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NORTH
QUEENSLAND: Tropical Rainforest Management (SFS)
Australia, realizing that its rainforests shelter unique species
found nowhere else on earth, has moved faster than most countries
in confronting the threats to their destruction, and since 1988,
most of the remaining forests were declared protected under World
Heritage designation. The focus of the Tropical Rainforest Management
program is on the restoration and management of degraded forest,
pasturelands, and watersheds. Operating out of the SFS Center, surrounded
by protected forests, students live and study on a fully equipped
research compound. A week of orientation and preliminary lectures
is followed by a series of integrated case studies focusing on local
environmental problems and resource conflicts. Students are registered
in four courses: Rainforest Ecology; Principles of Forest Management;
Environmental Policy and Socioeconomic Values; and Directed Research.
Days are spent in a combination of lectures, field exercises and
research in the surrounding natural rainforest, areas under reforestation,
and nearby private lands under cultivation. Faculty lectures are
supplemented by guest lectures from local experts, government officials,
and representatives of area communities. Every student completes
and presents a directed research project utilizing on techniques,
statistical methods, and scientific writing skills learned at the
SFS Center. In addition to interviewing farmers, resource managers,
and aboriginal clan members to gain a variety of perspectives on
the issues surrounding preservation and restoration of the forests,
students are integrated into local life through volunteer activities,
including working with environmental groups and giving presentations
in local schools. Accommodation is provided in shared cabins. Eligibility:
At least one course in environmental studies or biology recommended.
Commitment to understanding environmental issues. Willingness to
live and work in groups.
School for Field Studies
16 Broadway
Beverly, MA 01915-4499
PH: 1-800-989-4435 | Fax: 978-927-5127
admissions@fieldstudies.org
Program Adviser: Professor Campbell, X4932, Science 1609 |
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Africa
Australia
East Asia
Eastern Europe
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East
North America
South Asia
Western Europe
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