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FOR201: Conservation and Management of Tropical and Subtropical Forests

FOR201H1: Conservation of Tropical and Subtropical Forests

The world's major tropical and subtropical forest biomes; prospects for conservation and sustainable management; consequences of different forest development strategies; tropical deforestation and selective logging; agroforestry; biodiversity and non-timber forest products; the fuelwood crisis; large carnivore conservation; ecological, economic and social perspectives.

Recommended Preparation: 

BIO120H1, GGR100H1, GGR101H1

Distribution Requirements: 
Science
Social Science
Breadth Requirements: 
Living Things and Their Environment (4)
Program Area Section: 

Forest Conservation and Forest Biomaterials Science