207-156 Sustainable Outputs From Forested Lands

This subject discusses the production of sustainable outputs from forested land. It covers both wood and non-wood forest products.

On completion of this subject, students should:

• recognise forests as having multiple uses and the complexity of making management decisions for multi-resource forests;

• be familiar with both wood and non-wood forest products and the marketing and sale of these forest products;

• understand the concept of sustainable forestry; and

• be familiar with the features and structure of hardwoods and softwoods, the conversion of logs into wood products, value adding, defects, degradadation and decay of wood products.

The subject covers the areas of:

• characteristics of world forests, developments in conservation and forest management;

• forest management practices and trade patterns in forest products;

• structure and features of hardwoods and softwoods, milling processes, solid and composite wood products, value adding, paper and pulp production;

• non-wood forest products, integrated forest management;

• marketing forest products;

• wood science; and

• sustainability.

A 2-hour examination worth 40%, and up to three projects of a maximum of 2000 words each, totalling 60%.