Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences - News

Urban trees face many challenges as the climate changes.

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Oulu have produced the first chromosome-level reference genome for the Saimaa ringed seal.

A new EU-funded project is being launched to support the conservation of the Saimaa ringed seal.

Could science offer new answers to mate choice and infertility?

The Research Council of Finland’s (RCF) Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment awarded the UEF 6.1 million euros for Academy Projects and 2.8 million euros for Academy Research Fellows.

A new study shows that the freshwater cycle has increasingly moved away from a stable state due to climate change and large-scale water and land use.

The doctoral dissertation in the field of Environmental Sciences will be examined at the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Kuopio campus.

Long‐term monitoring of several Finnish lake areas demonstrates that autumn conditions indirectly govern winter thermal regimes.

Prescribed burning, when combined with tree retention, can effectively support natural regeneration in managed boreal forests, new research shows.

The bottom sediment of water bodies is an archive of all human activity. It is a reservoir of nutrients but also of harmful substances – and it can also turn into a source of emissions.