Herb Inventory in the Forest Education of Forestry Faculty Mulawarman University

Climate change affects various aspects of the economy, agriculture, economics, and politics, including forestry. There is more and more talk about the real impact of the effects of climate change. This paper presents the results of a survey on the perceptions of two groups, foresters and recreational forest users, about climate change and its impacts on forested areas; 130 foresters and 146 recreational forest users participated in the survey (total n = 276). The survey was conducted from April to November 2019 and consisted of three parts. The first part included questions about the demographic characteristics of the respondents (gender, age, education, place of residence), the second part focused on the respondents’ views on climate change and its implications for forest ecosystems, and the third part focused on informal forest education and its relationship to climate change. The results of our study indicated that progressive climate change affecting forest ecosystems is clearly felt by the professional group related to forests such as foresters, and to a lesser extent by people using forests for tourism and recreation. According to foresters, the effects of climate change on forest areas include rapid changes in weather patterns and more frequent insect infestations. On the other hand, people resting in forests mainly observe the lack of snow cover and occurrence of drought. Informal forest education insufficiently covers the topic of climate change. Thus, our study can help guide informal education towards topics related to climate change and the need for sustainable forest use.

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Understanding the Importance of Harmonized Landscape Design for Forest Education Centers in Malaysia

10.5772/intechopen.97097 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mohd Kher Bin Hussein ◽

Nor Syuriaty Bt Jaafar

Keyword(s):

Sense Of Place ◽

Landscape Design ◽

Forest Environment ◽

Design Elements ◽

Natural Processes ◽

Landscape Degradation ◽

Forest Sustainability ◽

Education Centre ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Forest Education

The Forest Education Centre is a place that provides environmental education facilities where the community, teachers and students can visit to learn more about the forest environment. Therefore, landscape design elements’ in this area which include buildings, should be visually in harmony with the sense of place and its surroundings. The design must concern form, color, materials, landscape degradation and preservation of natural processes. Unfortunately, landscape design elements in this area have been built based on in-situ approach where the absence of a ‘code of design’ in creating a well-built environment of landscape and architectural quality has contributed to inharmonious designs. This had led to the significant function of identity and meaning in securing the sense of place which was not adequately examined in the process. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to raise awareness among the stakeholders and the sensitivity towards the importance of harmonizing design in Forest Education Centres. Among the objectives of this study is to firstly understand the user’s perception towards harmonies designs in a forest environment. Secondly, it is to suggest harmonies design approaches towards forest sustainability. The intended audience for this paper include directors, facilities managers, landscape architects, forest officers, architects and engineers.

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First Awards of the Pack Forest Education Board

Science ◽

10.1126/science.72.1856.85-b ◽

1930 ◽

Vol 72 (1856) ◽

pp. 85-86

Keyword(s):

Forest Education

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The Context of Sustainable Development: Funding Society’s Nature and Forest Education through Promotional Forest Complexes in Poland in 2012–2016

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11154058 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (15) ◽

pp. 4058

Author(s):

Agnieszka Wartecka-Ważyńska ◽

Anna Jęczmyk ◽

Mikołaj Jalinik ◽

Jan Sikora ◽

Stanisław Łuniewski ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Educational Activity ◽

Educational Facilities ◽

Social Functions ◽

External Resources ◽

Funding Sources ◽

The Social ◽

External Sources ◽

Forest Education ◽

Object Of Study

The aim of this article is to present the funding sources and scale of the expenditure for the educational activity provided by Promotional Forest Complexes (PFCs) in the context of sustainable development. Apart from a number of significant economic functions, the State Forests in Poland perform important social functions, including the function of nature and forest education. Economic functions bring profit, while social functions are not subject to such commercialization. The execution of the social functions of Poland’s forests is dealt with by special organizational units, called Promotional Forest Complexes (PFCs). PFCs have suitable educational facilities at their disposal, enabling them to perform their tasks (e.g., education sites, nature exhibition rooms, forest teaching shelters, educational trails). Running these facilities involves certain transaction costs, which are covered from the PFCs’ own resources. The educational activity is partly financed from external sources. This analysis indicates that we could observe a decrease in internal and external resources dedicated to the nature and forest education of the society. The authors carried out the secondary materials analysis concerning the object of study, as well as the analysis of scientific literature and statistical analysis.

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