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Forests and their relationships with people from the beginning of human history to the present day. Problems associated with misuse of forests. Community and urban forestry. Connections between forests and war, forests and colonialisation, forests and religion and forests and the global village. Climate change and carbon credits. Forest certification. Forests in New Zealand. Treaty obligations. New Zealand Forest Policy. Biosecurity.
Forests and their relationships with people from the beginning of human history to the present day. Problems associated with misuse of forests. Community and urban forestry. Connections between forests and war, forests and colonialisation, forests and religion and forests and the global village. Climate change and carbon credits. Forest certification. Forests in New Zealand. Treaty obligations. New Zealand Forest Policy. Biosecurity.Syllabus:Hunter gatherers, the age of agriculture, deforestation, shifting agriculture, community forestry, the environmental movement, forest certification, carbon credits, biosecurity, Treaty obligations, and forest policy.
To introduce the student to the historical and current relationships between societies and their forests, to examine past and current use and mis-use of forests, to consider current societal attitudes to forest use.
FORE101, FORE102, FORE103, FORE104
Roger Sands
Bruce Manley
Specific details will be confirmed at commencement of course.
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Domestic fee $347.00
International fee $1,643.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Forestry .