First Year: Semester I

First Year: Semester II

Second Year: Semester I

Second Year: Semester II

Third Year: Semester I

Third Year: Semester II

Fourth Year: Semester I

Fourth Year: Semester II

1. Introduction: Definitions of important terms; objectives of forest management; concept of Forest Management.

2. Forest types of Bangladesh; significance of Forest Ecology on Forest Management.

3. Silviculture: Silviculture and plantation of some important tree species for tea garden; practices of Silviculture; Silvicultural systems.

4. Rotation: Kinds of rotation; factors affecting choice of rotation; discussion of rotation.

5. Yield Regulation: Functions; yield regulation by area and volume; Austrain, Hundeshagen’s and Von Mantel’s formulae; yield tables.

6. Mensuration: Measuring standing trees (DBH, crown diameter, height, total height, merchantable height, Basal Area, Tapering, form factor, volume.); measuring volume of log; Volume Tables; Increment and Growth.

7. Logging: Preparation for logging; felling operations; log extraction; log transportation.

8. Wildlife management in Bangladesh.

9. Carbon trade and management of forest and environment in Bangladesh in line with Kyoto Protocol.

1. Castanedia, F. 1989. Forest Logging and Transportation. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forest, Chittagong University.

2. Chaturvedi, A. N. and L.S. Khanna. 1998. Forest Mensuration. International Book Distribution, Dehradun 248001, India.

3. Choudhury, J.K. 2002. An Introduction to Forest Management. Mrs. Huliama, R. J. Apt-504, House-48 (old), Road-26(old), Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209.

4. Kamaluddin, M. 1984. Forest Ecology. Institute of Forestry, Chittagong UNiversity.

5. Pant, M.M. 1990. Forest Resource Management. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University.

6. Sarker, S. U. 1992. Parks and Wildlife Management. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University.

7. Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Plantation Silviculture. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University

8. Zabala, N. Q. 1990. Principles and Practice of Silviculture. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University.

9. Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Silviculture of Species. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University.

10. Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Silvicultural Systems. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University.

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1. Introduction: Importance of Taxonomy, Ecology, Palaeobotany, Cytology, Genetics, Pathology, Plant Breeding, Physiology, Microbiology, Agronomy and Horticulture in Forestry.

2. Reproductive Biology of Higher Plants: Pollination - process, types of pollination, pollinating agents with special reference to important tree species in mangrove forest, hill forest and plain land forests of Bangladesh, Fertilisation - process, development of embryos and endosperm, Dispersal of fruits and seeds with special emphasis on forest tree species.

3. Phytogeography: Salient features of hydrophytes, xerophytes, halophytes and mesophytes and their adaptations.

4. Anatomy: Origin and differentiation of apical meristems, tissues and tissue systems, secondary growth in dicot and monocot stems.

5. Cytology: Ultra-structure and functions of cell organelles, significance of mitotic and meiotic cell divisions.

6. Genetics and Plant Breeding: Mendelian principles of inheritance, physical basis of heredity, chromosomes and genes, linkage and crossingover, gene-mutation polyploidies and their economic importance, objectives and principles of plant breeding.

Cobley, L. S. and Steele, W.M. 1976. An Introduction to the Botany of Tropical crops. Second Edition, The English language, Book Society and Longman, London, U.K. 371p.

Dutta, A.C., 1972. A Class Book of Botany, Fourteenth Edition, Oxford University Press, Fanadany House, Calcutta-13, India. 500p.

Fattah and Islam, 1976, College Biology. Jahangir Sons, 42, Bangla Bazar, Dhaka. 456p.

Hill, A.F. 1979. Economic Botany, Tata McGraw Hill Book Publishing Company Ltd. New Delhi, India. 560p.

Huq, A.M. 1986. Plant Names of Bangladesh. Bangladesh National Herbarium, 220, Green Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-5. 289p.

Mukherji, H. 1974. Plat Groups. Allied (p) Ltd. 8/1, Chintarnidas Calcutta 9, India. 1084p.

Sharma, O.P. 1980. A manual of Practical Botany. Vol 1. Pragati Prakashani, Begum Bridge, Neerut-25001, India. 310p.

 

1. Introduction: Phenology, geographical distribution and economic importance of important forest tree species of Bangladesh.

2. Taxonomy: Definition, fundamentals of taxonomy, concept of predictivity, aims and significance of taxonomy, taxonomy and systematics, phases of taxonomy, units of classification, kinds of classification, short history of plant classification, some important systems of classification and their comparisons: Linnaeus system, Bentham and Hooker’s system, Engler and Prantl’s system, Hatchinson’s system, Cronquist’s system, nomenclature, taxonomic hierarchy and concept of categories.

3. Identifying characters, economic importance and examples with forest tree species of the following families: Gymnosperm: Cycadales, Gnetales, and Coniferales, Monocots: Graminae (Bamboosoidae) and Palmae, Dicots: Verbenaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Leguminosae, Meliaceae, Sterculiaceae, Anacardiaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Moraceae, Rubiaceae, Myrtaceae, Sonneratiaceae, Loranthaceae.

4. Objectives and functions with particular reference to forestry: Herbarium, Botanical Garden and Arboretum.

Benson. L. 1957. Plant Classification. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. New Delhi, India. 688p.

Brandis, D. 1987. Indian Trees. Archbald Constable and Co. Ltd., 16 Jame’s Street, Haymarket, S.W. 767p.

Drury, C. H. 1985. The useful plants to India. International Book Distributors, 9/3, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun-218001, India. 512p.

Harlow, W.M.; Harrar. E.S. and While, F.M. 1952. McGraw Hill Book Company, New Delhi, India.512p.

Heywood; V.H. 1976. Plant taxonomy. Second Edition. Edward Arnold (Publisher) Ltd. 25 Hill Street, London WIX 8 LL, U.K. 63p.

Howard, A.L. 1986. Studies of the Identification of Timbers. International Book Distributors, 9/3, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun-248001, India. 110p.

Jones, B.S. and Luchsinger, A.E. 1979. Plant Systematics. McGraw Hill Book Company, New Delhi, India. 512p.

Rendle, A.B. 1979. The Classification of Flowering Plants. Volume I & II. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. Vikas House, 20/4, Industrial Area, Sahidabad, Ghaziabad, U.P. India. 610p.

 

This course will include an orientation tour to different forest areas and forest-related organisations to introduce forestry in Bangladesh and to show natural diversity and its trend. All students will write a field trip report, and appear in written examination and viva-voce. It also includes tree planting, nursing and maintaining a plantation journal by each of the students.

1. Introduction: Scope of geology and soil science, origin, general information and interior of the earth.

2. Mineralogy: Definition and physical characteristics of minerals, study of essential and accessory minerals.

3. Petrology: Classification of rocks into types and their formation, igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks structures and textures, description of common rocks and soils developed from them.

4. Structural Geology: Strike, dip, folding, anticlines, synclines, faults, stratification and lamination.

5. Forms and uses of fossils, geological time scale.

6. Geology of Bangladesh.

1. Weathering and Soil Forming Processes: Physical, chemical, and biological agents and their role in weathering of rocks and minerals, processes of soil formation.

2. Physical, chemical and biological properties of forest soils and their significance in silvicultural practices and tree growth.

3. Factors of soil formation and their role in forest soil formation.

4. Soil Profile: Definition, master horizon designation, and their characteristics and sub divisions.

5. Forest humus and its influence on physical, chemical (soil pH, procedure to determine soil pH, salinity, alkalinity, etc.) and biological properties of soils. Soil biota and its role in the turn over of organic matter in forest soil.

6. Soil classification with special reference to Bangladesh and their bearing on forests.

Armson, K.M. 1979. Forest Soils: Properties and processes. Univ. of Toronto pres. Toronto. 390p.

Bangar, M.M. 1981. A Text Book of Geology. Standard Publishers Distributors, Delhi.

Brady, N.C. 1996. The nature and properties of soil.. Prentice Hall of India India, New Delhi. 621p

Brammer, H. 1971. Soil Survey Project Bangladesh. Soil Resources, AGL; SF/ PAK

Fitzpatrick, E.A. 1974. An Introduction to Soil Science. Oliver & Boyd. Edinburgh.

Hussain, M.S. 1992. Soil Classification (with special reference to the soils of Bangladesh), University of Dhaka.

Muthayya, V.D. 1968. A text Book of Geology. 4^th Ed. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. New Delhi. 229p.

Russell, E.W. 1981. Soil Conditions and plant growth. Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd. London. 688p.

Sarkar, R.S. and Chandul, P.S. 1988. Plant Ecology and Soil Science. S. Chand & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., New Delhi, India. 97p.

 

1. Introduction: Basic concept of forest ecology, forest ecology in relation to silviculture, forest and environmental management.

2. Ecosystem: Concept and components of ecosystem, habitat and ecological niche, tropic level, food chain, food web, tropic structure and ecological pyramids.

3. Site factors: Site factors and their effects on plant growth, regeneration and distribution, interrelationships between site factors, effects of forest vegetation on site factors.

4. Mineral nutrition of forests: Nutrient cycling, nutrient uptake, mycorrhiza and nutrient uptake, nutrient return, rainfall and nutrient input, litter fall and nutrient return, soil organisms and their role in decomposition of organic matter, nutrient loss.

5. Succession and Retrogression: Concept and stages of succession, concept of climax, causes of retrogression and its relation in forest instability, succession in mangrove forests.

6. Synecology: Community composition, physiognomy, classification of community, structure of vegetation, methods of studying of plant community structure.

7. Autecology: Phenology, flowering, pollination, fruiting, seed output, dispersal of fruits and seeds, seed viability, dormancy, reproductive capacity and plant percent, seedling and vegetative growth, adaptation in forest trees.

8. Tropical forests: Distribution, types, species composition and forest types of Bangladesh.

Anderson, I.M. 1981. Ecology for environmental biosphere: Ecosystems and Mass. Edward Arnald. 175p.

Baubenmire, R. 1968. Plant communities: A textbook of plant synecology. Harper & Row, Publishers. New York. 300p.

Etherington, J. R. 1975. Environment and Plant ecology. John wiley & Sons. London.

Ehyd, A. G. 1977. Ecology of the tidal forests in the kikori-Remilly Sowd Area Gulf of Papua Ecology Report No. 4 Div. of Botany, Office of Forests Dept. of Primary Industry.

Greig-Smith, P. 1983. Quantitative plant ecology. 3^rd ed. Blackwell Scientific Publications. Oxford, London & Edinburgh, 359 p.

Grime, S. P. 1981. Plant strategies and vegetations processes. John wiley & Sons. Chichester. 233p.

Kamaluddin, M. 1984. Forest ecology, Institute of Forestry, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh. 185p.

Kershaw, K.A. 1969. Quantitative and dynamic ecology. Ddward arnald. (Publishers) Ltd. London.

Kormondy, E.J. 1976. Concepts of ecology. 2^nd Ed. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood cliffs. New Jersey.

Puri, G.S. 1960. Indian forest ecology. A comprehensive survey of vegetation and its environment in the Indian Subcontinent. Vol. I & II. Oxford Book & Stationery Co. New Delhi and Calcutta (India). 318p.

Richards, P.W. 1976. The Tropical rain forest. An ecological study. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge. 450p.

Spurr, S.H. and Barnes, B.V. 1973. Forest ecology. 2^nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons. New York. 687p.

Spurr, S. H. and Barnes, B.V. 1980. Forest ecology 3^rd ed. John will & Sons. New York 698p.

Whitmore, T. C. 1975. Tropical rain forests of the Far East. Clarnedon Press. Oxfored. 283p.

Zabala, N. Q. 1990 Forest ecology Undp/FAO/ BGD/85/011. Field Document Number 6. Development of professional education in the Forestry Sector in Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO, Rome.

 

This course will include an orientation tour to different forest areas and forest-related organisations to introduce forestry in Bangladesh and to show natural diversity and its trend. All students will write a field trip report, and appear in written examination and viva-voce. It also includes tree planting, nursing and maintaining a plantation journal by each of the students.

1. Study of special plant organs.

2. Collection and identification of fruits and seeds of forest trees.

3. Demonstration of mitosis and meiosis.

4. Anatomical study of dicots and monocots stem, root and leaf.

Cobley, L. S. and Steele, W.M. 1976. An Introduction to the Botany of Tropical crops. Second Edition, The English language Book Society and Longman, London, U.K. 371p.

Dutta, A.C., 1972. A Class Book of Botany, Fourteenth Edition, Oxford University Press, Fanadany House, Calcutta-13, India. 500p.

Fattah and Islam, 1976, College Biology. Jahangir Sons, 42, Bangla Bazar, Dhaka. 456p.

Hill, A.F. 1979. Economic Botany, Tata McGraw Hill Book Publishing Company Ltd. New Delhi, India. 560p.

Huq, A.M. 1986. Plant Names of Bangladesh. Bangladesh National Herbarium, 220, Green Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-5. 289p.

Mukherji, H. 1974. Plat Groups. Allied (p) Ltd. 8/1, Chintarnidas Calcutta 9, India. 1084p.

Sharma, O.P. 1980. A manual of Practical Botany. Vol 1. Pragati Prakashani, Begum Bridge, Neerut-25001, India. 310p.

 

2 Hours/Week, 1 Credit

1. Identification of woody plants on the basis of morphological and vegetative characteristics and study of families.

2. Collection, preparation and preservation of herbarium specimens.

3. Recording of phenological characteristics of important tree species.

Benson. L. 1957. Plant Classification. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. New Delhi, India. 688p.

Brandis, D. 1987. Indian Trees. Archbald Constable and Co. Ltd., 16 Jame’s Street, Haymarket, S.W. 767p.

Drury, C. H. 1985. The useful plants to India. International Book Distributors, 9/3, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun-218001, India. 512p.

Harlow, W.M.; Harrar. E.S. and While, F.M. 1952. McGraw Hill Book Company, New Delhi, India.512p.

Heywood; V.H. 1976. Plant taxonomy. Second Edition. Edward Arnold (Publisher) Ltd. 25 Hill Street, London WIX 8 LL, U.K. 63p.

