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Biodiversity in Forest Environment (5 cr)

Code: BIM6017-3001

General information


Enrollment

01.04.2021 - 30.04.2021

Timing

10.08.2021 - 30.12.2021

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

Groups

  • BIMNS20
    Forestry Engineer, Full-time Studies, Fall, 2020

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