OXFORD FORESTRY INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD SUMMER COURSE PROGRAMME 1996 MAKING FOREST POLICY WORK 1-26 July 1996 This course, "Making Forest Policy Work", is the second such initiative by three partner organizations: the Oxford Forestry Institute, the International Institute for Environment and Development, and SGS Forestry. Its focus will be to confront the central issues of forest policy and practice in an increasingly challenging global environment. The course will be facilitated by Peter Kanowski, formerly of the OFI, and now Professor of Forestry at the Australian National University. The series of one-day seminars (1-5 July) focus on key forest policy issues - each to be addressed by internationally acknowledged experts. These will include: Global issues and initiatives; Tenure and participation in resource management; Changing roles in forest policy; Dynamics in finance and commerce; and Forest policy visions. Three weeks of coursework (8-26 July) will focus on processes and actions which help develop and implement forest policy solutions. `Policy processes' will look at institutional power and tenure, policy analysis and stakeholder participation, and new policy agendas. `Project impact analysis' will incorporate planning and project tools, assessment of forest project impacts, and organizational issues. Issues of finance and commerce, and an understanding of the timber trade will also be addressed. Speakers and participants are drawn from a diverse array of disciplines and organizations; academia, government agencies, NGOs and private enterprise. The course will be most valuable to those directly concerned with making forest policy and practice more effective. Participants may attend the first week only, or parts of it. Participants in the full four-week programme should especially benefit those whose circumstances limit their exposure to analysis of contemporary issues and discussion of innovative responses. AGROFORESTRY: TREES IN SUPPORT OF AGRICULTURE 5-30 August 1996 In August, the Oxford Forestry Institute will be offering for the first time a four-week agroforestry course entitled "Trees in support of agriculture". This course will address the key issues of agroforestry, emphasizing its role within national development, the place and management of trees within agroforestry systems, interactions between trees and crops, and the environmental and social aspects of agroforestry. Particular attention will be given to the philosophy and practice of agroforestry research. For further information, please contact Kate Harris, Course Coordinator Oxford Forestry Institute Department of Plant Sciences University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3RB, UK tel.: +44 (0) 1865 275000 fax.: +44 (0) 1865 275074 email: ofi@plant-sciences.oxford.ac.uk Miss Liz Pearce Secretary to Dr J Burley
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