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ENVIR ST 100

FORESTS OF THE WORLD

3 credits.

Ecology and conservation of a wide range of forests, from tropical rain and dry forests, boreal forests, to temperate forests, outside of the USA. The main threats to forests, and different strategies to solve conservation and sustainable management issues in international forestry. Trade-offs in forest conservation and management, resulting from different values that people place on forests, issues in equity and equality in access to forest resources. The role of forests in climate change and extinction of species.

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Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Biological Science or Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify relevant stakeholders in forest landscapes across the world Audience: Undergraduate 2. Give examples of conservation threats to forests in countries other than the USA and relevant solutions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Communicate about evidence on forest conservation and threats rigorously, correctly, and under different formats Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate, on specific examples, how trade-offs in forest conservation originate and work Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain the role of forests in solutions to climate change and species extinctions Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify relevant stakeholders in forest landscapes across the world Audience: Undergraduate 2. Give examples of conservation threats to forests in countries other than the USA and relevant solutions Audience: Undergraduate 3. Communicate about evidence on forest conservation and threats rigorously, correctly, and under different formats Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate, on specific examples, how trade-offs in forest conservation originate and work Audience: Undergraduate 5. Explain the role of forests in solutions to climate change and species extinctions Audience: Undergraduate

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