Howard, A.L. 1986. Studies of the Identification of Timbers. International Book Distributors, 9/3, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun-248001, India. 110p.

Jones, B.S. and Luchsinger, A.E. 1979. Plant Systematics. McGraw Hill Book Company, New Delhi, India. 512p.

Rendle, A.B. 1979. The Classification of Flowering Plants. Volume I & II. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. Vikas House, 20/4, Industrial Area, Sahidabad, Ghaziabad, U.P. India. 610p.

1. Introduction to forestry: Definitions and meaning of important terms used in forestry, scope, objectives and importance of forestry with particular reference to Bangladesh.

2 Forest types: Location, distribution and species composition of the different forest types.

3. Legal classification of the forests of Bangladesh

4. Problems of Bangladesh forests like encroachment, shifting cultivation, illicit cuttings, etc.

5. Tangible and intangible benefits of forest.

6. Scientific names of important flora and fauna and their important uses.

7. Introduction to major forestry areas – silviculture, protection, harvesting, utilization, etc.

8. Forest education, research and training in Bangladesh.

9. Functions and administrative set up of Bangladesh Forest Department (FD), Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI), Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation (BFIDC).

1. Introduction to Environmental Science: Definitions and meaning of important terms used in forestry, scope, objectives and importance of environmental science.

2. An introduction to atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere.

3. A brief introduction to environmental pollution.

4. Major environmental issues in Bangladesh and their influence on our forests and the vice-versa.

5. Function and administrative set up of the Department of Environment and environmental education institutions.

6. Introduction to green house effect.

Anon. 1989. Gana Parjaya Brikhya Rupan. Bangladesh Forest Department.

Anon. 1990. Bangladesh Paribesh O Paribesh Adidapter (Bengali vers), Department of Environment, Dhaka. 155p.

Bhuiyan, A. M. 1991. Paribesh dushan, part I & II.Unique Library, 150, Anderkilla, Chittagong.

Sharpe, G.W.; Hendee, C.W. and Sharpe, W.F. 1986. Introduction to Forestry. McGraw Hill Book Co. New York. 629p.

Southwick, C.H. 1972. Ecology and the quality of our environment. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.

Wenger, K.E. 1984. Forestry handbook, 2^nd Ed. John Willey & Sons. New York. 335p.

Young, R.A. 1982. Introduction to Forest Science. John Wiley & Sons. New York. 554p.

 

1. Study of physical properties of rock and mineral specimen in the laboratory.

2. Method of soil sampling.

3. Study of soil profile in the field and the textural classification of soil.

4. Visits to different soil resources research centres to demonstrate mechanical analysis of soil by hydrometer method; determination of soil organic matter by wet oxidation method; estimation of total nitrogen; determination of water holding capacity; and determination of different physical and chemical properties of soil.

Armson, K.M. 1979. Forest Soils: Properties and processes. Univ. of Toronto pres. Toronto. 390p.

Bangar, M.M. 1981. A Text Book of Geology. Standard Publishers Distributors, Delhi.

Brady, N.C. 1996. The nature and properties of soil.. Prentice Hall of India India, New Delhi. 621p

Brammer, H. 1971. Soil Survey Project Bangladesh. Soil Resources, AGL; SF/ PAK

Fitzpatrick, E.A. 1974. An Introduction to Soil Science. Oliver & Boyd. Edinburgh.

Hussain, M.S. 1992. Soil Classification (with special reference to the soils of Bangladesh), University of Dhaka.

Muthayya, V.D. 1968. A text Book of Geology. 4^th Ed. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. New Delhi. 229p.

Russell, E.W. 1981. Soil Conditions and plant growth. Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd. London. 688p.

Sarkar, R.S. and Chandul, P.S. 1988. Plant Ecology and Soil Science. S. Chand & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., New Delhi, India. 97p.

1. Application of different methods of studying vegetation.

2. Morphological and anatomical study of different ecological adaptation of selected forest species.

3. Visit to meteorological stations to demonstrate humidity recording, sunshine hour, rainfall measurement, etc.

Anderson, I.M. 1981. Ecology for environmental biosphere: Ecosystems and Mass. Edward Arnald. 175p.

Baubenmire, R. 1968. Plant communities: A textbook of plant synecology. Harper & Row, Publishers. New York. 300p.

Etherington, J. R. 1975. Environment and Plant ecology. John wiley & Sons. London.

Ehyd, A. G. 1977. Ecology of the tidal forests in the kikori-Remilly Sowd Area Gulf of Papua Ecology Report No. 4 Div. of Botany, Office of Forests Dept. of Primary Industry.

Greig-Smith, P. 1983. Quantitative plant ecology. 3^rd ed. Blackwell Scientific Publications. Oxford, London & Edinburgh, 359 p.

Grime, S. P. 1981. Plant strategies and vegetations processes. John wiley & Sons. Chichester. 233p.

Kamaluddin, M. 1984. Forest ecology, Institute of Forestry, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh. 185p.

Kershaw, K.A. 1969. Quantitative and dynamic ecology. Ddward arnald. (Publishers) Ltd. London.

Kormondy, E.J. 1976. Concepts of ecology. 2^nd Ed. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood cliffs. New Jersey.

Puri, G.S. 1960. Indian forest ecology. A comprehensive survey of vegetation and its environment in the Indian Subcontinent. Vol. I & II. Oxford Book & Stationery Co. New Delhi and Calcutta (India). 318p.

Richards, P.W. 1976. The Tropical rain forest. An ecological study. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge. 450p.

Spurr, S.H. and Barnes, B.V. 1973. Forest ecology. 2^nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons. New York. 687p.

Spurr, S. H. and Barnes, B.V. 1980. Forest ecology 3^rd ed. John will & Sons. New York 698p.

Whitmore, T. C. 1975. Tropical rain forests of the Far East. Clarnedon Press. Oxfored. 283p.

Zabala, N. Q. 1990 Forest ecology Undp/FAO/ BGD/85/011. Field Document Number 6. Development of professional education in the Forestry Sector in Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO, Rome.

1. General introduction: Definition, scope, physiological processes and conditions, kleb’s concept.

2. Nutrition: Mineral nutrition, their sources, function and deficiency symptoms; cultural techniques (sand and water cultures).

3. Plant - water relationship: Importance of water to plants, soil water forms, absorption of water, path of movement of water through root, ascent of sap, factors affecting the rate of water absorption. Water use efficiency, water stress and growth.

4.Transpiration: Kinds of transpiration & their mechanism, factors affecting the rate of transpiration, significance of transpiration.

5. Transport of materials: the transporting system, mechanisms of translocation, factors affecting translocation.

6 Mineral salt absorption in plants: Steps of salt absorption in root cells, radial movement of ions from surface cells to xylem & translocation from root to shoot.

7. Metabolism: Photosynthesis (introduction, the chloroplast pigments, factors affecting chlorophyll formation, mechanism of photosynthesis, factors affecting photosynthesis); and respiration (definition, importance, kinds of respiration, mechanism of respiration (glycolysis and kerb’s cycle), factors affecting respiration.

8. Growth and development: Parameters of growth, growth regions, phases of growth cell formation, cell elongation and cell differentiation; growth of root, shoot and leaf, factors affecting growth.

9. Reproduction: Floral parts, pollination and fertilization, growth and development of fruits of angiosperm; asexual reproduction – sprouting, stem, leaf and root cuttings; layering, grafting.

10. Seed physiology and dormancy.

Delvin, R.M. and Witham, F.H. 1983. Plant Physiology (4^th ed.) CBS Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi. 577p.

Jain, V.K. 1981 Fundamentals of plant physiology. S. Chand & Company Ltd. New Delhi. 362p.

Kramer, P.J. and Kozlowski, T. 1972 Physiology of woody plants. Academic press New Yourk & London. 811 p.

Pandey. S.N. and Singha, B.K. 1979. Plant Physiology. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. 583p.

Street, H.E.& Opik, H. 1984. The Physiology of flowering plants: their growth and development. 3^rd ed., Edward Arnold, London. 279p.

 

1. Introduction and scope of Forest Entomology, importance of insects to Forestry; lists of beneficial and harmful insects for forestry.

2. Insect structure and functions, reproduction and metamorphosis, different types of insect larvae and pupae.

3. Taxonomy and classification of forest related insects up to orders.

4. Concept of insect ecology and population dynamics, ecological factors influencing population fluctuations and outbreaks of pests, relative susceptibilities of different forest types of insect damage.

5. Methods of pest management: Mechanical, chemical, Biological, IPM, etc.

6. Biology, nature, extent of damage and control of the major pests of forests and forest products: a. nursery pest - cutworms, cockchafers, termites and ants, b. plantation pests - teak defoliator and skeletonizer, sal heartwood borer, mahogony shoot borer, gamar defoliator and keora beehole borer, c. wood and timber pests - ghoon beetle ambrosis beetle and termites, d. pests of forest tree seeds.

7. Biology of honeybee, silkmoth and lac insects and their management to increase forest productivity.

8. Medical entomology - parasitic protozoa, mosquito and fly borne diseases and their prevention.

Alam, M. Z. 1965. Modern insecticides and their uses. 209 p.

Anon. 1975. Forest Pest Control. National academy of Science. NAS, Washington, D. C.

Beeson, C. F. C. 1941. The ecology and control of forest insects of India and neighboring countries, Govt. of India Press. 267 p.

Bhuiya, B. A. and Ismail , M.A. 1990.Preliminary study on the Insect Pests of some forest trees seeds, from Chittagong, C.U. Studies, Vol. 14 (1).

Borror, D. J. and Delong, D. M. An Introduction to the study of insects.

Bosk, W. Forest Pest of Bangladesh and their control, Bulletin No. 1, BFRI Publication.

Chapnan, R. F. The Insects structure and function.

Davidson, R.H. and Longman, W.F. 1979. Insect pests of farm gardens and Orchards. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 596 p.

Findley, W. P. K. 1967. Timber pests and diseases: Pragman Press, 280 p.

Graham, S.A. and Knight, F.B. 1965. Principles of Forest Entomology, McGraw Hill book Company, 417 p.

Harris, W.V. 1964. Termites: Their recognition and control. Longmans, London, 187 p.

Imms, A. D. A Text book of entomology.

Mathers, G. A. 1979. Pesticide application methods, Longman, 336p.

Metcalf, G. L. and Flint, W. P. Destructive and useful Insects.

Romosez, W. S. The sciences of Entomology.

Snodgrass, R. E. Principles of Insect Morphology.

USDA.1952. Insects: The Year Book of Agriculture.

 

This course will include an orientation tour to different forest areas and forest-related organisations to introduce forestry in Bangladesh and to show natural diversity and its trend. All students will write a field trip report, and appear in written examination and viva-voce. It also includes tree planting, nursing and maintaining a plantation journal by each of the students.

Wood Anatomy

1. Definition and formation of wood.

2. Types of plant cell in wood formation.

3. Macroscopic structure, such as colour, lustre, odour, taste, weight, hardness, grain, texture, figure, etc. in wood.

4. Minute structure of softwood and hardwood.

5. Natural defects in wood.

1. Wood moisture relation.

2. Stress, strain and Hook’s Law.

3. Strength properties of wood and factors affecting them.

4. Properties in relation to light, sound, heat and electricity.

1. Major chemical constituents of wood, such as cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, extractives, etc. and their influence on wood properties.

2. Microfibrils, cell-wall layers and its chemical composition.

3. Brief introduction to wood polymers.

Desch, H.E. 1977. Timber its structure and properties. (5^th ed.). Macmillan press Ltd. London.

John, G.H. and Jim L.B. 1982. Forest products and wood science: An Introduction. Iowa State University Press.

Panshin. A. J. and C. de. Zeeuw. 1952, Textbook of Wood Technology Volume-I, McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc., London.

Farmer, R.H. 1967. Chemistry - in the utilization of wood. 1^st ed. Pergamon Press, London.

Indian forest utilization (Vol. I) FRI, India 1970.

Kolmann, F.F.P. and W.A. Cote, Jr.- Principle of wood science and technology solid wood.

Tsoumis, G. 1968. Wood as a raw material. 1^st Edition, Pergamon Press. London.

Rowell, R. 1984. The Chemistry of Solid Wood. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C.

 

1. Introduction and importance of studying fungi, characteristics of fungi and their classification up to classes, vegetative and reproductive structure of fungi and their dispersal and survival.

2. Mode of nutrition including mycorrhizae.

3. Life history of selected fungi representing major groups and associated with tree diseases: Phytophthora/Phthium spp., Nectria haematococca, Rhizophus artocarpi, Ganoderma lucidum, Fusarium solani, Phomopsis hevae.

4. General account of bacteria and viruses.

1. Historical perspectives of forest pathology, principles of forest pathology.

2. Diagnosis of diseases - their causes and symptoms, pathogenicity and factors of disease development.

3. Diseases in the forest nurseries - their symptomatology, causes, prevention and/or control.

4. Detailed study of major diseases in forests - top dying of sundri, root rot of pyinkado, bamboo blight in village groves, mistletoe infestation of gamar, dieback of keora.

5. Decay of wood and its prevention, heart rots in trees, sap and/or blue stain in timber, dry rot of timber in construction.

6. Principles of forest disease management and control.

1. Classification of agencies injurious to forest.

2. Nature and extent of damage due to forest fire, wildlife, grazing and human interference and measures to prevent these.

Alexopoulos, C.S. and Mims, C.W. 1979. Introductory mycology. Wiley Hastern Limited, New Delhi. 632p.

Ashrafuzzaman, M.H. 1976. Laboratory manual of plant pathology, Chapagar, Mymensingh, 99p.

Bakshi, B.F. 1976. Forest pathology: Principles and practice in forestry, Govt. of India, 400 p.

Blanchard, R.O. & Tattac. T.A. 1981. Field and laboratory guide to tree pathology. Academic press, 285p.

CHI. 1983. Plant pathologists’ pocket book. CAB, Slough, 439p.

Funder, S. 2968. Practical mycology: manual for identification of fungi. Hafnar publishing Co. Inc. N.Y. 146p.

