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Markku Kanninen

Professor, Work Package Leader

  • Institution Viikki Tropical Resources Institute/University of Helsinki
  • Department/faculty Department of Forest Sciences

I am professor of Tropical Silviculture and Director of Viikki Natural Resources Institute (VITRI) at the University of Helsinki, Finland. I am an expert in tropical forestry, climate change, forest ecology, and forest management.

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Building Biocarbon and Rural Development in West Africa (BIODEV) – Work Package 3 (WP3): National policies and capacity strengthening

John Alexander Pulgarin Diaz

Early-Stage Researcher

  • Institution University of Eastern Finland
  • Department/faculty School of Forest Sciences

My research focus is on Ips typographus (European spruce bark beetle) as it could cause severe damage under climate change on Picea abies, one of the two most important commercial forest species in Finland. I aim to assess the risk of forest damage by this insect pest, which is useful to improve the health management of P. abies. A better understanding of the risks of I. typographus damages on P. abies under climate change will support forest managers to improve forest resilience. With these, I aim to assess the risk of distribution shift of I. typographus outbreaks under alternative climate change projections in Finland.