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Biodiversity in Forest EnvironmentLaajuus (5 cr)

Course unit code: BIM6017

General information


Credits
5 cr
Teaching language
Finnish
Responsible person
Markus Huhtinen, opettaja

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.

Accomplishment methods

Field days (4) obligatory. Lectures (in Finnish) or study material. Test.

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