Forest Planning & Development

The course examines the rationale for developing and managing sound forest projects. Students will be exposed to forestry project cycle; plantation data collection methods for yield determination; management schedule activities; methods of rotation determination; calculation of allowable cut for sustainable forest management and preparation of forest project proposals. Course Objectives·         To develop students’ skills in planning for development of plantation forests·         To provide students with the basic understanding of the forestry project cycle·         To introduce students to the fundamentals of planning, designing and building forest roads.

• To build students’ knowledge in standard practices and procedures for building and maintaining forest roads considering ecological and socio-economic aspects.
• To develop students’ knowledge on socio-economic aspects of plantation management