The course is organized in six Modules and each is comprised of two to six topics. Each module typically consists of introduction, online video lectures, resources, and a self-test.
Module 1: Forest Management – Origin and Organization
Topic 1: Origins of Sustainable Forest Management
Topic 2: A Canadian Variation
Topic 3: ITTO’s Sustainable Forest Management Principles
Topic 4: The Montreal Process
Module 2: Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management 1
Topic 1: Conservation of Biological Diversity
Topic 2: Maintenance of Forest Health
Module 3: Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management 2
Topic 1: Soil Development
Topic 2: The Protection of Soils
Topic 3: The Hydrological Functions of Forest
Topic 4: Indicators of Soil and Water Conservation
Module 4: Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management 3
Topic 1: Maintenance of Forest Ecosystem Productivity
Topic 2: Maintenance of Forests’ Contribution to Global Carbon Budgets
Module 5: The Social, Economic and Cultural Aspects of SFM, and the Legal Basis for Managing Forest Sustainably
Topic 1: Indicators Used in Monitoring the Economic, Social and Spiritual Values Associated with Forests
Topic 2: Forest Governance and Rights
Module 6: Putting Sustainable Forest Management into Practice
Topic 1: Writing a Forest Management Plan
Topic 2: Certification of Forest Management
Students taking this course should work through the course methodically. You are strongly advised to study the topics in the order that they are presented, but bear in mind that it is always possible to return to particular topics to study them in greater detail.