Overview

Today's changing climate, decline in global biodiversity, ecosystem health, and ecosystem recovery are major environmental and social challenges leading to a demand for biologists with knowledge and skills in restoration. 

Graduates of this Restoration Biology program at Laurentian University are prepared for graduate school, teaching, government services, environmental consulting, non-governmental conservation agencies, mining companies and other sectors seeking to restore the environment. 

Gain hands-on experience through field investigations in Greater Sudbury, a city which plays an international role as a center for aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem recovery and restoration.

As a mining and smelting centre, and with a successful unesco-recognized regreening program, Sudbury is an appropriate setting for the study of environmental degradation and rehabilitation. Global biodiversity and ecosystem health are of supreme importance: ecologists with knowledge and skills in conservation and restoration are in demand.

Career

Graduates of specialization in Restoration Biology are being employed by environmental consulting companies, federal and provincial ministries, graduate studies, mining companies, nongovernmental conservation agencies, etc. the option also gives a solid background to start graduate studies.