The future of professional forestry education: trends and challenges from the Malaysian perspective

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The future of professional forestry education: trends and challenges from the Malaysian perspective

The traditional forestry education schemes are no longer sufficient to train professional foresters to manage the forest resources in a changing world. Even in forest-rich nations such as Malaysia, the challenges faced by forestry education are growing. The declining student enrolment and interests...

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Main Authors:	Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Ioras, Florin, Vacalie, Claudia Cristina, Lu, Wen Ming
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AcademicPres 2013
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29142/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29142/1/The%20future%20of%20professional%20forestry%20education.pdf

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