Forest Harvesting Systems | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

FPE 2101

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 2

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences

Department:

Forestry Biodiversity and Tourism

Course Discipline:

geography

Course Description & Objectives:

The course introduces students to forest tools and equipment and logging operations. It also exposes students to principles and practices of forest road construction. Course objectives

To provide students with the knowledge and skills in performing forest harvesting operations, and maintenance of forest hand tools.
To equip students with knowledge of the basic forest harvesting methods and techniques which are efficient and environmentally friendly.

Learning Outcomes:

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

Maintain hand tools and equipment.
Plan and execute forest harvesting operations.
Carry out reduced impact logging.
Design, construct and maintain appropriate forest roads.
Schedule harvesting and transportation of logs from forests to sawmills.

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