person in forest with smoke
The course includes practical methods such as prescribed burning. Photo: Emelie Fredriksson.

Ecosystem Restoration and Rewilding

Page reviewed:  12/05/2025

Are you passionate about nature conservation and ecological restoration? This course explores ecosystem restoration and rewilding of species, ecosystems, and ecosystem services in forests, wetlands, grasslands, and aquatic systems.

You will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge in planning, implementing, and evaluating ecological restoration, from small-scale species reintroductions to landscape-scale habitat restoration. This course is designed for MSc students in ecology, forestry, environmental science, conservation biology, or related fields who want to gain practical restoration skills for future careers in research, environmental consultancy, or conservation management.

You will learn:

  • Foundational concepts of restoration ecology and rewilding.
  • Restoration of terrestrial, aquatic and semi-aquatic ecosystems.
  • The role of megafauna and keystone species in ecosystem recovery.
  • Hands-on approaches: hydrological restoration, deadwood translocation, prescribed burning, rewilding strategies.
  • Planning, monitoring and assessing restoration success.

There will be two field visits.

Course coordinator is Anne-Maarit Hekkala.

Ecosystem Restoration and rewilding

Course period: 2025-09-01 - 2025-11-30 (15.0 credits)

Language: English

Level: Advanced

Location: Umeå

Learn more? Read the education plan and see the pre-requisites

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