Aménagement des formations forestières tempérées et tropicales [ LBIRF2202 ]

iCampus

Prerequisites: geomatics, ecology, silviculture, forest mensuration, forest economics and policy, management of habitats and species.

Supplementary courses: environmental law, land planning.

1. Main concepts:

- basic concepts of forest management: time, space, optimal felling ages/dimensions, normal forests, annual allowable cut;

- steps in forest management: analysis, synthesis, implementation, follow-up/monitoring;

- specification of forest management based on the type of society (forest, agricultural, industrial, post-industrial);

- key management methods in temperate zones: uniform systems, selection system, irregular stands, conversion and transformation;

- taking into account the production of social and environmental services (biodiversity, landscape, public hosting, ...);

- development and management of forest formations in warm regions: tropical rainforests, other forest biomes, plantations, agro-forests and trees outside forests, analysis of context, approaches and techniques of planning and management, cross-cutting themes.

The concepts related to the management of temperate forests are implemented in the companion course entitled 'Integrated project in forest and open habitat planning' LBIRF2212.

a. Contribution de l'activité au référentiel AA (AA du programme)

M1.1, M1.2, M1.4, M1.5, M2.1, M2.2, M2.4, M6.1, M6.2, M6.4, M6.9, M8.5

b. Formulation spécifique pour cette activité des AA du programme (maximum 10)

At the end of the course, students will have acquired the skills to:

- master the concepts and methods involved in the different steps associated with the planning process of forests located in temperate and tropical regions - analysis, synthesis, implementation, follow-up;

- select, analyze and synthesize data from diverse disciplines such as resource assessment, management, analysis of social and environmental impacts, etc.;

- establish management plans at the forest ownership scale, integrating the constraints, risks and opportunities from various fields and stakeholders;

- develop sound management decisions for tropical ecosystems, based on a deep understanding of their ecology and issues associated with them.

- written examination;

- evaluation of the presentations given by the students.

- lectures including practical examples, case studies and active learning mini-activities;

- seminars by stakeholders from the socio-professional and scientific spheres;

- thematic presentations by teams of students, with discussions and feedback;

- supervised analysis of a management plan of a public forest;

- one-day trip in a managed public forest.

A. Table of contents

1. Management and planning of temperate forests

- context

- management steps

general approach

analysis

synthesis

implementation

follow-up/monitoring

- main management concepts

space-related concepts

time-related concepts

other concepts

- silvicultural systems, silvicultural treatments et optimal felling age/dimension

general approach

typology of silvicultural treatments and management methods

determination of optimal felling ages and dimensions

- management of evenaged forests

normal forest

regeneration cuttings and regeneration effort

groups

allowable cuts

- management of irregular / unevenaged forests

particularities

normal forest

allowable cuts

follow-up and control

conditions of application

- multifunctional role of forests

historical context

legal context

institutional context

history of management methods

relations between forestry and agriculture

forest and biodiversity (Natura 2000)

urban and suburban forest

forest and tourism

forest and water

forest and landscape

forest and human health

forest and ethics

2. Management and planning of tropical forests

- Tropical rainforests (TRF)

distribution, origin and main characteristics;

major issues (environmental, social, economic);

sustainable management of TRF;

demographic processes at work: definition, methods of study, knowledge, challenges;

forest dynamics models: valuable tools in thinking and decision-making;

from local study to global understanding, how to help the decision makers?

- Tropical forest ecosystems (excluding natural forests)

forest plantations

dry forests

agro-forests

trees outside forests

- Cross-cutting themes

problematics of wood energy

land planning, participatory management

relationships between agriculture and forestry

sustainable management tools

problematics of carbon and payments for environmental services

prospective on forest ecosystems

B. Additional information

This course is organized in the form of three interconnected modules:

- module 1 (22.5 h). Forest management in temperate zones: theoretical courses and seminars;

- module 2 (15 h). Forest management in temperate zones: case study - critical analysis of forest management plans, field visits;

- module 3 (22.5 h). Forest planning and management in warm regions: lectures and seminars.

- compulsory material for the course (power point slides, transparencies, reference documents) are made available to the students on iCampus.

- for more information, students may usefully consult the following references:

de Turckheim, B., Bruciamacchie, M. 2005. La futaie irrégulière. Théorie et pratique de la sylviculture irrégulière, continue et proche de la nature. Edisud, Aix-en-Provence, France, 286 p.

Dubourdieu, J. 1997. Manuel d'aménagement forestier. Gestion durable et intégrée des écosystèmes forestiers. Lavoisier Tec&Doc, Paris, France, 243 p.

Linot, M., Nicot, P. 2009. Manuel paysager pour la forêt comtoise. CRPF, ONF (CDROM).

Moigneu, T. 2005. Gérer les forêts périurbaines. Office National des Forêts, Fontainebleau, France, 414 p.