Duration
36h Th
Number of credits
| Master in agroecology, professional focus | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in forests and natural areas engineering, professional focus | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Tropical forests are home to an unique biodiversity, are important carbon sinks and provide a variety of products (mainly timber) essential to the development and the survival of local populations (non-timber forest products, game, medicines, etc.. ). The course objective is to provide management techniques combining all these aspects. Mainly focused on the African continent, it is divided into 6 chapters:
Chapter 1. African vegetation: richness and endemism
Chapter 2. Fauna of Central Africa (Guinean-Congolese region)
Chapter 3. Impacts of logging
Chapter 4: Ecology of woody species in tropical rainforests
Chapter 5. Management of tropical rainforests
Chapter 6. Low-impact logging
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
After completing the course the student is expected to be able : 1. To identify vegetation types by using botanical surveys. 2. To evaluate logging impacts. 3. To organise multipurpose inventories. 4. To implement game management plans. 5. To elaborate management plans for logging concessions. 6. To suggest reduced impact-logging techniques. 7. To integrate social aspects in management plans. 8. To analyze films and vulgarization papers on the subject.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
This course is based on lectures delivered in a modular way (corresponding to chapters) and supplemented with contradictory discussions, films and external interventions (forestry professionals, forest managers, etc.).. Each course is preceded by a brief review of the previous lecture with a session of questions - answers.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Powerpoints are available on ecampus as well as articles and books cited during the course.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Further information:
Written continuous evaluation (100%).
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Outside contributors may vary from year to year
Contacts
DOUCET Jean-Louis (Professor)
Foresterie tropicale
Gestion des Ressources forestières
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés, 2
5030 Gembloux
+ 32 81 622343
jldoucet@ulg.ac.be