School of Forest Sciences - News

Drones have quickly become a widely used tool for forest mapping, but traditional field work still maintains its footing. By combining different types of data, it is possible to find the most cost-effective method for forest inventory.

The funding will be used to promote research activities in areas of significance to the university, which pertain to drug development and discovery, neurosciences, the forest-based bioeconomy, and the development of technologies that make use of photonics. 

External funding has given a boost to the development of research and education in the forest-based bioeconomy and medical computing alike.

MSc Alwin Hardenbol says that protected areas lack natural disturbances like fires nowadays. Allowing and restoring natural disturbances in a controlled fashion could be an effective way to maintain their diverse structure.

The main aim of MSc Tomi Karjalainen's thesis was to test different methods to predict tree quality, especially sawlog volume, by means of ALS.

MSc Syed Adnan's doctoral thesis results are very useful in improving our understanding of the relationships that underpin the choice of ALS predictors in structurally complex forests.

The aim of MSc Aitor Barbero López's doctoral thesis was to study the possibility of using the bio-based side-streams and residues from wood and coffee industries in Finland for wood preservative formulations.

Clear majority of questionnaire respondents conceive young stand management procedures important for the future quality of forest and do not perceive them as just an unnecessary expenditure.