Unit 1: Forestry; an Introduction
The unit aims to introduce the discipline of forestry. The unit discusses the basic branches of forestry and explains the differences and similarities among them.
• What is forestry?
• Branches of forestry

Unit 2: Cells, tissues, organs 
The unit focuses on plant and animal cells and tissues.
The unit explains the structure of plant and animal cells and discusses the most prominent cell types.
• Plant cells
• Plant cell parts
• Plant cell types
• Animal cells
• Animal cell structure

Unit 3: Wood structure & properties 
The unit focuses on the structure of wood. The unit also discusses the basic properties of wood.
• The structure of wood
• Wood properties

Unit 4: Plant communities, trees and diseases
The unit discusses topics on plant communities, forest trees, and tree diseases.
• Plant communities
• Classification of plant communities
• Communities and cood chain
• Forest trees
• Common tree diseases

Unit 5: Forests, rangelands & wetlands
The unit discusses the different types of forests and provides basic information on rangelands and wetlands.
• Forests
• Rangelands
• Wetlands
• Types of wetlands

Unit 6: Soil & inland waters
The unit discusses the topics of soil, soil texture, soil types, soil organisms, organic matter in soil as well as inland waters.
• Soil
• Soil organisms & organic matter
• Soil texture & types
• Inland waters

Unit 7: Forest management
The unit discusses forest management and argues for forest practices and policies.
• Forest management: past vs present
• The Importance of forests
• Clear cutting of forests: advantages and disadvantages
• Forest policy in Europe

Unit 8: Rangeland management
The unit discusses rangeland management and argues for rangeland practices and policies.
• Rangelands, pastures, meadows
• Rangeland types
• Rangeland management principles
• Rangeland health model for the mediterranean area

Unit 9: Watershed management
The unit discusses watershed management and argues for watershed practices and policies.
• Watershed management
• Purposes of watershed management
• Watershed policies

Unit 10: Geographic Information System (GIS)
The unit discusses Geographic Information Systems and its application to forestry.
• Geographic Information Systems
• The uses of Geographic Information Systems
• GIS application in forest management

Unit 11: Forest technical works
The unit discusses forest technical works, such as forest roads, forest engineering structures, removal of vegetation and land delimitation.
• Forest roads
• Forest engineering structures
• Removal of vegetation
• Concrete conservation works

Unit 12: Wood products
The unit discusses wood products and their classification.
• Forest products; classification criteria
• First level groups of classification

Unit 13: Wood processing & infrastructures
The unit discusses wood processing and infrastructures.
• Wood processing; an introduction
• Steps of wood processing
• Wood processing: pulp and paper
• Wood processing: chemical treatment and wastewater

Unit 14: Perspective design
The unit discusses perspective design and distinguishes between different types of perspective.
• Perspective; an introduction
• Types of perspective

Unit 15: Forest organizations
The unit discusses forest organizations, agencies, offices. The unit also discusses forest exploitation and services.
• Forest organizations
• Sociocultural and aesthetic services of forests
• Forest exploitation: related issues

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