Hawksworth, D.L., Sutton, B.C. & Ainsworth G.C. 1983. Ainsworth & Bishy’s Dictionary of the fungi. CAB, Slough, 445p.

Khan.H. 1980. Pathology of trees Univ. of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan.

Manion, P.D. 1981. Tree diseases concept. Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey, 399p.

Rahman, M.A. 1990. Major diseases in the nurseries and forests of Bangladesh. Lecture guide on forest Pathology. Institute of forestry, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 45p.

Singh, R.S. 1984. Introduction to Principles of plant pathology, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Calcutta, 534p.

1. Objectives and scope: Introduction, scope and importance of surveying in Forestry.

2. Scales: Definitions, RF, Plain, diagonal and vernier scales.

3. Maps and map reading: Classification of maps, orientation, location of point(s).

4. Chain Survey: Instruments and procedures, errors and corrections, recording and plotting.

5. Traverse Survey: Angular instruments, types, bearings, field procedures, plotting, closing errors and adjustments, theodolites, measurement of horizontal and vertical angles, measurement of bearings, Azimuths.

6. Plane Table Survey: General instrumentation and principle; methods and procedure - setting up the table and orientation, radiation, intersection, traversing, and resection.

7. Levels and Levelling: Instrumentation, principles of levelling, classification of levelling-direct and indirect levelling, profile levelling common errors in levelling.

8. Topographical Surveying: Contouring-contours, characteristics of contours, methods of contouring, drawing of topographical maps, GPS.

9. Area computation: Computation of area by planimeter, and square methods.

10. Management and costing of Forest Survey.

11. Enlargement, Reduction and Copying Plans and Maps: Copying by tracing, graphical methods and mechanical methods; enlargement and reduction by proportional compass; by photographic and photo copying methods.

Aziz, M.A. and Shahjahan, M.. 1974. Surveying. Zoberi and pearl Publishers, Bangla Bazar, Dhaka-1.

Bannister A. and Raymond, S. 1977. Surveying. Pitman Publishing Limited, London.

Brinker, R. C. and Paul r. w. 1984. Elementary surveying. Seventh Edition. Harper and Row Publishers, Inc. New York.

Coover L. S. 1966. Drawing and Blueprint Reading. Third Edition. McGraw Hill Book Company, New York..

Kissan, P. 1971. Surveying practice. Second Edition. McGraw -Hill Book Company, New York.

Kjellstrom, B. 1976. Be Expert with Map and Compass- The Orienting Handbook. Fourth Edition. Charles Scribner’s Sons.

Moffitt, F. H. and Harvy,B. 1982. Surveying. Seventh Edition. Harper and Row Publishers, Inc, New York.

Parkash, R. 1983. Forest surveying. International Book Distributors, Dehra Dun.

Pugh, J.C. 1975. Surveying for field Scientists. Methuen and Co. Ltd, London.

1. Introduction to some basic terms of silviculture –silvics, silviculture, fluted stem, butress stem, forked stem, mangrove roots, die back of seedling, advanced growth, whorled branching, etc.

2. Forest Tree Seed:

a. Classification of forest tree seed based on storage physiology.

b. Recalcitrant, orthodox, intermediates.

c. Problems with recalcitrant seeds, storage of seedlings, clonal propagation techniques as a means of propagation of recalcitrant species.

2. Natural regeneration:

a.Ecological basis of natural regeneration.

b. Natural regeneration by seed, coppice and root sucker.

c. Natural regeneration in mangrove forests, hill forests, sal forests and bamboo forests.

d. Factor affecting natural regeneration.

e. Classification of tropical forest species in relation to light environment.

f. Shade tolerance of tree species, gap phase dynamics.

g. Concept of secondary forest.

h. Competition of tree seedling/sapling for different site factors, shade-light responses of forest tree seedlings, recruitment processes and assessment of growth of recruits.

3. Artificial regeneration:

a. Principles of enrichment planting.

b. Amelioration of degraded sites/difficult sites: beach land, unclassified state forests.

c. Planting in grassland areas, saline land, water logged/marshy lands, planting in industrial sites, roads sites, urban areas, etc.

Tending Operations:

a. Weeding, cleaning, climber cutting, girdling, pollarding, release cutting, salvage cutting.

b. Thinning - objectives of thinning, tree classification based on canopy level, methods of thinning and conditions under which each one applied, thinning carryout in various forests of Bangladesh.

Champion, H.G. and H.K. Seth. General Silviculture of India.

Evans, S. Plantation Forestry in the Tropics. Clarendon press Oxford. 472 pp.

Prakash, R. and L.S. Khanna. 1983. Theory and Practice of silvicultural Systems. International Book Distributions. Dehra Dun (India.).

Smith, D.W. 1962. The practice of silviculture, (7^th ed.). John wiley & Sons. New York. 578pp.

Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Principles and practice of Silviculture. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011, Field Document No. 25. Development of Professional Education in the Forestry Sector in Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO.

Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Practice of Silviculture. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011, Field Document No. 30. Development of Professional Education in the Forestry Sector of Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO.

Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Principles of Silviculture. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011, Field Document No. 7. Development of Professional Education in the Forestry Sector of Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO.

Zabala, N.Q. 1991. Silvicultural Systems. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011, Field Document No. 27. Development of Professional Education in the Forestry Sector of Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO.

This course will include an orientation tour to different forest areas and forest-related organisations to introduce forestry in Bangladesh and to show natural diversity and its trend. All students will write a field trip report, and appear in written examination and viva-voce. It also includes tree planting, nursing and maintaining a plantation journal by each of the students.

1. Identification of major disease symptoms of trees.

2. Important tree disease pathogens and wood decay fungi.

3. Techniques of isolation of fungi.

4. Methods of collection and preservation of fungi.

Alexopoulos, C.S. and Mims, C.W. 1979. Introductory mycology. Wiley Hastern Limited, New Delhi. 632p.

Ashrafuzzaman, M.H. 1976. Laboratory manual of plant pathology, Chapagar, Mymensingh, 99p.

Bakshi, B.F. 1976. Forest pathology: Principles and practice in forestry, Govt. of India, 400 p.

Blanchard, R.O. & Tattac. T.A. 1981. Field and laboratory guide to tree pathology. Academic press, 285p.

CHI. 1983. Plant pathologists’ pocket book. CAB, Slough, 439p.

Funder, S. 2968. Practical mycology: manual for identification of fungi. Hafnar publishing Co. Inc. N.Y. 146p.

Hawksworth, D.L., Sutton, B.C. & Ainsworth G.C. 1983. Ainsworth & Bishy’s Dictionary of the fungi. CAB, Slough, 445p.

Khan.H. 1980. Pathology of trees Univ. of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan.

Manion, P.D. 1981. Tree diseases concept. Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey, 399p.

Rahman, M.A. 1990. Major diseases in the nurseries and forests of Bangladesh. Lecture guide on forest Pathology. Institute of forestry, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 45p.

Singh, R.S. 1984. Introduction to Principles of plant pathology, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Calcutta, 534p.

1. General Study: Classification and morphology of Annelids, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Echinodermatia, Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia.

2. Taxonomy: Definition, hierarchy of classification and taxonomic categories, procedure of taxonomic works, taxonomic keys.

3. Animal Physiology: respiration, circulation, digestion, excretion and reproduction; origin, function and deficiency symptoms of different kinds of vitamins and hormones.

4. Evolution: Definition, theories of evolution, Larmackism, Darwinism, speciation, evolution of elephant, tiger, monkey and deer.

5. Animal Behaviour: Definition, types, learning, taxes, instinct and reproductive behaviour of three spined stickle back and gulls; Food and feeding habits of deer, elephant, wildbour, porcupine, rat and birds.

6. Animal Ecology: Types and principles of ecology; freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecology.

Jordan, E.L. and Verma P.S. 1978, (i) Chordate Zoology (ii) Invertebrate Zoology. S. Chand & Company Ltd. Ram Nagar. New Delhi - 1100055. (i) 1551p. (ii)1018p.

Lal, S.S. 1975. A Text Book of Practical Zoology. Vertebrate, Rastogi Publication Meerut-250002, India. 318p.

Mayr, E. Principles of Systematic Zoology. Tata-McGraw Hill Co. Ltd. India.

Parks, T.J. 1972. A Text Book of Zoology. 2^nd Ed. Macmillan & Co. New York. St. Martins Press. 770p.

Storer, T. I. 1957. General Zoology. Tata Migraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd. Bombay, New Delhi. 741p.

Young, J.Z. 1964. The Life of Vertibrates. Oxford University press. New York & Oxford. 820p.

1.Study of museum specimens of Annelids, Crustaceans, Molluses, Eechinoderms, Pisces, Amphibian, Reptilia and Mammalia.

2.Study of skeletal system of Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia.

Jordan, E.L. and Verma P.S. 1978, (i) Chordate Zoology (ii) Invertebrate Zoology. S. Chand & Company Ltd. Ram Nagar. New Delhi - 1100055. (i) 1551p. (ii)1018p.

Lal, S.S. 1975. A Text Book of Practical Zoology. Vertebrate, Rastogi Publication Meerut-250002, India. 318p.

Mayr, E. Principles of Systematic Zoology. Tata-McGraw Hill Co. Ltd. India.

Parks, T.J. 1972. A Text Book of Zoology. 2^nd Ed. Macmillan & Co. New York. St. Martins Press. 770p.

Storer, T. I. 1957. General Zoology. Tata Migraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd. Bombay, New Delhi. 741p.

Young, J.Z. 1964. The Life of Vertibrates. Oxford University press. New York & Oxford. 820p.

1. Diagnosis of insect attack by symptoms.

2. Identifications of the common forest insect pests, teak defoliator & skeletonizer, sal heartwood borer, teak canker grab, mahogony shoot borer, gamar defoliator, keora defoliator, keora beehole borer, sissoo defoliator and cane top shoot borer.

3. Identification of common predatory and parasitic insects of forest pests.

4. Methods of insect collection, preservation and despatch to Entomologist for advice, insecticide formulations.

5. Pesticide application equipment and safety precautions.

Alam, M. Z. 1965. Modern insecticides and their uses. 209 p.

Anon. 1975. Forest Pest Control. National academy of Science. NAS, Washington, D. C.

Beeson, C. F. C. 1941. The ecology and control of forest insects of India and neighboring countries, Govt. of India Press. 267 p.

Bhuiya, B. A. and Ismail , M.A. 1990.Preliminary study on the Insect Pests of some forest trees seeds, from Chittagong, C.U. Studies, Vol. 14 (1).

Borror, D. J. and Delong, D. M. An Introduction to the study of insects.

Bosk, W. Forest Pest of Bangladesh and their control, Bulletin No. 1, BFRI Publication.

Chapnan, R. F. The Insects structure and function.

Davidson, R.H. and Longman, W.F. 1979. Insect pests of farm gardens and Orchards. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 596 p.

Findley, W. P. K. 1967. Timber pests and diseases: Pragman Press, 280 p.

Graham, S.A. and Knight, F.B. 1965. Principles of Forest Entomology, McGraw Hill book Company, 417 p.

Harris, W.V. 1964. Termites: Their recognition and control. Longmans, London, 187 p.

Imms, A. D. A Text book of entomology.

Mathers, G. A. 1979. Pesticide application methods, Longman, 336p.

Metcalf, G. L. and Flint, W. P. Destructive and useful Insects.

Romosez, W. S. The sciences of Entomology.

Snodgrass, R. E. Principles of Insect Morphology.

USDA.1952. Insects: The Year Book of Agriculture.

1. Identification of commercial timbers of Bangladesh with hand lens.

2. Determination of colour, lustre, grain, texture, and figure of wood.

3. Demonstrate different methods of determining the strength properties of wood samples.

Desch, H.E. 1977. Timber its structure and properties. (5^th ed.). Macmillan press Ltd. London.

John, G.H. and Jim L.B. 1982. Forest products and wood science: An Introduction. Iowa State University Press.

Panshin. A. J. and C. de. Zeeuw. 1952, Textbook of Wood Technology Volume-I, McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc., London.

Farmer, R.H. 1967. Chemistry - in the utilization of wood. 1^st ed. Pergamon Press, London.

Indian forest utilization (Vol. I) FRI, India 1970.

Kolmann, F.F.P. and W.A. Cote, Jr.- Principle of wood science and technology solid wood.

Tsoumis, G. 1968. Wood as a raw material. 1^st Edition, Pergamon Press. London.

Rowell, R. 1984. The Chemistry of Solid Wood. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C.

1. Demonstration of drawing equipment.

2. Lettering practice.

3. Construction of different types of scale.

4. Chain survey.

5. Traverse Surveying.

6. Plane Table Surveying.

7. Levelling.

8. Contouring.

9. Area calculation.

10. Copying, enlargement and reduction of maps.

11. Map reading.

Aziz, M.A. and Shahjahan, M.. 1974. Surveying. Zoberi and pearl Publishers, Bangla Bazar, Dhaka-1.

Bannister A. and Raymond, S. 1977. Surveying. Pitman Publishing Limited, London.

Brinker, R. C. and Paul r. w. 1984. Elementary surveying. Seventh Edition. Harper and Row Publishers, Inc. New York.

Coover L. S. 1966. Drawing and Blueprint Reading. Third Edition. McGraw Hill Book Company, New York..

Kissan, P. 1971. Surveying practice. Second Edition. McGraw -Hill Book Company, New York.

Kjellstrom, B. 1976. Be Expert with Map and Compass- The Orienting Handbook. Fourth Edition. Charles Scribner’s Sons.

Moffitt, F. H. and Harvy,B. 1982. Surveying. Seventh Edition. Harper and Row Publishers, Inc, New York.

Parkash, R. 1983. Forest surveying. International Book Distributors, Dehra Dun.

Pugh, J.C. 1975. Surveying for field Scientists. Methuen and Co. Ltd, London.

 

Species Silviculture

Silviculture of the following forest tree species: Teak, Sal, Garjan, Gamar, Mahogani, Dhakijam, Chapalish, Telsur, Kanthal, Uriam, Akshmoni, Sissoo, Babla, Rain Tree, Eucalyptus, Mangium, Arjun, Jarul, Koroi, Bot, Champaful, Amloki, Am, Narikel, Supari, Kadam, Simul, Bamboo, Cane, Patipata, Neem, Lohakat.

