Biodiversity in Forest Environment (5 cr)
Code: BIM6017-BIA20L1
General information
Enrollment
01.04.2020 - 30.04.2020
Timing
10.08.2020 - 18.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
Seats
15 - 25
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Forestry
Teachers
- Markus Huhtinen
Teacher in charge
Markus Huhtinen
Scheduling groups
- BIMNS19A (Size: 26. Open UAS: 0.)
- BIMNS19B (Size: 26. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
BIMNS19Forestry Engineer, Full-time Studies, Fall, 2019
Small groups
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