Forests   Forests cover 31 percent of the world’s land surface, store an estimated 296 gigatonnes of carbon and are home to the majority of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity. Forests are a source of fibre, fuel, food and fodder, and they provide livelihoods for millions of people, including many of the world’s poorest. Some...Read More

Samuli Junttila raps about his PhD thesis and finds his way into the hearts of an international judging panel: Scan the trees! Scan the trees! – Junttila explains on his rap video what is meant by scanning the trees.     Forest scientist Samuli Junttila’s innovative depiction of how laser scanning can be utilized in the...Read More

In the future, the living lab currently being built at the Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station, operated by the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry in Juupajoki, will be part of an international research and measurement network. Together with two international partners, the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry has established a...Read More