Development of an Interdisciplinary Master of Forestry Program Focused on Forest Management in a Changing Climate
Concerted efforts are required to achieve the essential UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. This concept paper is focused on the development of a new Master of Forestry (MF) degree program at our University of Applied Sciences (UAS). With this move, we want to outline how cap...
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| author | Helge Walentowski Bettina Kietz Jürgen Horsch Thomas Linkugel Wolfgang Viöl |
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| description | Concerted efforts are required to achieve the essential UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. This concept paper is focused on the development of a new Master of Forestry (MF) degree program at our University of Applied Sciences (UAS). With this move, we want to outline how capacity building and valuable synergy effects can be obtained from close cooperation in teaching and research, in order to educate our scientifically trained and practice-oriented forestry students in applying new management responses to natural disturbance impacts and sustainable use of terrestrial natural resources for forest resource-dependent communities. Specifically, we show how the emergent issues of global warming and the associated increased vulnerability of temperate deciduous forests can be tackled. Actions to overcome knowledge transfer barriers will provide sound solutions for SDG 4 (quality education), SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production), SDG 13 (climate action), SDG 15 (life on land), and SDG 17 (partnerships to achieve the goal). Focusing on the Global Sustainable Development Goals can trigger intra and inter-faculty processes of cooperation, exchange programs, and optimized interfaces of previously separated disciplines that complement each other perfectly to form a knowledge hub. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d01f9cd391b0456f97fe013e0819cf312023-11-20T02:39:39ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072020-06-0111663210.3390/f11060632Development of an Interdisciplinary Master of Forestry Program Focused on Forest Management in a Changing ClimateHelge Walentowski0Bettina Kietz1Jürgen Horsch2Thomas Linkugel3Wolfgang Viöl4Faculty of Resource Management, HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Büsgenweg 1a, 37077 Göttingen, GermanyFaculty of Resource Management, HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Büsgenweg 1a, 37077 Göttingen, GermanyFaculty of Resource Management, HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Büsgenweg 1a, 37077 Göttingen, GermanyFaculty of Engineering and Health, HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Von-Ossietzky-Str. 99, 37085 Göttingen, GermanyFaculty of Engineering and Health, HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Von-Ossietzky-Str. 99, 37085 Göttingen, GermanyConcerted efforts are required to achieve the essential UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. This concept paper is focused on the development of a new Master of Forestry (MF) degree program at our University of Applied Sciences (UAS). With this move, we want to outline how capacity building and valuable synergy effects can be obtained from close cooperation in teaching and research, in order to educate our scientifically trained and practice-oriented forestry students in applying new management responses to natural disturbance impacts and sustainable use of terrestrial natural resources for forest resource-dependent communities. Specifically, we show how the emergent issues of global warming and the associated increased vulnerability of temperate deciduous forests can be tackled. Actions to overcome knowledge transfer barriers will provide sound solutions for SDG 4 (quality education), SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production), SDG 13 (climate action), SDG 15 (life on land), and SDG 17 (partnerships to achieve the goal). Focusing on the Global Sustainable Development Goals can trigger intra and inter-faculty processes of cooperation, exchange programs, and optimized interfaces of previously separated disciplines that complement each other perfectly to form a knowledge hub.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/6/632higher forestry educationglobal warmingnatural risksforest ecosystemssustainable forest managementrenewable raw materials |
| spellingShingle | Helge Walentowski Bettina Kietz Jürgen Horsch Thomas Linkugel Wolfgang Viöl Development of an Interdisciplinary Master of Forestry Program Focused on Forest Management in a Changing Climate Forests higher forestry education global warming natural risks forest ecosystems sustainable forest management renewable raw materials |
| title | Development of an Interdisciplinary Master of Forestry Program Focused on Forest Management in a Changing Climate |
| title_full | Development of an Interdisciplinary Master of Forestry Program Focused on Forest Management in a Changing Climate |
| title_fullStr | Development of an Interdisciplinary Master of Forestry Program Focused on Forest Management in a Changing Climate |
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| title_short | Development of an Interdisciplinary Master of Forestry Program Focused on Forest Management in a Changing Climate |
| title_sort | development of an interdisciplinary master of forestry program focused on forest management in a changing climate |
| topic | higher forestry education global warming natural risks forest ecosystems sustainable forest management renewable raw materials |
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