Skip to main content

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.