Foreword
Acknowledgements
Acronym and Abbreviations List
Chapter 1: Forests and Higher Forestry Education in a Changing World
1.1 Factors Affecting Forests and Higher Forestry Education
1.1.1 Challenges Influencing Forests and Forestry Education
1.1.2 Global and Regional Solutions in a Changing World
1.1.3 The Evolving Role of Higher Forestry Education
1.2 The Forestry Education Survey
1.3 Overview and Status of Higher Forestry Education in the Region
1.4 References
Chapter 2: Reshaping Higher Forestry Education in the AP region
2.1 Transforming Forestry
2.2 Degree Programme Trends
2.3 Emerging ProgramMEs
2.4 References
Chapter 3: Current Higher Forestry Education Trends
3.1 Enrolment Trends
3.1.1 Interpretation of the Results for the Asian Sub-Region
3.1.2 Interpretation of the Results for the Pacific Sub-Region
3.2 Teaching Quality
3.2.1 Student - Instructor Ratios
3.2.2 Instructor Qualifications
3.3 Employment Rates
3.4 Accessibility of Education
3.4.2 Tuition Fees and Financial Aid
3.4.2 International Exchange
3.5 Summary
3.6 References
Chapter 4: Forestry Education Efforts in the AP Region
4.1 Analysis of Higher Forest Education
4.2 Gaps in Forestry Education in the AP Region
4.3 Importance of Capacity Building
4.4 New Initiatives to Improve Forestry Education
4.5 Summary
Chapter 5: Summary and Recommendations
5.1 Changing Higher Forestry Education
5.2 Efforts in the Region and Recommendations for the Future
5.3 Solutions and Recommendations for Capacity Building
5.3.1 Course Recognition and Curricula Collaborations
5.3.2 Develop Accessible Learning
5.3.3 International Cooperation
5.4 Conclusion
Appendix 1
Number of Forestry-related Degree Programme Students in 2016
Appendix 2
Degree Programme List - (i) Forestry
Degree Programme List - (ii) Forest Science
Degree Programme List - (iii) Biodiversity and Conservation
Degree Programme List - (iv) Urban Forestry