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Contemporary Topics in Forestry and Natural Resource Conservation
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  • Module Summaries
    • Introduction
    • Bioenergy and Biofuels
    • Business Fundamentals
    • Climate Change and Visualization
    • Conservation Science
    • Developing Markets for Wood Products
    • Engineered Wood Products
    • Forest Ecology
    • Forest Entomology
    • Forest Genetics
    • Forest Management
    • Forest Measurements and Biometrics
    • Forest Pathology
    • Forest Stand Dynamics and Modeling
    • Geographic Information Systems
    • Global Issues
    • Global Wood Trade
    • Remote Sensing
    • Supply Chain Management
    • Sustainability and Forestry
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    Forestry is the science, art and practice of understanding, managing and using wisely the natural resources associated with, and derived from forest lands. As such, the disciplines of forestry and natural resource conservation encompass numerous areas of study.

    This resource offers viewers introductory presentations on a variety of these topics each grouped under a module. Here you can listen to lectures by experts many of whom are professors from the UBC Faculty of Forestry. You may also view a number of video clips from the forest and laboratory that expand on topics discussed in the lectures.

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    To explore this resource, start with the Introduction module. Then go to any module as each one is a stand-alone piece and order does not matter. For a summary of each module topic, click the “module summaries” tab.


    Introduction

    View this module first to get an overall picture of this resource.

    Bioenergy and Biofuels

    Discover the steps in producing biofuel from wood.

    Business Fundamentals

    Investigate about business concepts in the forest products industry.

    Climate Change and Visualization

    See how different actions now affect future landscapes.

    Conservation Science

    Investigate the protection of species and ecosystems at risk.

    Developing Markets for Wood Products

    See how wood products from British Columbia can match needs in China.

    Engineered Wood Products

    Discover how wood can be engineered to produce new products.

    Forest Ecology

    Learn about the relationships between flora, fauna and abiotic matter in forests.

    Forest Entomology

    Learn about the various groups of insects that bug forests

    Forest Genetics

    Learn about how trees are bred for improvement.

    Forest Management

    See how a large range of complex decisions are needed in forest management.

    Forest Measurements and Biometrics

    Find out about the gathering of forest data through to the reporting of land information.

    Forest Pathology

    Explore the world of forest diseases.

    Forest Stand Dynamics and Modeling

    Investigate how forests grow and change over time.

    Geographic Information Systems

    Discover the many applications of GIS in forestry and resource conservation.

    Global Issues

    Take a look at forests from a global perspective.

    Global Wood Trade

    Find out about directions of global trade flow for wood products.

    Remote Sensing

    See how information from satellites, etc. help us manage the forest.

    Supply Chain Management

    Explore the flow of goods and services in the forest products industry.

    Sustainability and Forestry

    Learn about ways in which forests can be managed more sustainably.

    Contemporary Topics in Forestry and Natural Resource Conservation
    Faculty of Forestry
    Vancouver Campus
    2424 Main Mall
    Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
    Email joris.jun@ubc.ca
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