increase biodiversity

• increase environmental know-how / increase employment

•increase residents´ wellbeing

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LAHTI - LOCAL AGENDA 21

THE RIO PROCESS, 1992 -

• spreading awareness of environmental matters

• attracting participation

• encouraging cooperation between different actors

• creating a sense of responsibility for our environment

Local action, global responsibility 1993-

PUTTING THE FUTURE IN PERSPECTIVE

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Stakeholder involvement and information sharing

•education and information •projects and campaigns•International cooperation

•engage your stakeholders •good governance

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Famous for winter sports, environmental technology research and companies, industrial design 7th largest city in Finland, 100 000 inhabitants, Hollola+Lahti+Nastola 134 000100 km north of Helsinki

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Hollola Lahti NastolaLahti Region environmental service

Our objective:- to secure an ecologically

sustainable, pleasant and healthy

environment.

- The area of operation

includes the City of Lahti and the municipalities of Hollola and Nastola.

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CITY COUNCIL

CITY BOARD

MAYOR

Support services• Meal Services, Lahden Ateria• Cleaning Services, Lahden Siivouspalvelu• IT Services, Lahden Tietotekniikka• Financial Administration Services, Lahden Talouspalvelut

Audit Board

Audit OfficeAuditor

Financial Office

City Office

Internal Audit

Director

Board of technical affairs• Administration• Facility center• Municipal engineering• Land useLicense and supervision division• Building supervisionRoad division

Lahti region environmental board• Lahti region environmental servicesMunicipial divisions of the Lahti region environmental board

Director

Support services

Board of education - Board of Wellamo Community College• Primary education services• Basic education• Upper secondary school education• Library and information services• Youth services• Wellamo Community College

Board of sports• Sport services

Director

Board of health and social services• Health servives• Welfare services• Geriatric services• Special social services• Administration and support services

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURALAFFAIRS

HEALTH AND SOCIALAFFAIRS

TECHNICAL ANDENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

Board of cultural affairs• City Orchestra• City Theatre• City Museum• Cultural affairs

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COOPERATION:• Lahti, LSYP• St. Petersburg• Leningrad Oblast• Local Administration, Primorski and Admiralteysky

district• Vodokanal

EU-support• Interreg-Tacis• NWPI

Lahti

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Bojanala Platinum District Municipality

North-South LocalGovernment Co-

operation

Brussels

LAHTI REGION

Helsinki

BPDM

NW

Population of Lahti ca.100.000

Population of Lahti region ca. 155.000

Population, economic region ca. 222.000

Has active regional environmental co-operation with the neighbour municipalities. District level environmental administration in July 2006

Johannesburg

St.Petersburg

Northern Europe

Southern Africa

Population of BPDM ca. 1 300 000

Has five local municipalities under the jurisdiction:RustenburgMadibengKgetlengrivierMoretelMose Kotane

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LAHTI AGENDA 21COOPERATION

Lahti city administration Other authorities

and municipalities

Schools, kindergartens,

polytechnicChamber ofcommerce

Eco-teamsGAP Finland

PrivatecompaniesNGOs

ICLEIAalborg, Lisbon

Tradeunios

Ministry of the environment

Baltic SeaLocal Agenda 21

Interestedresidents

Photo: Tarja Tolvanen-Valkeapää