Organism expert groups
The threat status of Finnish species was assessed by organism expert groups that were appointed by the Ministry of Environment.
The organism expert groups consist of our best species experts, researchers in nature conservation and administration, conservators and researchers in natural history museums and staff in research institutes. Volunteer contribution has been given by retired personnel and experienced amateurs. As in the previous evaluation, two further organism expert groups were established for fish and mammals to supplement the 16 permanent expert groups. The assessments for fish were carried out by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), and mammalian assessments were requested from the Finnish Mammalogical Society.
The organism expert groups:
- Expert group for vascular plants
- Expert group for algae
- Expert group for bryophytes
- Expert group for lichens
- Expert group for fungi
- Conservation committee of the Lepidopterological Society of Finland
- Expert group for beetles
- Expert group for Hymenoptera
- Expert group for Hemiptera
- Expert group for Diptera
- Expert group for aquatic insects
- Expert group for spiders
- Expert group for crustaceans
- Expert group for molluscs
- Expert group for fish (task group in the Natural Resources Institute Finland)
- Expert group for reptiles and amphibians
- Expert group for birds
- Expert group for mammals (task group in the Finnish Mammalogical Society)
Contact details for and further information on the expert groups can be found in the ymparisto.fi portal.