1. Classification of silvicultural systems: Monocyclic and polycyclic systems.

2. Silvicultural systems practised in the forest of Bangladesh and other tropical countries.

Zabala, N.Q,1990 silviculture of Species, UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/o11.Field Document No.14 Development of professional education in the forestry sector of Bangladesh. Institute of forestry Chittagong University , Chittagong & FAO, Rome.

Zabala, N.Q. 1991. Silviculture system. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Field Document No. 27. Development of professional Education in the Forestry sector of Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong and FAO, Rome.

 

1. Definitions: Aerial photography, aerial videography.

2. Application of aerial photography and aerial videography in forest resource management.

3. Aerial Cameras, Photo films and filter in aerial photography, aerial photography planning, flying aerial photo, scales of aerial photos, quality of aerial photos.

4. Photo Interpretation: Principles, elements of aerial photo interpretation, ground truthing.

5. Aerial phtogrammetry: Definition, scope, application in the field of forestry.

6. Aerial photo Measurements: Determination of area, Height measurement, Canopy closure measurement, road density measurement, landuse classification, error matrix.

7. Satellite Imagery: Definition, scope, types, application of imageries in the field of Forestry.

8. Energy used in satellite imagery, principles and characteristics of different satellites and radar systems.

1. Definition of GIS and TGIS , scope, application in the field of Forestry, different GIS software.

2. Spatial analysis and modelling, image processing and classification and production of digital map, GPS and Ground Truthing, Error matrix.

Recommended References:

Akthar, S. and Karki, A.S. 1999. Application of GIS to Mountain Land-use planning. International center for Integrated Mountain Development. Kathmandu, Nepal.

Avery, T.F. and Berlin, G.L.. 1985. Interpretation of aerial photographs. 4^th Edn. Burgess publishing co. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Buhmann, S. 1996. Geographic Information System. Bruenig, E.F. and Bossel, H. (eds.). Natural Resource Systems Analysis.

Chrisman, N. 1997. Exploring geographic information systems. John Wiley & Sons. 298p.

Colwell, R.N.; Esters, I.C. and Thorley, G.A. (eds.). 1983. Manual of Remote Sensing Vol. 2. Interpretation and Application. amer. Soc. of Photogrametry, Virginia.

De Mers, M.N. 1999. Fundamentals of geographic information systems. Second edition. New York. 498p.

Lillesand, T.M. and Kiefer, R.W. 1987. Remote sensing and Image Interpretation. Second Edition. John Wiley and Sons. New York, USA.

Moffit. F.H. and Mihlail, G.W. 1980. Photogrammetry. 3^rd Edn. Harper and Row Publishers N. York.

Paine, D.P. 1981. Aerial Photogrammetry and Image Interpretation for Resource Management. John Wiley & Sons. New York, USA.

Sharma, M.K. 1986. Remote Sensing & Forest Surveys. International Book Distributors. Dehra Dun, India.

Simonett, D.S. and Ulaby, F.T. (eds). 1983. Manual of Remote Sensing. Volume One. Second edition. American Society of Photogrammetry. USA.

Walford, N. 1995. Geographical data analysis. John Wiley & Sons. 446p.

 

1. Orientation of aerial photos for stereo viewing.

2. Determination of photo scale and flying height.

3. Finding way point using aerial photos.

4. Visual photo interpretation: delineation of areas, measurement of height, canopy closure, road density.

5. Digital image processing, classification and production of digital map.

Recommended References:

Akthar, S. and Karki, A.S. 1999. Application of GIS to Mountain Land-use planning. International center for Integrated Mountain Development. Kathmandu, Nepal.

Avery, T.F. and Berlin, G.L.. 1985. Interpretation of aerial photographs. 4^th Edn. Burgess publishing co. Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Buhmann, S. 1996. Geographic Information System. Bruenig, E.F. and Bossel, H. (eds.). Natural Resource Systems Analysis.

Chrisman, N. 1997. Exploring geographic information systems. John Wiley & Sons. 298p.

Colwell, R.N.; Esters, I.C. and Thorley, G.A. (eds.). 1983. Manual of Remote Sensing Vol. 2. Interpretation and Application. amer. Soc. of Photogrametry, Virginia.

De Mers, M.N. 1999. Fundamentals of geographic information systems. Second edition. New York. 498p.

Lillesand, T.M. and Kiefer, R.W. 1987. Remote sensing and Image Interpretation. Second Edition. John Wiley and Sons. New York, USA.

Moffit. F.H. and Mihlail, G.W. 1980. Photogrammetry. 3^rd Edn. Harper and Row Publishers N. York.

Paine, D.P. 1981. Aerial Photogrammetry and Image Interpretation for Resource Management. John Wiley & Sons. New York, USA.

Sharma, M.K. 1986. Remote Sensing & Forest Surveys. International Book Distributors. Dehra Dun, India.

Simonett, D.S. and Ulaby, F.T. (eds). 1983. Manual of Remote Sensing. Volume One. Second edition. American Society of Photogrammetry. USA.

Walford, N. 1995. Geographical data analysis. John Wiley & Sons. 446p.

 

1. Definition, objectives, scope and importance of mensuration.

2. Principles, methods and instruments of measuring diameter and height of trees.

3. Principles and uses of relaskope in forest mensuration.

4. Form and shapes of trees, taper functions and equations.

5. Measurement of log and tree volumes, construction and testing of volume tables.

6. Stand variables and measurements of basal area, canopy cover and dominant height, stock measurement.

7. Stem analysis, estimation of age and rate growth of trees in plantations.

1. Definition, types of forest inventory and objectives of forest inventory.

2. Revision of statistical procedures in sampling and objectives of inventory.

3. Sampling designs commonly applied in forest inventories - random, systematic, cluster, two phase, multistage and stratified sampling designs, relative efficiency of sampling designs, subjective and objective sampling designs, principles and application of point sampling.

4. Choice of plot size and shape, permanent sample plots and recurrent forest inventory, application of remote sensing technique in forest inventory, forest inventory planning and procedure, collection of data from field, processing and report writing.

5. Estimation of growth and yield, site classification based on MAI and CAI.

6. Cost of forest inventory, use of GIS in forest inventory; different types of error introduce in inventory.

Recommended References:

Avery, T.E. 1967. Forest Measurements. McGraw-Hill Comp., New York.

Bruce, D. and Schumacher, F.X., 1950. Forest mensuration, McGraw-Hill book Company, Inc., New York.

Chaturvedi, A.N. and L.S. Khanna, 1982. Forest Mensuration, Insternational Book Distributors, Dehradun-248001, India.

Dilwarth, J.r. and J.F. Bell. 1985. Variable probability sampling. Variable Plot and Three P. OSU Book stores Inc. USA.

Hutsch, B. Miller and Beers. 1972. Forrest Mensuration.

Lauly,J.P. 1973. Manual of Forest Inventory with special reference to Mixed Tropical Forests. FAO. Rome.

Loetsch, F. and K.E. Haller. 1964. Forest Inventory. HGV Verlagsgesselschaft muucheu, Beru Wien. Vol. 1 & Vol. 2.

Philip, M. S. 1984. Measuring trees and Forests division of forestry, Univ. of Dar es Saalaam.

Temu, A.R. 1990. Forest Mensuration, UNDP/ FAOBGD/ 85/011. Field document No. 3. IFCU.

 

1. Introduction: Concept of resources economics, forest economics in aid of forestry decisions, limitations of economics.

2. Demand and Supply: Concepts of demand and supply, shift in demand and supply, market equilibrium, applications of demand and supply, shape of supply and demand curves-elasticity, kinds of elasticity.

3. Theory of Consumer Behaviour and Utility: Cardinal utility theory; ordinal utility; indifference curves; choice with a budget constraint; utility maximisation; angel curves; income and substitution effects.

4. Production Theory: Factors of production, production processes, production theory applied to forestry, total product curves, isoquants, isoquant-isocost map, production methods to choose.

5. The Concept of cost: Cost, opportunity cost, social cost, social and private cost, cost function in the short run, long run theory of cost, external economics and diseconomies.

1. Introduction: Market and marketing, relevance of marketing in forestry, forest products and services, special features of marketing of forest products/services, scope of marketing.

2. The Market: Market period, market dynamics, market structure, classification of markets, price and output under perfect competition, the firm's short run supply curve, short run supply curve of the industry, short run and long run equilibrium price and output for the industry, price and output under pure monopoly, monopoly pricing, profit as a business objective, price discrimination, effect of tax on price.

3. Marketing of forest products in Bangladesh: Types of forest markets, market and marketable products, systems of marketing of forest produce, marketing of standing trees by the Forest Department, Marketing by public sector corporation.

4. Forest Valuation: Purpose of valuation, Faustmann’s soil expectation value formula, problems of forest land value.

Recommended References:

Baumol, W.J. 1970. Economic theory & Operation Analysis, Prentic – Hall of india private ltd. New Dhihi.

Duerr, W.A. 1960. Forestry Economics. McGraw Hill Book Company. N.Y. 579p.

Davis & Johnson. 1987. Forest Management. McGraw Hill Book Company.

Gregory, G. Robinson. 1972. Forest Resource Economics. The Ronals Press Company New York, USA.

Howe, C.W. 1979. Natural Resource Economics. John Willey & Sons. N.Y. 350p.

Pant, M.M. 1986. Forest Economic & Valuation. Medhawi Publishers Dehra Dun. 512p.

Pant.M.M. 1990. Marketing of Forest Products in Bangladesh UNDP/FAO/ BGD/85/011. Field Document No.16. IFESCU & FAO, 114p.

Rich, Stuart U. – Marketing of Forest Products: Texts and Cases, McGraw Hill Book Company, 1970. 712p.

Leigh, Jack H. The timber Trade: An Introduction to Commercial Aspects. (2^nd ed.) Pegamon Press. Oxford, 1971; 115pp.

 

This course will include an orientation tour to different forest areas and forest-related organisations to introduce forestry in Bangladesh and to show natural diversity and its trend. All students will write a field trip report, which will be presented in a seminar. They will appear in a viva-voce. It also includes tree planting, nursing and maintaining a plantation journal by each of the students.

Types of saws and their advantages and disadvantages, saw teeth and their geometry, methods of sawing, saw doctoring, selection and layout of sawmills, grading of timber.

Definition, objectives and importance of seasoning, methods of seasoning - air, kiln, solar seasoning, seasoning defects - types, causes and prevention.

Definition, natural durability of wood, objectives of and benefits from wood preservation; characteristics of good wood preservative and types of wood preservative, methods of wood preservation, causes of wood deterioration, natural durability of wood and grading of timber.

Recommended References:

Brown, W.H. Introduction to the Seasoning of Timber (Vol. I).

Findlay, W.P.K. 1985. Preservation of Timber in the Tropics. Martinus Nijhots publisher, Lancaster.

Anon. 1970. Indian Forest Utilization, Forest Research Institute and Colleges, India.

Kollmann, F.P.P. and W.P. Cute. Jr. Principles of Wood Science and Technology.

Pratt, G.H. Timber Drying Manual.

Indian Forest Utilization, Forest Research Institute and Colleges, India.

 

1. Introduction: The potential role of agroforestry.

2. Development of agroforestry concepts, beneficiaries of agroforestry - who/how/how many?, importance of peoples awareness for agroforestry.

3. Basic Principles in Agricultural Crop Production: Classification of agronomic crop based on use, classification of horticultural crops and their cultural management, pest and diseases control, harvesting and post production technology.

4. Agroforestry for soil conservation: Agroforestry for control of soil erosion, for maintenance of soil fertility and for soil conservation.

5. Medicinal plants and Multipurpose tree species (MPTS) in agroforestry; introduction of important medicinal plants and MPTS in agroforestry; management of MPTS and medicinal plants.

6. Tree-crop interaction in agroforestry.

7. Agroforestry Planning: Biophysical and socio-economic survey by diagnosis and design method, evaluation of species adaptability for agroforestry system.

8. Financial and Economic Analysis of Agroforestry Project: Aspect of project preparation and analysis, identifying project costs and benefits, indicators of profitability and examples of financial analysis of agroforestry, demonstration to agroforestry farms.

9. Agroforestry Practices in Bangladesh: Agroforestry in homesteads, croplands and forest lands of Bangladesh, cropping intensity and cropping pattern, different types of computation seedlings for different models of agroforestry.

10. Agroforestry in Other Countries: Agroforestry practices in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Trinidad, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and Philippines.

1. Concepts, characteristics and components of farming system.

2. Interaction of enterprize, on-farm and off-farm activities to complement the system.

3. Physical, biological and economical determinants of upland farming system.

4. Traditional upland farming system: tanguaya, shifting cultivation, etc.

5. Modern Technologies: SALT, Contour, etc.

Huxley. P.A. 1983. Plant Research and Agroforestry, ICRAF, P.O. Box No. 30677, Nairobi, Kenya. 617p.

Nair, Sholz & Duryea. 1990. Agroforestry Systems, vol. 12. And International Journal in Cooperation with ICRAF. Kluwer Academic Publishers. AD Dordrecht, the Netherlands. 148p.

Raintree, J.B. 1987. D & D user’s manual: An Introduction to agroforestry Diagnosis and design ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya. 110p.

Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Agroforestry. UNDP/FAO/ BGD/ 85/011, Field Document No.1. Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University , FAO, Rome. 217p.

ICRAF. Agroforestry today. ICRAF House, Nairobi, Kenya.

Include Agroforestry : Bangladesh perspecture 1994 Plan, Ahmed & Ali.

 

1. Introduction: Major wood based industries in Bangladesh, their role in the socio-economic development of Bangladesh, their raw material problems.

2. Plywood, Particleboard and Laminated Wood: Definition, importance, raw material manufacture, uses and product making, their raw material problems and probable solutions.

3. Pulp & Paper: Planning and layout of a paper mill, pulping raw materials, pre-treatment of raw materials for pulping, pulping and bleaching processes, properties of paper, characteristics of different grades of paper.

