– more together Evira - Finnish Food Safety Authority GL - Finnish Geodetic Institute MTT - Agrifood Research Finland Metla - Finnish Forest Research Institute RKTL - Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute SYKE - Finnish Environment Institute Finnish Partnership for Research on Natural Resources and the Environment

Natural resources Food Energy Climate Change Biodiversity Ecosystem Services Global problems

Best Expertise in Finland Multidisciplinary Approach Flexible organization Comprehensive, Integrated and Effective Implementation LYNET – Comprehensive service

Climate change – adaptation an mitigation Baltic Sea Bioresources Sustainable Land Use Joint projects University partners Joint Research Programs

Towards better management of information and data –Joint data-policy –Program for statistics production –GIS –Electronic services Data management under development

Common principles of design Biodiversity as a pilot project Integration of monitoring systems

Joint Laboratories Joint Facilities and Acquisition Joint Management Systems Laboratory Academy Data Base of Methods Rationalisation Laboratory integration

Joint premises at university campuses (Helsinki, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Joensuu) Joint support of international projects Information services from university libraries Integrating HR development Joint electronic platforms Better infrastructure

Hundreds of experts involved EviraGLMTTMetlaRKTLSYKE EXECUTIVE GROUP, WORKING COMMITTEE, COMMUNICATION GROUP Secretary General RESEARCH PROGRAMS Climate, Bio resources, Baltic, Land Use WORKING GROUPS Statistics production, Laboratories, Monitoring, Datapolicy, Project support, Infrastructures, Information services, Human resources BOARD OF TRUSTEES (MAFF, ME) LYNET – New way of operation

Year 2010 – First year of operation transparently, flexibly and interactively