School of Forest Sciences - News

UEF, together with Teollisuusneuvos Heikki Väänänen Fund, will organise the 8th Karelia Symposium under the theme “Food from Wood” in Joensuu on 25 April 2023.

​​​​​​​Eco2adapt is a Horizon European Research and Innovation action project funded by the European Union (2022 – 2027). Eco2adapt gathers 31 European and Chinese world-class expert organisations on forestry, ecology and climate change from 14 countries.

The Mahogany trees Cedro and Caoba (Cedrela odorata and Swietenia macrophylla) affect the right-forewing of their unwelcome guest, the Mahogany shoot borer.

The Amazon rainforest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists previously believed with more than a third of remaining forest affected by humans, according to a new study, published in Science.

Master of Agriculture Xiaoqian Xu's research could reflect the decision-making of farmers on growing crops and spatial management of the crop plantations.

A unique Erasmus Mundus programme opens doors to six universities in Europe and international assignments.

The Faculty of Science and Forestry will change its name to the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, effective from 1 January 2023.

Awards were presented to Researcher Andrew Agbaje, Professor Larisa Leisiö, Postdoctoral Researcher Piritta Torssonen and the Karelian Institute.

The Biosphere Laboratory brings together research on the carbon cycle and plant stress of northern ecosystems.

Appointed as Professor of Forest Planning at the University of Eastern Finland this November, Jari Vauhkonen says that collaboration between forest owners should be incentivised.