welcome to: 2nd year medfor master course in padova galileo galilei 1592-1610
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Welcome to:Welcome to:2nd year MEDfOR Master course2nd year MEDfOR Master courseIn Padova In Padova
Galileo Galilei 1592-1610
Social and Environmental Social and Environmental responsibility in responsibility in
Mediterranean forestryMediterranean forestry
How do we understand these problems?
“ “ ... forestry is not about trees ... it is about people ...... forestry is not about trees ... it is about people ...... it is about trees only insofar as trees can serve the needs of people”... it is about trees only insofar as trees can serve the needs of people”
Jack Westoby 1967 Jack Westoby 1967
““forest policy has to balance, in one way or the other,forest policy has to balance, in one way or the other,the relation of society with the forest resource…”the relation of society with the forest resource…”
Adriaan van Maaren 1984 Adriaan van Maaren 1984
““the sustainable forest is controversial for good reason: any one definition represents particular the sustainable forest is controversial for good reason: any one definition represents particular values at others’ expense” values at others’ expense”
Jeff Romm 1993Jeff Romm 1993
Forest degradation, corruption, Forest degradation, corruption, trade of illegal woodtrade of illegal wood
Descriptive or analytical exercises (research)
Forest degradation, corruption, Forest degradation, corruption, trade of illegal woodtrade of illegal wood
What to do?
Private sector (voluntary initiatives)
Corporate social responsibility
Public sector
Conventions, Agreements, Incentives,
Command and control instruments
Partnership
Normative policy
Courses of 2Courses of 2ndnd year in Padova year in Padova
1.1. Valuation and assessment of Mediterranean forest Valuation and assessment of Mediterranean forest environmental goods and serviceenvironmental goods and service
2.2. Social responsability by public and private Social responsability by public and private organizationsorganizations
3.3. Applied statistics in forest researchApplied statistics in forest research
4.4. Societal marketing: forest certification and other tools Societal marketing: forest certification and other tools
5.5. Forest policy and governance: managing conflictsForest policy and governance: managing conflicts
Societal marketing (8)
(Laura Secco)
Social Responsibilit
y(6)
(Davide Pettenella)
Valuation and assessment (6)
(Paola Gatto)
Applied statistics (8)
(Mattia Cai)
Forest policies & conflicts management (4) (Gerard Buttoud)
1. Valuation and assessment1. Valuation and assessment of of Mediterranean forest environmental goods Mediterranean forest environmental goods and servicesand services
Evaluation in a Total Economic Value framework
Decision-making in a Total Economic Value framework
Shaping policies to promote sustainable mediterranean forest management
2. Social responsability by public and 2. Social responsability by public and private organizationsprivate organizations
concepts and theory related to ethics in forestryconcepts and theory related to ethics in forestry role and responsibilities in institutional setting of role and responsibilities in institutional setting of
environmental and forest institutions at international and environmental and forest institutions at international and European levelEuropean level
main problems and instruments related to unsustainable uses main problems and instruments related to unsustainable uses of forests resources of forests resources
Principles, Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Principles, Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management and the governmental and non-governmental Management and the governmental and non-governmental processes for their developmentprocesses for their development
3. Applied statistics in forest research3. Applied statistics in forest research
• class in applied statistical methods for data class in applied statistical methods for data analysis.analysis.
• based on examples and focused on based on examples and focused on applicationsapplications
• stress in posed on understanding the basic stress in posed on understanding the basic ideas, concepts and limitations of the methods ideas, concepts and limitations of the methods and emphasis is placed on interpreting and and emphasis is placed on interpreting and reporting the resultsreporting the results
4. Societal marketing: forest 4. Societal marketing: forest certification and other tools certification and other tools
• key issues, concepts instruments and key issues, concepts instruments and methodologies of societal marketing methodologies of societal marketing
• most important environmental and social most important environmental and social responsibility’s instrumentsresponsibility’s instruments
Based on case-studies , linked to global forest policy Based on case-studies , linked to global forest policy principles and initiatives to promote environmental principles and initiatives to promote environmental and social values protectionand social values protection
5. Forest policy and governance: 5. Forest policy and governance: managing conflictsmanaging conflicts
• key-links between forest policy and conflicts key-links between forest policy and conflicts management options management options
• basic concepts and theoretical approaches on theory of basic concepts and theoretical approaches on theory of changes, forest policy reforms, negotiation and conflict changes, forest policy reforms, negotiation and conflict managementmanagement
• Evaluation of power relationships and recognition of the Evaluation of power relationships and recognition of the latent dimension of a conflictlatent dimension of a conflict
• ability to move from the conflict resolution to the conflict ability to move from the conflict resolution to the conflict transformation approach and to manage policy creation transformation approach and to manage policy creation and implementation in conflictive setting.and implementation in conflictive setting.
