Course Objectives

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

  1. Describe the role of forest governance, public relations, and community development in promoting sustainable forest management;
  2. Explain the concepts, principles, strategies, and practices of forest governance, public relations, and community development in the context of sustainable forest management;
  3. Analyze the dynamics of forest governance institutions, and evaluate the national and international governance initiatives in terms of their contribution to sustainable forestry;
  4. Apply the principles of public relations in promoting sustainable forest management;
  5. Analyze the limitations of current forestry initiatives in advancing local community development, and recommend appropriate strategies for how forestry interventions can better achieve local community development; and
  6. Synthesize some lessons from tropical countries on how human dimensions of forest management can better contribute to sustainable forest management.