Course Description
Forestry: A Beginners Guide
Learn about the management of forest ecosystems for human and environmental benefits in this free online course. We refer to a complex ecosystem dominated by trees and other plants as a ‘forest’, which needs to be cared for and managed properly. Forestry is all about controlling, preserving and utilising the forest for the benefit of humanity. How should we care for and manage forests and why is this so important? We will help you understand the art of managing, conserving and caring for these ecosystems and examine the concept of ‘urban forestry’.
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| Training Provider | Alison |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Define ‘forestry’ • Classify forests based on their geographical distribution, climate, soil type and types of trees • Recall the horizons or layers of soils • Describe forest mensuration and the main objectives • Discuss measurement and the scale of measurements • Recall types of surveys for timber • State the function of silviculture in forestry • Outline the types of ecological niche and their description in the forest ecological system • Identify the processes of harvesting timber • Explain ‘urban forestry’ |
| Course Code | 4746 |
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