Sustainable Forestry and Land-use Management in the Tropics

About this programme

Do you want to work with forestry, agroforestry, and forest-related issues in the tropics? This is the course for you! This course will take you through the arc of understanding global issues and theoretical knowledge to the on-the-ground complexities, challenges, and strategies of tropical forest and landscape management activities. You will learn tropical forest and woodland ecology, management systems, agroforestry, forest and landscape restoration, tree and forest products and services, global issues and drivers of land-use and land-use change, the complexities of local conditions, and how to integrate multiple forest- and land-use objectives and manage trade-offs. The course is given as a campus independent, distance course, which means that you can attend the course remotely from any location. Knowledge equivalent to 120 credits at basic level and 15 credits at advanced level in one of the following subjects/fields of study: - Forestry science - Forest science - Forest management - Agricultural science - rural development - natural resource management - soil science - environmental sciences - natural geography The 15 credits in in biology with specialization in ecology English 6 SV0085, Sustainable Forestry and Land-use Management in the Tropics, 15.0 Hp Print syllabus Finalized by: Ordförande för programnämnden för utbildning inom skog (PN-S), 2025-12-18 Valid from : Autumn semester 2026 (2026-08-31) Objectives, planning and policy 6,5 credits, Natural Processes, 5 credits, Work processes, 3,5 credits