Forest Ecosystem Services

This course focuses on forest ecosystem services from a Swedish and global perspective and develops skills that are highly sought after by employers across the industry, policy and academic sectors. Students gain theoretical and practical knowledge about the various types of ecosystem services, their measurement, economic aspects and their use in ecosystem management, policy and decision-making. The course empowers students to identify and assess forest ecosystem services and propose sustainable ways to balance risks and benefits and to address current and future challenges. It also provides knowledge about the complex interactions between damage and various environmental factors and clarifies the importance of forest damage in a broader societal perspective. Through a variety of learning activities and contacts with forestry representatives and international experts, students are trained in critical thinking, practical problem solving, and oral and written communication.