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Course material 2004-2005

Prepared by: Juanita Garcia-Saqui

 

 

Course outline #1

 

Topic: Sustainable development in forestry.

§   Sustainable development in Forestry

§   Laws relating to forests and forestry

§   Forest farming

§   Benefits

§   Consensus on sustainable forest management

§   Sustainable forest in private woodlots

§   Challenges and opportunities

§   Effective management planning

§   Conclusions

 

 

 

Course Outline #2

 

Topic: Ecoforestry

§   Principles of Ecoforestry

§   Riparian buffers for agricultural lands

§   Benefits

§   Tourism, recreation and education

§   Between danger and opportunities

§   Policy changes

§   Co-Management

§   Role of local knowledge

§   Conclusion

 

 

Course Outline #3

 

Topic: Tropical Forest Ecosystem and Landscape Management

§   Social and economic values

§   Landscape approach

§   Planning and managing

§   Alley cropping as a form of land management

§   Benefits

§   Different approaches influence our validation of landscapes

§   Landscape and habitat change

§   Concepts and models of fragmentation

§   Conflicts between landscape values a driving force for landscape management

§   Understanding the change

§   Environmental domain classification

§   Conclusions