Instructors:  Dr. P.K. Nair (pknair@ufl.edu)
                         Dr. Michael Bannister (mikebann@ufl.edu)
                        Office: Room 3, Building 191 Mowry Road (behind Nematology Assay Lab)
                        Office hours: 2-4 M, W; 846-0146

Teaching Assistant:  David Cole (dmcole@ufl.edu)
 

The objective of the course is to provide an overview of important international issues and developments related to forest-resource use and management in the global context.

Course Schedule

SECTION 1:  HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, COMMERCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL
 

Lect. # Day
      Date
      Topic
1 M
Mar   3
      Forests of the world: overview
2 M
3
      Extent, importance, and classification
3 W
5
      Commercial status: international forest trade
4  M
17
      Deforestation
5 M
17
      Traditional forest management in the tropics
6 W
19
      Environmental issues, Certification (Taranto)
M
24
      Debate 1: Forest resource use and environment 
7 W
26
      The carbon trade (Stainback)

SECTION 2:  PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, POLICY, INSTITUTIONS
 

Lect. # Day
      Date
      Topic
8 M
Mar  31
      Temperate and tropical plantations, reduced impact logging
9 M
31
      Non-commercial forestry, forestry-agriculture interface, agroforestry
W
Apr 2
      Exam 1
10 M
7
      Canada/US Softwood Lumber Trade Dispute: Economics or Politics? (Alavalapati)
11 M
7
      Multipurpose trees, social/community forestry
12 W
9
      Non-Wood Forest Products (Cole)
M
14
      Debate 2: Sustainable forestry, ecology, economy, and society
13, 14 W
16
      Tree Plantations for Energy and Phytoremediation (Langholtz); Extractive Reserves (Lepetu)
15 M
21
      International cooperation in forestry, future outlook (Nair)
M
21
     Course Evaluation
W
23
      Exam 2

Course Materials/Readings: Readings and References; Readings for Different Topics

Grading:  Two one-hour exams (35% each) and debates (30%);
                   A: 90 +; B+ : 85 to 89; B: 80 to 84; C+: 75-79; C: 70-74; D: < 70.

Class Attendance: Required

Debates: Debate 1; Debate 2

Assignments:

Based on readings and library research; should be word-processed; and, must be turned in by the beginning of the class on their due dates for full credit; penalty for late submission at 10% of max grade for every 24-h of delay.

Academic Honesty:

In the Fall of 1995, the University of Florida student body voted to enact a student honor code and approved the following statement:
        We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves
        and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
This code will be adhered to in this course.