4. Processes of rayon production, their raw material problems and probable solutions.

5. Match and Hard Board Industries: Importance in Bangladesh, processes of their manufacture, their raw material problems and probable solutions.

Pansh, A.J. Harrar, E.S. Bethell, J.S. and Baker, W.J. 1962. Forest Products; Their sources, Production and utilization McGraw Hill book Company, London.

Haygreen, G, and Bowyer, g. Hoygreen and Jim L. Bowyer, The Iowa state University press.

Anon, 1970. Indian Forest Utilization (Vol. I) FRI. India.

Britt, K.W. 1984. Handbook of Pulp and paper technology. 1^st ed., CBS Publisher’s & Distributors, Delhi.

 

1. Introduction: Definition, scope, status and distribution of Mangrove Forestry in Bangladesh, socio-economic contributions of mangrove forests of Bangladesh. Resources of Sundarbans (timber, pulpwood, fuelwood, honey, golpata, etc.). Global overview of Bangladesh.

2. Mangrove Ecology: Basic concepts, mangrove environment and its effects on fauna and flora, interaction of site factors, limiting factors, nutrient cycling in mangrove ecosystem, nutrient input, nutrient output, litter fall and decomposition, nutrient loss, nutrient balance, changes of elevation and salinity, adaptations in the species, acclimation and adaptation in tree seedlings; succession and retrogression, significance of succession in mangrove forestry, effects of other type of land use on mangrove ecology, mangrove pollution and their controls, biodiversity in mangrove forests, forest types, their characteristics, components and yiled.

3. Factors affecting regeneration of mangroves: Site factors - edaphic, climatic and biotic and their effect on natural regeneration, salinity and elevation, gap phase dynamics, ecological groupings of mangrove species.

4. Planted Mangrove Forests: Recent development in the coastal afforestation in Bangladesh, techniques in Coastal afforestation.

5. Species Silviculture: General description, distribution, environmental requirements, growth and yield of important mangrove plant species Heritiera fomes, Avecinia officinalis, A alba, Sonneratia apetala, Bruguiera gymmorhiza, Ceriops decandra, Excoecaria agallocha, Xylocarpa mekongensis, X granatum, Amoora cucullata, Carapa obovata, Cynometra ramiflora, Carapa moluccensis, Aegialitis rotundifolia, Rhizophora spp and Nypa fruticans.

6. Silvicultural systems and management: Silvicultural systems followed in the Sundarbans and their problems and prospects, possibilities and introduction of new systems. Silvicultural system follows in the plantation mangroves.

7. Composition, control and enrichment planting; introduction of exotic/mainland species particularly on raised non-commercial cover (NCC) land,

8. Silvicultural treatments, thinning, protection and harvesting.

9. Aquaculture development in the mangrove forests.

10. Mangrove ecosystem problems in Bangladesh and its probable solutions.

Aksornkoae, S. 1993. Ecology and Management of Mangroves. IUCN, Thailand.

Chaudhuri, A.B. & Chaudhury, A. 1994. Mangroves of the Sundarbans, Vol. 1: India, IUCN.

Das, S. & Siddiqi, N.A. 1985. The Mangroves and Mangrove Forests of Bangladesh. Mangrove Silvicultural Division> Bulletin No. 2. Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Chittagong.

Siddiqi, N.A. 2000. Mangrove Forestry of Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Chittagong University, Chittagong.

FAO, 1993. Mangrove Area Management Guidelines. Forestry Technical Paper No. 117.

Hutchings, P. & Saenger, P. 1987. Ecology of Mangroves. University of Queensland Press, Australia.

Hamilton, L.S. & Snedaker, S.C. 1984. Handbook for Mangrove Area Management, UNEP/IUCN.

Hussain, Z. & Acharya, G. 1994. Mangroves of the Sundarbans, Vol. 11: Bangladesh, IUCN.

Nasker, K. & Bakshi, D.N.G. 1987. Mangrove Swamps of the Sundarbans. Naya Prokash, India.

This course will include an orientation tour to different forest areas and forest-related organisations to introduce forestry in Bangladesh and to show natural diversity and its trend. All students will write a field trip report, which will be presented in a seminar. They will appear in a viva-voce. It also includes tree planting, nursing and maintaining a plantation journal by each of the students.

1. Introduction: Need for forestation in Bangladesh, scope of plantation silviculture in Bangladesh, importance of peoples awareness.

2. Forest Tree Seeds: Sources of seeds, seed collection time and procedure, extraction, drying, cleaning, storing procedure of forest tree seeds, pre-treatments of seeds, seed testing, seed importing and seed quarantine and seed certification, use of seed from seed orchards.

3. Seed Production Area: Requirements for seed production area, criteria for selection of trees to be retained, thinning and management of seed production area.

4. Reforestation Planning: Introduction, pre-planning activities, ecological survey, economic survey, community survey, reforestation plan.

5. Choice of Species: Criteria for selection of species, species-site matching.

6. Nursery Cultural Practices: Importance and types of forest nursery, site selection, nursery establishment, sowing and potting, care and maintenance of seedlings - seedling counting in the nursery, watering, shading, mulching, weeding, root pruning, and hardening-off, pest control, morphological grading, transporting seedlings, seedling raised in nursery bed, polybag and/or polybag substitute and containers/root trainers, role of women in the nursery management and estimation.

7. Plantation Establishment, Estimation and Management: Planting survey, site preparation, outplanting procedures, seedling transportation - labour required, guard required (mandays/wheat required), cultural practices - mulching, growing of cover crops and nurse crops, watering, use of fertilisers, method and season of application and environmental implications, underplanting, enrichment plantation, pure and mixed plantation development and management, protection and harvesting methods.

8.Artificial Regeneration: Artificial regeneration techniques of indigenous and exotic plantation tree species in Bangladesh with their general descriptions, origin and distributions and environmental requirements.

9. Coastal plantation techniques.

Chowdhury , M.R. 1995. The forest nursery and plantation manual. Govt. people’s republic of Bangladesh. Forest Department, office of the conservator of Forests, Development circle. 62 pp.

Davidson, J. 1985. Species and sites. What to plant and where to plant. Field Document No-5, UNDP/FAO project BGD/79/017, Assistance to Forestry sector, Dhaka Bangladesh.

Evans, s.1982. plantation Forestry in the tropics, Clarendon press, oxford,412 pp.

Zabala, N,Q.1990 plantation Silviculture .UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Field Document No.19. Development of professional Education in the Forestry sector Institute of forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO, Rome.

Zabala, N.Q,1990 silviculture of Species, UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/o11.Field Document No.14 Development of professional education in the forestry sector of Bangladesh. Institute of forestry Chittagong University , Chittagong & FAO, Rome.

Zabala, N.Q.1990.principals of Silviculture . UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011.FieldDocument No.7 Development of professional education in the Forestry sector, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO, Rome.

Zabala, N.Q 1990, practice of silviculture .UNDP/FAO/BGD//85/011.Field Document No.30 Development of professional

Education in the Forestry sector, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University , Chittagong & FAO. Rome

 

1. Demonstration of instrument commonly used in forest mensuration and inventory.

2. Field exercises in tree and stand measurements.

3. Construction and testing of volume tables.

4. Planning and executing an inventory in forests

5. Construction of growth curve and volume table using computer application.

Recommended References:

Avery, T.E. 1967. Forest Measurements. McGraw-Hill Comp., New York.

Bruce, D. and Schumacher, F.X., 1950. Forest mensuration, McGraw-Hill book Company, Inc., New York.

Chaturvedi, A.N. and L.S. Khanna, 1982. Forest Mensuration, Insternational Book Distributors, Dehradun-248001, India.

Dilwarth, J.r. and J.F. Bell. 1985. Variable probability sampling. Variable Plot and Three P. OSU Book stores Inc. USA.

Hutsch, B. Miller and Beers. 1972. Forrest Mensuration.

Lauly,J.P. 1973. Manual of Forest Inventory with special reference to Mixed Tropical Forests. FAO. Rome.

Loetsch, F. and K.E. Haller. 1964. Forest Inventory. HGV Verlagsgesselschaft muucheu, Beru Wien. Vol. 1 & Vol. 2.

Philip, M. S. 1984. Measuring trees and Forests division of forestry, Univ. of Dar es Saalaam.

Temu, A.R. 1990. Forest Mensuration, UNDP/ FAOBGD/ 85/011. Field document No. 3. IFCU.

 

1. Seed collection & storage.

2. Seed testing.

3. Seed treatments, germination and potting.

4. Preparation of a seed bed, sowing and nursing.

5. Care and maintenance of seedlings in the nursery.

6. Compost preparation.

7. Participation in plantation activities and maintenance of plantation.

Chowdhury , M.R. 1995. The forest nursery and plantation manual. Govt. people’s republic of Bangladesh. Forest Department, office of the conservator of Forests, Development circle. 62 pp.

Davidson, J. 1985. Species and sites. What to plant and where to plant. Field Document No-5, UNDP/FAO project BGD/79/017, Assistance to Forestry sector, Dhaka Bangladesh.

Evans, s.1982. plantation Forestry in the tropics, Clarendon press, oxford,412 pp.

Zabala, N,Q.1990 plantation Silviculture .UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Field Document No.19. Development of professional Education in the Forestry sector Institute of forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO, Rome.

Zabala, N.Q,1990 silviculture of Species, UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/o11.Field Document No.14 Development of professional education in the forestry sector of Bangladesh. Institute of forestry Chittagong University , Chittagong & FAO, Rome.

Zabala, N.Q.1990.principals of Silviculture . UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011.FieldDocument No.7 Development of professional education in the Forestry sector, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO, Rome.

Zabala, N.Q 1990, practice of silviculture .UNDP/FAO/BGD//85/011.Field Document No.30 Development of professional

Education in the Forestry sector, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University , Chittagong & FAO. Rome

 

1.Tea estate of Bangladesh: Structure, growth and its importance to national economy of Bangladesh. History of tea cultivation.

2. Tea plant: Botanical description and tea agrotypes in Bangladesh; characteristics and management of shade trees and ancillary crops viz. green-manuring crops, cover crops, etc.

3. Tea ecosystem: Climatic and edaphic factors suitable for tea culture.

4. Agrotechniques of tea culture: Nursery management – propagation by seeds and vegetative parts, techniques for selection of mother bush from seedbarie and nucleus clone plot; techniques of nursery bed preparation for seeds and V. P. nursery, planting techniques and maintenance of nursery plants.

5. Tea crop management and protection: Planting techniques – land preparation, planting techniques for tea/shade trees/green crops; Bringing up young tea to maturity/pruning/plucking/ and manuring/fertilization; maintenance of mature tea; pest control strategies, viz., pests, diseases and weeds by culture and chemical methods.

6. Tea manufacture: Plucking – techniques/leaf handling/withering/processing/fermentation (oxidation)/drying/sorting/grading process, tea beverage, grades and packaging.

7. Guide to Tea Drinkers - Tea blends - Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and China tea.

8. Brewing and catering of tea.

9. Manufacture of green tea.

1. Importance of coffee cultivation and its future in Bangladesh.

2. Botanical description of the plant and its climatic and edaphic requirements for cultivation.

3. Coffee processing.

1.History and Development of Rubber plantation in Bangladesh, Origin of Rubber plants.

2.Rubber plants: Botanic description, climate and soil requirement of rubber cultivation.

3.Rubber nursery establishment: Site selection and preparation of land; Seed collection; Germination bed, nursery bed and bud bank development; Bud grafting, transfer of ramet to polybags and its maintenance; important clones of rubber and their development.

4.Rubber planting: preparation of planting sites, planting techniques and maintenance of rubber plantation; control of pest and diseases.

5. Techniques and rules of tapping; Collection and processing of latex leading to crude rubber production; Grades of final products.

Grammer, P.J.S. 1957. Review of Literature of coffee Research in Indonesia, Turrialba, Costa, Rica. Inter-Amer, Inst. Agric. Res., Misc. Bull. 15.

Edgar, A.T. 1960. Manual of rubber planting. Malaya, kuala Lumpur, Incorp. Sec. Of planters.

Eden, T. 1965. Tea, 2^nd Ed. Longman’s Green. London.

Harler, C.R. 1967. The culture & marketing of tea. 3^rd Ed. Oxford University press. London.

Harper, A.E. 1962. Modern Coffee Production 2^nd Ed. Leonard Hill London.

Khisa, S.K. 1991. Parbbyattya Chattagramme Heavea Rubber Chash-0- Prokriajetkaran (Bengali Version), Unnayan Board Besidential Area, khagrachari. 7. Polbamus, B.g. 1962. Rubber. Leonard Hill London.

Rao, B.S. 1975. Maladies of Heavea in Malaysia, Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 108pp.

Sans, D.L. 1988. Tea Science, Ashrafia Boi Ghar, 36 Bangla Bazar, Dhaka 1000. 272pp.

Clobw Advance in tea Science, 1999 N.K. Jain, Aravali pub. Nw Delhi

1. Various methods of propagation of tea and rubber.

2. Establishment of nursery of rubber and tea, techniques of tapping rubber.

3. Participation in plantation activities and maintenance of plantation of tea and rubber.

Grammer, P.J.S. 1957. Review of Literature of coffee Research in Indonesia, Turrialba, Costa, Rica. Inter-Amer, Inst. Agric. Res., Misc. Bull. 15.

Edgar, A.T. 1960. Manual of rubber planting. Malaya, kuala Lumpur, Incorp. Sec. Of planters.

Eden, T. 1965. Tea, 2^nd Ed. Longman’s Green. London.

Harler, C.R. 1967. The culture & marketing of tea. 3^rd Ed. Oxford University press. London.

Harper, A.E. 1962. Modern Coffee Production 2^nd Ed. Leonard Hill London.

Khisa, S.K. 1991. Parbbyattya Chattagramme Heavea Rubber Chash-0- Prokriajetkaran (Bengali Version), Unnayan Board Besidential Area, khagrachari. 7. Polbamus, B.g. 1962. Rubber. Leonard Hill London.

