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International trends in forestry education
Authors: Glen MurphyPublication: New Zealand Journal of Forestry, Volume N.Z.J.For. 2013, Issue N.Z.J.For. 58(1) 2013, pp 24-28, May 2013
Publisher: New Zealand Institute of Forestry
Abstract: Some have claimed that forestry as a profession faces a global crisis and its collapse is imminent. Recent statistics by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) indicates that this is not likely. Globally, student numbers are rising steadily. However, in some parts of the world forestry programmes are closing and the forestry and wood processing sectors in these areas are facing shortages in their workforce. This article looks at the global and local situation, provides comments from forestry educators at various locations around the world, asks if there is a problem, and reports some of the actual and potential solutions for addressing the problems that have been identified in the literature.