Some of our principles for effective Some of our principles for effective teaching and learningteaching and learning
Establish clear goals and learning outcomes Establish clear goals and learning outcomes Generate interest & provide explanationGenerate interest & provide explanation Active engagement of students (lecturers learning Active engagement of students (lecturers learning
from students)from students) Help you learn to learnHelp you learn to learn Concern & respect for students & your learningConcern & respect for students & your learning Provide appropriate assessment & feedbackProvide appropriate assessment & feedback
Thesis Thesis preparation preparation and defenseand defense
• 30 ECTS• 1 supervisor (among the teaching staff) + 1 or even more
co-supervisors• Thesis defense: from July to October • When to start: October (thinking), February-March (field
work)
Some ideas for Thesis /1Some ideas for Thesis /1
•TEV evaluation of forest resources
•PES (water, Carbon, biodiversity protection, …)
• Effects of illegal practices on forest resources, local community, companies, public authorities, consumers
•Impacts of policies to stop IL and corruption. Different government policies and international institutional frameworks that may hinder or promote the international transfer of regulations, innovations and good practices
SomeSome ideas for Thesis ideas for Thesis //22
NWFPs economics (value chain, marketing, income generation and distribution, …) from different viewpoints:
• How do local conditions and opportunities affect NTFP use and management?
• Do particular kinds of cases have particular kinds of livelihood outcomes?
• How do NTFP production systems evolve under commercial conditions? (supply chain analysis, domestication, vertical and horizontal integration, market power concentration, …)
SomeSome ideas for Thesis/3ideas for Thesis/3
Your ideas and suggestions are welcome !!!!
Synergies and contacts for thesisSynergies and contacts for thesis
FAO FAO (Rome – Italy)(Rome – Italy)
EFI EFI FLEGT FLEGT and and REDD Units REDD Units at at EFIMED EFIMED (Bcl)(Bcl)
USSE - USSE - USSE.Unión de silvicultores del Sur de Europa
Biodiversity International Biodiversity International (former IPGRI - Rome)(former IPGRI - Rome)
Forest Stewardship Council Int.Forest Stewardship Council Int. (Bonn)(Bonn) and FSC-and FSC-Italy Italy (Padova)(Padova)
UN-ECE Timber Committee UN-ECE Timber Committee (Geneva)(Geneva)
WWF Mediterranean Program WWF Mediterranean Program (Rome)(Rome)
Forest consultant companies Forest consultant companies (Indufor, Etifor, …) and (Indufor, Etifor, …) and NGOsNGOs
Teaching materialTeaching materialMoodle platformMoodle platform
Web site of the teachersWeb site of the teachers
How to find us?How to find us?www.agraria.unipd.it
… … and for any problem:and for any problem:
Susanne KloehnSusanne KloehnErasmus Office and Erasmus Office and International RelationsInternational RelationsFront Desk time: Front Desk time: Tuesday and Thursday from 9,30 am to Tuesday and Thursday from 9,30 am to 12,30 pm12,30 pmTel. +39 049 827 2538Tel. +39 049 827 2538Fax. +39 049 827 2529E-mail: Fax. +39 049 827 2529E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] http://www.agraria.unipd.it/it/home/erasmus.http://www.agraria.unipd.it/it/home/erasmus.aspasp
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A summary of all A summary of all information information available: available: www.tesaf.unipd.it/pettenella (Google: (Google: ““PettenellaPettenella””))
Final wish to you all coming to Padova
“REDIBO PLENIOR”
“I shall come back richer, more mature” motto by G.V. Pinelli, second half of XVI Century