Rao, B.S. 1975. Maladies of Heavea in Malaysia, Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 108pp.

Sans, D.L. 1988. Tea Science, Ashrafia Boi Ghar, 36 Bangla Bazar, Dhaka 1000. 272pp.

Clobw Advance in tea Science, 1999 N.K. Jain, Aravali pub. Nw Delhi

1. Definition and major groups of non -timber products, importance of non-timber forest products of the world with special reference to Bangladesh.

2. Fibers from stems and leaves of forest species trees and shrubs producing silky flosses from fruits, grasses for paper making, fodder, matting, ropes, thatching and miscellaneous uses.

3. Bamboos, canes and patipata from forests and homesteads, identification, cultivation, status and uses in Bangladesh.

4. Grass oils, wood oils, leaf oils from forest species through distillation and extraction, country method of manufacturing khair, and its uses.

5. Common oil producing trees from seeds and their uses, tans yielding from barks, fruits and leaves of the trees.

6. Dyes producing from wood, bark, flower, roots of the plants, important trees producing gums, resins, oleoresins and agar.

7. Medicinal plants, their cultivation, and extraction from natural forests, useful portions of the plants and diseases in which they are used.

8. Charcoal - utility of making charcoal, methods, properties and uses of charcoal, advantages and disadvantages of charcoal over fire wood.

9. Present status, problems and prospect of non-timber products in Bangladesh.

10. Honey, silk, lac.

Recommended References:

Alam M.K. 1982. A guide to eighteen species of bamboo from Bangladesh, Forest Research institute, Chittagong, 29p.

Chowdhury, M.R. 1981. Bamboo and canes of Bangladesh, UNDP/FAO Project. BGD/78/010 81p.

Anon, 1972. Forest Utilization Vol. II Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India, 941p.

Rashid, M.H. 1984. Medicinal plants of Bangladesh, Forest Research Instiutte, Chittagong, 21p.

Anon, 1988. Resham Chash, Rangladesh sericulture Board, Rajshahi, 48p.

Anon, 1950. The Wealth of India. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research Delhi, 16 Vol.

Hill, A.F. 1986. Economic Botany. Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd. New Delhi.

Watt, G. 1972. Dictionary of Economic products of India. Preiodical Experts. 686pp.

1. Tours to sawmill and seasoning plants to observe conversion of timber with saws, sawing patterns, and different types of wood seasoning.

2. Determination of moisture contents of wood by oven dry and moisture meter.

3. Preparation of preservative solutions or mixtures.

4. Application and testing of penetration of preservatives by brass, spray, pressure process, etc.

Recommended References:

Brown, W.H. Introduction to the Seasoning of Timber (Vol. I).

Findlay, W.P.K. 1985. Preservation of Timber in the Tropics. Martinus Nijhots publisher, Lancaster.

Anon. 1970. Indian Forest Utilization, Forest Research Institute and Colleges, India.

Kollmann, F.P.P. and W.P. Cute. Jr. Principles of Wood Science and Technology.

Pratt, G.H. Timber Drying Manual.

Indian Forest Utilization, Forest Research Institute and Colleges, India.

1.Man and Environment, atmosphere and climate, green house effects and its consequences (global warming, climate change, sea level rise, ozone layer depletion.

2.Environmental pollution – General concepts; Global, regional and local environmental pollutions. Air pollution: types and sources; Water pollution: types and sources, marine pollution effects on mangrove ecosystem; Soil pollution: types and sources, effects on forest health and other vegetation; Noise pollution: concepts of sound and noice, sources of noice pollution and control measure, noice abetment, injurious effects of noice on human health; Arsenic contamination: in water and soil, effects on human and other organisms; Acid rain: concept and historical background, sources of acidifying pollutants in the atmosphere. Transformation and deposition, effects of acid rain on terristrial and equatic ecosystem.

3.Environmental pollution with particular reference to Bangladesh- industrial pollution, agrochemical pollution, domestic and urban pollution, and action plan to control these pollution in Bangladesh.

4. Treaties of combat pollution and climate change, and to maintain sustainable development.

5.Improvement and maintenance of environment: Existing management programmes in Bangladesh, biological (conservation of biological diversity, national park, wildlife sanctuary, botanical gardens, conservation of wetlands, coral reef etc.) and engineering (embankment, land reclamation, drainage, sanitation etc.) methods of protection and improvement of environment.

Andrews, S. and Natkin, M. 1983. World Environment handbook: a dictionary of government natural resource management agencies in 144 countries. World Environment Centre, New York, 130pp.

Anon, 1984. Air pollutants effects on forest ecosystem. The Acid Rain Foundation, USA, 439pp.

Anon. 1979. Fundamentals of air pollution control technologies, Special Project Research on Delection & Control of environmental Pollution, Japan, 249pp.

Anon, 1990. Bangladesh paribesh o paribesh adidaptar (Bengali version). Department of Environment, Dhaka, 155pp.

Abul Bashar, S.H.M. and Reazuddin, M. 1990. Towards sustainable development:issues of environmental pollution in Bangladesh. Ministry of Environment & Forest and National Conservation Strategy Secretariat, BARC, Dhaka, 53pp.

Anon. 1990. UNEP Environmental Data Report (2^nd ed.) UNEP, Kenya.

Atiq Rahman, A. Haider, R. .Huq. S., & Jansen, E.G. 1994. Enviornment & Development in Bangladesh. University Press Ltd., Dhaka, 524pp.

Chhatwal, G.R., Mehra, M.C., Satake, M., Katyal, T., Katyal, M. and Nagahiro, T. 1993. Environmental Noise Pollution & its Control. Anmol Publications, New Delhi, 301pp.

 

1. Introduction: Introduction of materials used in construction.

2. Stones: Classification, sources, and uses, quarrying, dressing and storing, characteristics of good stones, tests.

3. Bricks and Tiles: Description, classification, composition, sources, characteristics of good bricks, tests, clay suitable for manufacturing and uses of tiles.

4. Cement and Lime: Classification, composition, uses and characteristics of good cement and lime and their test and storage.

5. Sand and Surki: Description, classification, composition, sources and uses, characteristics, grading, properties and storage of sand and surki.

6. Mortar and Plaster: Function, preparation and uses of mortar and plaster, colour washing and distempering.

7. Concrete: Ingredients, proportion and mixing, grading, laying and curing of concrete.

8. Timber and Panel Products: Timber, panel products.

9. Miscellaneous Building Materials: bamboo, thatch, paints and varnishes, structural steel, cement wash, water proofing materials, DPC used as building materials.

1. Introduction: Factors to be considered in selecting a building site.

2. Foundation of Building: Types and construction of foundation, bearing power of soils, causes of failure of foundation.

3. Brick Masonry: Principles in construction of brick masonry, bonds in brick walls.

4. Roof: Types and specification of different of different types of roofs and their construction procedures.

5. Floors: Specification and construction of different types of floors.

6. Doors and Windows: Types and standard sizes of doors and windows and their fixtures and fittings.

7. Beams and Columns: Types, specification and construction procedure of beams and columns.

8. Stair and Stair Cases: Types and specification of stairs.

9. Plumbing: Names of water supply and sanitary fittings, specification of water storage tank, septic tank, drains and manholes. 10. Electricity: Service entry and distribution board, wiring system and electric fittings.

11. Strength of Materials: Introductory knowledge on strength, factor of safety, working stress, bending moment and shear force.

12. Maintenance: Maintenance commonly required in a building to increase its durability.

13.Estimating: Preparation of a building estimate, PWD rate.

Recommended References:

Aziz, M. A. 1973. A text book of Engineering materials. Hafiz Book Centre, 167, Govt. New Market, Dhaka.

Bookett et al. 1974. An Introduction to Structural Design/Timber 1^st Ed. Survey University Press. 450 Edgware Road. London.

Dutta, R.N. 1986. Estimating and Costing in Civil engineering Theory and practice 21^st Ed. S. Dutta and Company, Motilal Bose Road, Lucknow-226001.

John, V.B. 1983. Introduction to Engineering Materials (2^nd Ed.) English Language Book Society/ MacMilla, London.

Khan A.F. 1988. Concerte Structure & Building Design. Sabdik Publishers, 58 Hossaini Dalan, Dhaka.

Khan, A.F. 1988. Estimating (5^th Ed.), Sabdik publishers, 58 Hossaini Dalan, Dhaka.

Kulkarni, G.H. 1968. A text Book of Engineering Materials (8^th Ed.), Kirit A. Patel, Ahmedad Book Dept., Near Bala-Hanuman, Ahmedabad.

Kulkarni. G.J. 1967. A text Book of Building Construction. 9^th Ed. Kirit A. Patel, Ahmedabad Book Dept., Near Bala- Hanuman, Ahmedabad.

Kumar, Sushil. 1988. Building Construction, (13^th Ed.), Standard publishers Distributors, 1705-B, Nai Sarak, Delhi.

Masani, N.J. 1985. Forest Engineering without Tears. (2^nd Ed.) Netraj Publishers, 17 Rajpur Road Dehra Dun.

Phelps. J. and T. Philbin, 1986. Complete building Construction. 2^nd Ed. Macmillan Publishing Company Inc., 86 Third Avenue, New York.

Punmia, B.C. 1987. A Text Book of Building Construction, 2^nd Ed. Laxmi Publications, New Delhi.

Rangwala, S.G. 1978. Building Construction. 4^th Ed. Charotar Book stall, Tulsi Sadan, Station Road, Anand.

Singer, F.L. 1963. Strength of Materials. (2^nd Ed.), Harper & Row New York.

Singh, Gurcharan. 1979. Standard Handbook of Civil Engineering (3^rd Ed.), Standard publishers Diostributors, 1075-B, Nai sarak, Delhi-6, P.O. Box-1066.

Singh, Gurcharan, 1987. Building Construction Engineering, 3^rd Ed., Standard Book House, 1706-A, Nai Sera, Delhi-6.

1. Introduction: Definition, concept, principles and objectives of watershed management, importance of watershed management in Bangladesh.

2. Hydrological Cycle: Hydrological cycle of forests, precipitation, interception, surface flow, infiltration, percolation, ground water, stream flow.

3. Erosion: Geologic and accelerated erosion, agents, types and causes of erosion, forms of water erosion, estimating rate of erosion, universal soil loss equation and its development basis, erosivity and erodibility, classification of gullies, conditions, phases, causes and control measures of wind erosion, causes, effects and control measures of shifting cultivation.

4. Soil Conservation: Aim and principle of soil conservation, mechanical vegetative, agronomic and management based measures of soil conservation in watershed area, processes of desertification.

5. Water Quality and Quantity: Water quality standards and goods, water quality parameters, forestry practice affecting water quality and quantity.

6. Planning for Watershed Management: Need for planning and procedure of watershed management, data requirements for integrated plan and economic analysis, preparation of watershed workplan.

7. Integrated Watershed Management: Watershed classification, organisation and institutional co-ordination for watershed management, background, approach, strategy, conceptual framework for integrated watershed management.

8. Review of existing watershed management programmes in Bangladesh.

9. Causes and processes of desertification.

1.National water policy 1998.

2. Major river systems and wet lands of Bangladesh.

3. Land classification according to water depth.

4. Relation between water resources, forestry and fisheries.

5. Water Supply: Introduction to water supply system, sources of water: ground water and surface water, collection and distribution of water, water pipes, pumps and pumping machinery.

6. Water quality: Chemistry of water and waste water, impurities in water, microbial contamination of water, mineral load, etc., ground water and its relation to water use, water quality standards.

7. Water treatment: Aeration, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection.

1. Introduction: Definition, importance & scope of wetland management in forestry.

2. Major wetlands in Bangladesh: Sundarbans, Hakaluki Haor, Chalan Beel, Beel Dakatia.

3. Wetland Biodiversity & Wetland Productivity.

4. Problems of wetland management in Bangladesh.

Recommended References:

ASEAN- US Watershed project, 1988. Abstracts of Watershed Management Research and Related Studies in the ASEAN Region. Vol. I. A Publications of ASEAN-US watershed project, College, Laguan Philippines 4031. 70p.

Beattie, B.B. 1979. Watershed Conditions and Watershed Research needs, Chittagong Hill Tracts. Project Report No.2. Development of the East Pakistan Forest Research Institute, Chittagong. UNDP/ FAO/72/005. Forest Research Institute, Chittagong 22p.

Geyilk, M. P. 1983. Notes on soil Erosion and specification of basic structural and vegetative control measures. Field Document No. 6. Dept. soil management and Conservation’s education’s project Nepal. His Majesty’s Government of Nepal. UNDP/FAO.37.

Hundson, N. 1971. Soil Conservation. B. T. Batsford Limited. 320 p.

Kohake, H. and A. R. Bertrand. 1959. Soil Conservation. McGraw Hill Book Co. New York. 298 p.

Negi, S. S. 1983. Soil Conservation. Fundamentals of Forestry. Vol. 401. Bishen singh Mahendra Pal singh. 23-4. Connaught Place, Dehra Dun. 88 p.

Nelson, D. V., Laban, P., Shrestha, B. D. and G. P. Kandel.1980. A Reconnaissance Inventory of the Majorecological Land Units kand their Watershed conditions in Nepal. Integrated watershed Management project. Dept. of Soil Conservation’s and watershed Management. 292 p.

Panday, K. and L. Wenhua. 1987. Watershed Management Experience in the Hindu -Kush-Himalaya, Region, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development Katmandu, Nepal and Commissions for Integrated survey of Natural Resource Chinese Academy of Science., Beijing, China.

Raeder-Roitzsch, J. E. 1968. Lectures on Watershed Management and Forest Hydrology. Pakistan Forest College, Peshwar. 244 p.

Shrestha, B. D., Vanginnekan, P. and K. M. Sthapit. 1983. Watershed Conditions of the districts of Nepal. OF: DP/ NEP/80/029. Field Document No. 9. Dept. Soil Conservations and watershed Management, watershed Management and Conservations Education Project, Nepal. FAO/UNDP. 12p.

Sopher, C. D. and J. W. Baird. 1982. Soils and Soil Management. 2^nd Ed. Reston Publishing Co. Inc. Reston Virginia 22090. 312 p.

