Unit Code: FAS500

Unit Name: Introduction Non-Timber Forest Products

Description: The syllabus covers all aspects of non-timber forest products availability, classification, conservation, uses and importance to our livelihood. The students will also identify non-timber from timber forest products and categorize their importance in terms of the benefit it provides to livelihoods. The unit will also discuss experiences of development of non-timber forest products from overseas countries that rely heavily on non-timber forest products. The unit will also cover major threats to non-timber forest products development and the worrying trends encountered globally on the availability of non-timber forest products. The Unit will also discuss strategies for improving development of non-timber forest products and case studies of non-timber forest development and benefits to our local communities.

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Prerequisite: N/A

Prerequisite Sentence: Student must be enrolled in the programme.

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2