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Biodiversity in Forest EnvironmentLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: BIM6017

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Markus Huhtinen

Objective

One learns to recognize the risks that forestry and environmental changes cause to the biodiversity of Finnish forests. Sustainability of forestry, endangered biotypes, endangered species.

Content

Forest ecology. What is sustainability of forestry? Present state and development of Finnish forests. Human impact.

Legal protection (Forestry act, Nature Conservation Act), environmental standards and certificates (FSC, PEFC), everyday sustainable forestry practices.

Enrollment

01.04.2022 - 30.04.2022

Timing

08.08.2022 - 16.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 70

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
  • Markus Huhtinen
Teacher in charge

Markus Huhtinen

Groups
  • MMNS21
    Forestry Engineer, Full-time Studies, Fall, 2021

Objective

One learns to recognize the risks that forestry and environmental changes cause to the biodiversity of Finnish forests. Sustainability of forestry, endangered biotypes, endangered species.

Content

Forest ecology. What is sustainability of forestry? Present state and development of Finnish forests. Human impact.

Legal protection (Forestry act, Nature Conservation Act), environmental standards and certificates (FSC, PEFC), everyday sustainable forestry practices.

Evaluation scale

H-5