Wouters, H. J. and K. Shrestha. 1985. Runoff and Soil Loss Studies in the Kulekhani watershed. OF/NEP/80/029.

Working paper No. 3. Dept. Soil Conservation and Watershed Management, Watershed Management and Conservation Education project Nepal. His Majestys Government of Nepal. UNDP/ FAO.

1. Introduction: History, concepts and objectives of parks, recreation and legal status.

2. Protected Areas and Parks: IUCN categories and programme, activities and International Cooperation.

3. Parks and Protected Areas of Bangladesh and its neighbouring countries: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal, and problems and protection, objectives, existing management systems, co-management, threats and priorities.

4. Park Management Techniques: Planning and design, administration and maintenance, facility improvement and development, management capacity and Buffered zone, protection and problems.

5. Economic Values of Parks: Aesthetic, Scientific and Education, Eco-tourism and Recreation.

6. Eco-tourism: Importance of tourism, and ecotourism, role of Parjatan Corporation and Forest Department in promoting eco-tourism in Bangladesh.

1. Introduction: Definition, importance, and scope of wildlife management in Bangladesh.

2. Classification: Classification of important wildlife of Bangladesh up to families with examples. Classes: Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Passerine birds, Mammalia.

3. Status and Distribution of Important Wildlife of Bangladesh: frog, crocodiles, turtles, lizards, poisonous and non-poisonous snakes and snake bite treatment, resident and migratory birds (waterfowl and waders), primates, carnivores, herbivores, rodents, dolphines and whales.

4. Habitat and Adaptations: Macro and microhabitats components of terrestrial and aquatic habitats for frogs and major reptiles, birds and mammals, adaptive radiations and modifications.

5. Population: census/counting, density, age and sex ratio, natality and mortality, populations of reptiles, birds and mammals.

6. Breeding biology: Breeding cycle - breeding season, pairing, territory occupation, mating, nesting, laying, incubation, hatching, breeding, fledging gestation and lactations, birds and mammals.

7. Territory and home range - size, function, defence, differences, birds and mammals.

8. Food and Feeding Habits: Food- qualitative and quantitative, Habit - diurnal and nocturnal and modes of feeding, predator and prey relationships, Amphibia, reptiles, birds and mammals.

9. Behavioural Aspects of Some Wildlife of Bangladesh in Changing Environment: Birds - parrots, baya and eagles, mammals - monkey, jackel, elephant, tiger and deer, economy - aesthetic and recreation, food and games, commerce and agriculture.

10. Endangered, threatened and rare wildlife of Bangladesh and their causes of decline.

11. Principle and Role of Wildlife Conservation: Conservation of ecosystem, conservation of threatened species and wildlife resources.

12. Wildlife Management: Management status, bio-ecological basis, population, habitat evaluation and improvement, food availability, breeding success, mortality and diseases, research and training, NGOs and international co-operation, re-introduction and exotic species, farming and trades.

13. Wildlife Policy and Legislation: a. Legislation, Administration and Training on parks and Wildlife Management, New Laws, amendment of existing laws’, attractive cadre, training on species status, b. Salient feature of Bangladesh Wildlife Preservation Order 1973, conservation and management of wildlife, creations of national parks, wildlife sanctuary and game reserves, formation of Bangladesh wildlife advisory board, making of rules for putting into effect, c. International organisation: WWF, IUCN, CITES, IPPL, ISSC, ICBP, CNPPA, UNEP, etc.

Ali, S. and Ripley, S. D. 1983. Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan Compact Edition. Oxford Univ. Press. New Delhi.

Anon. 1973. Bangladesh Wildlife (Preservation) order, 1973. (President's Order no. 23 of 1973) - Published in the Bangladesh Gazette, Extraordinary, part. 111A dated the 28^th March, 1973.

Anon. 198. Report of the Wildlife Task Force the Forest Department Bangladesh, Ban Bhavan, Dhaka.

Bailey J. A. 1984. Principles of Wildlife Management John Wiley and Son. N.Y.

Brockman, O.F. 1959. Recreational use of Wildlife. McGraw Hill Book Company. 345p.

Daniel, J. C. 1983. The Book of Indian Reptiles Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay.

Hussain, K. Z. 1974. An Introduction to Wildlife of Bangladesh. Film and publication Govt. of Bangladesh.

Khan, M..A. R. 1982. Wildlife of Bangladesh. University of Dhaka.

Olivier, R. C. D. Wildlife Consultant, Field Document No. 10 on Wildlife Conservation and Management in Bangladesh. BFRI.121 p.

Anon. 1986. Report of the Wildlife Task Force, - The Forest Department Bangladesh, Ban Bhaban, Dhaka.

Sarker, S. U. 1992. Parks and Wildlife Management UNDP/FAO Project BGD/85/011, IFCU, Chittagong.

Sarker, S. U. 1992. Wildlife Ecology and Biology. UNDP/FAO Project BGD/85/011, IFCU, Chittagong.

Sarker, S. U. and Sarker,N.Y. 1988. Wildlife of Bangladesh (A Systemic List), Rickom Printer, Dhaka

Trippense, R.E. 1953. Wildlife Management Vol. I & II McGraw Hill Book Co.

Van Tyne, J. and Berger, A. J. 1976. Fundamental Ornithology , N.Y.

Wallace, G. J. and Mahan H. D., 1975. An Introduction to Ornithology. 3^rd Ed. MacMillan Publishing Co. Inc. N. Y

Whitaker, R. 1982. Export Prospects from commercial Crocodile farms in Bangladesh. ITC/DIP63, 1982 Project No. GTO/03/07.

Willey, J. C. 1962. The life of Birds. Philadelphia and London. Sawnders. Chapter 5.

1. Introduction: Scope of forest harvesting.

2. Logging Preparation: Road construction, demarcation of logging area, procurement of equipment, labour supply and preparation of the camp.

3. Felling Operations: Preparation and methods of felling, equipment required for felling operation.

4. Conversion: Procedure of delimbing, topping and bucking operations and equipment required in the operations.

5. Log Extraction: Methods of log extraction -skidding and yarding, log landing - its location and characteristics, skid trial patterns, traditional, semi-mechanised and mechanised system of skidding, assortment, trees length and whole tree method of skidding, methods of cable yarding systems and their merits and demerits.

6. Log Transportation: Types of land, water and aerial transportation of logs, traditional and mechanised systems of land and water transportation, types of loading and unloading of logs at landing and mill sites.

7. Maintenance: Maintenance of felling, bucking, extraction and transportation equipment.

8. Log Storage and Depot: Dry and wet storage of logs with their merits and demerits, types of depot, maintenance of depot records, different timber forms and registers used in Forest Department, stock taking at depot, methods of stacking, measures for protection of timber in depot.

9. Sale and Disposal: Different systems of sale and disposal of forest produce, departmental vs. private agency in harvesting of forest produce.

10. Logging Plans and Costs: Preparation of a logging plan, procedures of production and cost calculation of logging operation, production planning in logging, production standard.

11.Safety and Ergonomics: Safety requirements in logging operations, protective dress, ergonomic problems in harvesting activities.

1. Introduction: Necessity of forest roads and their types.

2. Road Reconnaissance: Obligatory points, alignment of plain and hill roads, preliminary survey, location and demarcation.

3. Road design: Road and land width, gradients, cross-section, road curves, earthwork, drainage.

4. Retaining walls and Breast Walls: Materials used, forces acting upon them, conditions of stability, rules of thumb for design of walls.

5. Culverts and Bridges: Types of forest culverts and bridges, waterways selection for small culverts and bridges, principles of planning and construction, economic spans, thumb rules in designing culverts and bridges.

6. Estimating Principles: Earthwork by trapezoidal and prismodial rules, cost estimates.

7. Setting Out: Use of field level for setting out gradient, setting out cutting, embankment and curves.

8. Construction: Organisation of labour, tools and equipment, grabbing and cleaning, earth movement, road spacing.

9. Maintenance: General wear of roads, surface maintenance, improving existing roads - renewal of surface, road waterbed and polo drains, road sings.

10. Suspension Bridge: Types, specifications and principles of construction of common suspension bridges.

11. Maintenance of Equipment: Introduction and importance of equipment maintenance, maintenance of petrol/diesel transports and forest transportation equipment.

Recommended References:

Brown, Nelson, 1949. Logging. New York. John Willey and Sons.

Castanedia, F. 1989. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011, Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University, Chittagong.

Conway, 1982. Timber Cutting practices. Miller Freeman publishers, Inc. USA. Third Edition.

Conway, 1982. Timber Cutting practices. Miller Freeman publishers, Inc. USA. Third Edition.

FAO/ILO. 1980. Chamsaw’s in Tropical Forests. FAO Training Series No. 2 FAO Rome.

FAO. 1985. Logging and Transport in steep terrain. FAO Forestry Paper 14. Rev. I. FAO, Rome.

FAO. 1977. 1977. Planning Forest Roads and Harvesting Systems. FAO Forestry Paper 2. FAO. Rome.

FAO. 1974. Logging and Log Transport in Tropical High Forest-manual on production and cost FAO Forestry Series 5: FAO Forestry Development Paper 18, Rome.

Heinrich, R. 1982. Logging on Mountain Forests, FAO Forestry Paper 33. FAO, Rome.

Samset, Ivar. 1985. Winch and Cables Systems. Martinus Nijhoff/Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Marylang, USA.

Satoo, T and H. A.I. Madgwick. Forest Biomas. Martinus Nijhoff/Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Marylang, USA.

Seppanen H. and D. Malvas, 1986. Case Study on Self-Loading Winch Trucks in the Tropical High Forests of Vietnam. FAO, Rome.

Staaf, K.A.G. and N.A. Wiksten. 1984. Tree Harvesting Techniques. Martinus Nijhoff/Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Marylang, USA.

Wegner, Karl. E. 1984. Forestry Handbook John Wiley and sons. New York, Second Edition.

Bindra S.P. 1981. A course on Highway Engineering, Dhanpat Rai and Sons, 1682, Nai Sarak, Delhi-110006.

Castaneda, F. 1989. Forest Transportation engineering, UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong.

Castaneda, F. 1991. Maintenance of Forest Engineering Equipment, UNDP/FAO/BGD/ 85/011, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong, Chittagong.

FAO, 1977. Planning Forest Roads and Harvesting Systems. FAO Forestry Paper 2. FAO, Rome.

Grandfield, E.F. 1972. Design, Construction and Maintenance of Earth dams and Excavated Pronds. Forestry Commission: Forest Records No. 75. 49 High Holborn. London WCIV 6HB.

Roy, K.P. 1976. An Introduction to Heat engines. Vol. I Asia Publishing House. New York..

Rowan, A.A. 1976. Forest Road planning. Forestry Commission Booklet 43.49. High Holborn, London WCIV 6HB.

Singh, G. 1979. Standard Handbook of Civil Engineering. (3^rd ed.) Standard Publishers distributors, 1075-B, Nai Sarak, Delhi-6, .o. Box 1066.

Wegner, E. 1984. Forestry Handbook, (2^nd ed.). John Wiley and Sons. New York.

1. Introduction: Rationale and philosophy, factors that influence the adoption of social forestry, social forestry as a resource system, social forestry as a development program, distinguishing characteristics of social forestry from other forestry development alternatives.

2. Elements of Social Forestry: Physical and socio-economic environment of social forestry, targets, goals and objectives of social forestry, environmental aspects/impact of social forestry; Beneficiaries of social forestry.

3. Planning, designing, monitoring and evaluation of social forestry programs.

4. Tools for rural appraisal D&D, RRA, PRA, SIA, Project Management Framework (PMF).

5. Social forestry practices in Bangladesh and other Asian countries (India, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand).

6. Contemporary issues in Social forestry in Bangladesh: sustainability, institutions, land tenure, gender, conflict.

7. Best practices in Social Forestry in Bangladesh (case studies).

Ahmed, M.R. 1991. Social Forestry: theories, concepts and Applications, Paper Presented at Seminar on "Management of Social Forestry projects" held on Feb. 17-20, 1991 in Dhaka Organized by World Food programme.

Aquion, R.M. et al. 1986. Monitoring A national Social Forestry program; The Philippine Case. Draft Working Paper. East-west Center. Honolulu, Hawaii.

FAO, 1985. Tree Growing by Rural people FaO Forestry Paper No. 64. Room, Italy.

FAO. 1985. Monitoring and Evaluation of Participatory Forestry Projects, FAO Forestry Paper 60. Rome Italy.

FAO, 1982. Village Forestriy Development in the Republic of Korea: A case study. Rome, Italy.

Magno, V.C. 1986. Community Forestry Handbook, FAO/UNDP/ RGD/81/028 Field Document I. Ministry of Agriculture, Forest Department and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Dhaka.

Rao, Y.S. et al. 1985. Community Forestry: Socio-economic Aspects. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pactic, Bangkok, Thailand.

Rebugio, L.L. (ed). 1990. Readings on Rural Development Social Forestry and Forestry Extension Vol. 3 (Social Forestry). UNDP/ FAO/ 85/011. Field Document No. 23. IFCU & 291p.

Duldulao, A.C. 1985. Forestry Extension training manual, FAO/ UNDP project BGD/81/020., Field Document 2, FDTC, Kaptai, Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Magno, V.C. 1986. Community Forestry handbook. FAO/UNDP Project BGD/81/028. Dhaka, Bangladesh 251p.

 

1. Introduction: Forestry extension perspectives, role of forestry extension in forestry development.

2. Theoretical Foundation of Forestry Extension: Motivation, learning, diffusion and adoption of innovation, group processes and dynamics, communication.

3. Elements/Components of Forestry Extension: Forestry extension agencies, forestry extension publics/clienteles, forestry extension goals and objectives, forestry extension strategies, programs and methods.

4. Forestry Extension Programs Development: Blue-print Vs. the learning approach to program development, program development cycle.

5. Community Organising for Forestry Extension: Rationale for community organising in forestry and rural development, community organising strategies and techniques, institutional instruments to support effective community organising.

