Background
Kanninen, Markku Tapani was born on October 22, 1952 in Jyväskylä, Finland. Son of Hugo Armas and Aili Helena (Karjalainen) Kanninen.
Kanninen, Markku Tapani was born on October 22, 1952 in Jyväskylä, Finland. Son of Hugo Armas and Aili Helena (Karjalainen) Kanninen.
Master of Science in Forestry, University Helsinki, Finland, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, University Helsinki, Finland, 1985.
Assistant, part-time lecturer University Helsinki, 1978-1984, acting associate professor silviculture, 1983-1984. Research manager Foundation Research of Natural Resources in Finland, 1985-1990. Project manager Finnish Research Programme on Climate Change/Academy Finland, Helsinki, 1990-1995.
Research director Centro Agronomica Tropical de Investigation y Ensenanza, Turrialba, Costa Rica, since 1996. Editor-in-chief Journals of Silva Fennica and Acta Forestalia Fennica, 1985-1990. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member Society Forestry in Finland (secretary 1985-1990), British Ecological Society, International Society Tropical Foresters, Ecological Society of America.
Married Jaana Maija-Liisa Salonen, August 5, 1977. Children: Perttu, Ohto.