Forestry provides a focused lense through which to understand, influence and practice sustainable resource management and utilization, as well as sustainable development. Unlike environmental science, it is a profession and craft as well as a field of study. A degree in Forestry or Forest Conservation will give you entrance into careers where you can have a profound impact on the sustainability of human social and economic systems; while a degree in Forest Biomaterial Science will make you in-demand in the cutting-edge world of wood engineering science, technology and business – money-making sectors that utilize forests sustainably while benefiting the economy.
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When you study Forestry, you also study:
- Ecology
- Conservation Biology
- Environmental and natural science
- Political Science
- Economics
- Engineering
- Management
- Sustainable development
- Geography
- Urban Forestry
- Planning
- Psychology
- Public Health