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Prerequisites: geomatics, ecology, silviculture, forest mensuration, forest economics and policy, management of habitats and species.
Supplementary courses: environmental law, land planning.
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
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.
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
- 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.
This course can be given in English.
