Course Description

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Course Overview

Course Description

This course will focus on designing and managing the key factors that impact the forest plantations in tropical and subtropical area in Asia and Pacific region, the main species include eucalyptus, teak, rubber, bamboo and poplar. Theories and techniques for forest site inventory, plantation designing and managing will be addressed. Students upon completion of this course will be able to: (1) know methods in forest plantation design, management and pest protection; (2) identify major factors that threat the sustainable management for forest plantations of eucalyptus, teak, rubber, bamboo, and poplar; (3) analyze real-world problems and apply the appropriate principles of plantation design and management in formulating integrated forest management and pest protection strategies.

This course is an online 3-credit graduate-level certificate course with course content as open educational resources. The course is expected to be offered in MOOC environment with an option to issue a certificate. Students who completed graded assignments will receive a certificate for a 3-credit graduate-level course.

Target Audience

It is designed for Master’s level students studying fields related to sustainable forest management, and for advanced-level undergraduates.

Course Prerequisites

Basic knowledge about forest ecology, silviculture, forest management and protection are the prerequisites for taking this course other than being able to access Internet.

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