6. Forest extension programs in Bangladesh and other Asian countries.

Duldulao, A.C. 1985. Forestry Extension training manual, FAO/ UNDP project BGD/81/020., Field Document 2, FDTC, Kaptai, Chittagong Hill Tracts.

FAO. 1986. Forestry extension organization, Rome, Italy, FAO Forestry Paper No. 66. 167p.

FAO. 1985. Tree growing by rural people. FAO Forestry paper No. 64. Rome, Italy, 130p.

FAO. 1982. Report of the FAO/SIDA Seminar on forestry extension Rome, Italy.

FAO. 1987. Forestry Extension Methods, FAO Forestry Paper No. 80. Rome, Italy. 155p.

FAO. 1988. Planning Forestry Extension Programmes. FAO/SIDA Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia. 199p.

French K. H. 1984. Guidelines for Planning Extension programmes. UNDP Asia and Pacific Programme for Development Training and Communication Planning. Bangkok, Thailand.

Jamias, J. F. (Ed.) 1975. Readings in Development communication. University of the Philippines at Los Banos, College, Laguna, Philippines.

Mercado, C.M. et al. Communication and adoption in rural development (Philippine Caso). University of the Philippines Community Development Research Council and Institute of Mass Communication and Department of Agricultural, Quezon City, Philippines.

Rebugio, L.L. 1969. Forestry Extension.

Rebugio, L.L. 1978. Forestry extension in the Philippines; A design for Effectiveness and Relevance.

Rebugio, L.L. 1980. Forestry for rural development. Asian Forestry Industries.

1. Introduction: Need for tropical forest tree improvement, factors favouring improvement, relevance to plantation silviculture.

2. Population and Evolution Genetics: Genetic changes due to selection, mutation, migration, and isolation, mechanism for inbreeding, mechanism against inbreeding, causes of hybrid vigour and inbreeding depression.

3. Variations: Variation in individuals due to environment and genotype, measurement of variability.

4. Approach To Forest Tree Improvement: Selection and crossing of superior individual tree, testing and selection of trees from different geographical sources, introduction of exotic species, hybridisation between species and races, polyploidy breeding, tissue culture, clonal selection and propagation.

5. Tree Improvement Methods: Selection - mass selection, individual tree selection and recurrent selection, species and provenance trials, seed orchard establishment and management, progeny testing, gene conservation.

6. Germplasm Selection: Collection, Maintenance and Conservation;

7. Clonal Forestry: Relative importance of clonal forestry species suitable for clonal propagation, clonal propagation methods, factors and multiplication potential, stockplant establishment and management, principles and practice of clonal selection, establishment, management and economic aspects of clonal plantation, operational use of clonal forestry technique in the tropics and success of clonal plantation, potential application in production forestry and homestead agroforestry.

1. Definition and scope of Biotechnology in forestry.

2. Genetics and Biotechnology.

3. Industrial genetics, protoplast and cell fusion technologies, genetic engineering, potential risk and safety precautions of genetic engineering, mendelism, environment and genetic variation, productivity and biodiversity, politics of plants and IPRS with biosafety protocol.

Alam. M. Z. 1965. Modern Insecticides and their uses, 209pp.

Reeson, C.F.C. 1941. The ecology and control of forest insects of India and neighboring countries. Govt. of India press, 267pp.

Bhuiya, B. A. and Ismail, M.A. Preliminary study on the Insect pests of some forest trees seeds, from Chittagong, C. U. Studies, Vol. 14 (1), 1990.

Borror, D. J. and Delong, D. M. An Introduction to the study of Insects.

Bosk, W. Forest Pest of Bangladesh and their control, Bulletin No.1 BFRI Publication.

Chapman, R. E. the Insects structure and function.

Davidson. R. H. & Longman. W. F. 1979. Insect pests of farm gardens & Orchards. John Wiley & Sons, 596pp.

Findley, W. P. K. 1967. Timber pests and diseases: Pragman Press, 280 pp.

Graham. S. A. & Knight, F. B. 1965. Principles of Forest Entomology, McGraw Hill Book Company, 417 pp.

Harris. W. V. 1964. Termites: Their recognition and control. Longmans, London, 187p.

Imms. A. D. A. textbook of entomology.

Mathers, G. A. 1979. Pesticide application methods, Longman, 336pp.

Metcalf, G. L. and Flint, W. P. Destructive and useful Insects.

1. Introduction: Definition and scope of forest management, forest as a renewable resource, peculiarities and principles of forest management, multiple use forestry, management of homestead and alternative sources of wood in Bangladesh, objectives of management.

2. Sustainable yield: Sustainable yield concept, progressively increasing levels of yield on a sustained basis, definition and explanation of related terms - felling series, rotation, felling cycle, cutting series, etc.

3. Rotation or the Production period: Definition and kinds of rotations for forest crops, factors affecting choice of rotation, discussion on rotations.

4. Normal Forest: Definition and concept of normal forest, the need for an ideal standard for monitoring, effect of silvicultural systems on normality, the normal even-aged forest, the normal uneven aged forest, discussion, volumes, values and the types of normal forests.

5. Organisation of Forests: Primary territorial units, silvicultural units, administrative organisation.

6. The Actual Growing Stock and its Increment: General considerations and the need for repeated inventories, distribution of age gradations or classes in regular forests, normal and actual distribution of age classes estimation and reduction factors for density, quality, etc., volumes and increment of stands, factors affecting quality and price increment, choice of final felling time.

7. Yield Regulation: Yield regulation and yield planning, yield regulation and silviculture, regulating the yield of services.

8. Yield regulation in regular forest: yield regulation managed under clear felling system and in regular shelterwood system.

9. Yield Regulation in irregular forests: Yield based on growing stock only, yield based on increment only, yield based on growing stock and increment.

10. Stumpage Appraisal Methods: Definition and importance of stumpage appraisal, steps in stumpage appraisal, methods of stumpage methods, stumpage appraisal in Bangladesh.

11. Forest Management Plan: Definition and object of Forest Management Plan (FMP), difference between FMP and working skills, need for FMP, relevance of FMP with local national and regional plans, procedure for preparation of FMP.

12. Forest Management in Bangladesh: Silvicultural treatment (s), status of the preparation of working plans (FMPs) for various Forest Divisions of Bangladesh, management of bamboo forests and its felling.

13. Changes in Methods of Treatment and Yield Regulation in Bangladesh: Chittagong Forest Division, Chittagong Hill Tracts North and South Forest Divisions, Cox’s Bazar Forest Division, Sylhet Forest Division, Sundarban Forest Division.

14. Resource Information Management System (RIMS) in Bangladesh.

15. Management of bamboo forest and felling.

Recommended References:

Davis, L. S. & K.N. Johnson, 1987. Forest Management. McGraw Hill Book Company, New Delhi, India, 790p.

Davis, K.P. 1968. Forest Management : Regulation and valuation, Second Edition, MaGraw Hill, U.S.A. 519p.

Duerr, W.A., Teegnarden, D.E., Christian Sen, Gutterberg S. 1999. Forest Resource Management., W. B. Saunder Company , Philadelphia, London, Toronto, 612p.

Jerram, M.R. K. 1983. Text Book on Forest Management, International Book Distributors, 9/3, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun- 248001.

Osmaston, V.C. 1984. The Management of Forests. George Allen and Unwin Ltd. London, 384p.

Pant, M.M. 1990. Forest Resource Management. Field Document No.2: UNDP/FAO/ RGD/ 85/011, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University, 372p.

Clutter et al. 1983. Timber Management : A quantitative Approach, John Willey and Sons.

Prakash, R. 1986. Forest Management. M/S. International Book Distributors, Rajpur Road, Dehra Due-248001, India. 256p.

1. Introduction: Meaning of development & economic growth, development planning, forest development planning in Bangladesh, reasons for slow economic development planning.

2. Principal Features of Development Planning: Basic concepts of planning (defining ends or means, realism in planning, flexibility in planning), the planning process, organising planning.

3. Formulating Objectives for Forestry Development: The changing framework, forestry for social and economic development, defining objectives for forestry, preparation of project concept paper (PCP) and logical frame work approach (LFA), etc.

4. Sector Analysis and Forecasting in Forestry: Defining sector analysis, establishing the basis for analysis in the forestry sector analysing and forecasting supply.

5. Project Appraisal: Project and the planning process, the structure of project appraisal, the scope and purpose of a project appraisal, investment appraisal methods, time preference, discounting, risk and uncertainty, ranking of project.

6. Measuring Social Costs and Benefits: Benefit-cost analysis, limitations of cost - benefit analysis, externalities of the forestry sector not covered by benefit - cost analysis.

Recommended References:

Gittinger, J.P. 1982. Economic analysis of agricultural projects. Published for the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank. The John Hopkins University Press, London.

FAO, 1974. An Introduction to Planning Forestry Development. FAO/SWE/TP, FAO, Rome, 81pp.

FAO 1980. Economic analysis of forestry projects. FAO, Forestry Paper 17, FAO, Rome, 216pp.

Pant, M.M. 1984. Forest Economics and Valuation. Modhawi Publishers, Dehra Dun, India, 612pp.

Pant, M.M. 1990. Planning Forestry Development in Bangladesh. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Field Document nNo. 15. Development of Professional education in the Forestry Sector, Bangladesh. IFCU, Chittagong and FAO, Rome.

 

1. Introduction: Overview of forest-base rural industries/enterprise- definition of small - scale forest based rural enterprises, basic characteristics of forest based - rural enterprise - technology, location, size, entrepreneurship, labour, role forest based rural enterprises in community development - employment and income generation, other socio-economic impact.

2. Types of Forest Based Rural Industries: Wood-based rural industries/enterprises - types/classification, current availability, processing facilities, markets, employment, other social benefits, impact on rural economy, bamboo-based rural industries, rattan (cane) and pati-pata based rural industries, wild fruits and nuts based rural industries, medicinal plants, mushroom, tannins, gums and essential oils, resin industry, sericulture.

3. Strategies To Promote Forest Based Rural Industries: Markets and market development, financing, developing and promoting technology and technical skills, improving management and managerial skills, institutional support for small-scale rural based processing enterprises, extension services for small scale industries, promoting community - based small-scale forest based processing enterprises.

4. Women participation in FBRI.

Arnold, J. E. , et. al. 1987. The importance of small forest-based processing enterprises in developing countries. UNASYLVA, Vol. 39 No.3 &4. Rome, Italy.

FAO, 1987. Small-Scale Forest-Based Processing Enterprises. FAO Forestry paper No.79, Rome, Italy.

FAO, 1987. Forest-based Rural Enterprises: Pakistan. RAPA Publication 1987/3, Bangkok, Thailand.

FAO, 1986. Appropriate Forest Industries. FAO Forestry Paper 68. Rome, Italy.

FAO, 1981. Small and Medium Sawmills in Developing countries. FAO Forestry Paper No. 28. Rome, Italy.

1. Review of basic statistics, Philosophy and purpose of research.

2. Procedures in research planning.

3. Identifying and analysing research problems, designing experiments in Forestry.

4. Sampling: types of sampling, their advantages and applications, sample size, sampling error, non-sampling error.

5. Designing experiments in forestry research: Types of experimental design, their application, advantages and disadvantages.

6. Data analysis using T-test and X² test.

7. Analysis of variance with detailed treatment of Completely Randomised Design (CRD) and Latin Square Design (LSD).

8. Factorial Experiments.

9. Split Plot Experiments.

10. Regression methods (Simple linear, multiple linear and non-linear).

11. Computer based data processing, analysis and interpretation.

12. Problems common to forestry research.

13. Writing a research proposal.

14. Presenting research findings and writing scientific paper.

Cochran, W.G. 1963. Sampling Techniques, 2^nd Edition John Wiley & Sons Inc. New York. 413p.

Prodan, M. 1968. Forest Biometrics. 1^st Edition pergamon Press, New York.

Temu, A.B. 1987. Forestry Research Management. Helsinki Finland.

Zaman, A.H. M.H., Rahim, K., and Howlader. 1980. Simple Lessons in Biometry—Bangladesh Rice Research Institute.

Zar, J.H. 1984. Biostatistical Analysis. Prentice-Hall inc. Engle Wood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.

Muller, D. and Ellenberg, D.H. 1974. Aims and Methods of Vegetation Ecology. John Wiley and Sons, London.

Myres, W.L. and Shelton, R.L. 1980. Survey methods for Ecosystem management. John Wiley and Sons, London.

1. Introduction: Definition, principles and procedures in formulation of forest policy, brief history of forest policy, interrelationship of a National Forest Policy with general land use policies, existing policies for environment management, social and economic implications of environmental pollution control.

2. National Forest and Environmental Policies of Bangladesh: Forest Policy of 1894, Forest Policy resolution of 1955, directives on Forest Policy of 1962, National Forest Policy of 1979 and 1994, current energy & environmental policies of Bangladesh.

3. Need for re-enforcing the Forest Policy: Need for developing a political will of the people, protect the diversion of forest hands to non-forest purposes, forests/trees or all marginal lands - social/community forestry, forestry research, training education and extension, man-power planning and its co-ordination with forest/tree resource activities, impacts of national and international policies on environment, import of hazardous substances, control of occupational toxins, provision of clean - air - water, waste material dumping, regional politics on water distribution.

4. Implementation and Monitoring of Forest and Environmental Policy in Bangladesh: Creation and strengthening of an organisation and needed Legislative changes.

1. Forest and Environmental Legislative Measures: Definition, necessity and limitations of a special forest law, history of forest law in Indo Bangladesh, application of forest law, history of environmental legislation.

2. Current environmental conservation acts & rules.

3. Definition of common legal terms used in forest administration: Abatment, cognisibly, and non-cognisibly offenses, collusion, compounding offenses, confiscation, confession, criminal breach of trust, criminal misappropriate, mischief, mistake of fact, pre-emption, recognizance, right, royalty, salvage, search warrant, seizure, servitude, summary trials, warrant causes, weifwood, wasteland, government property and its acquisition, rights and ownership.

4. Forest Acts and Rules: Section by section study of Forest Act, 1927 and Forest Ordinance 1989 (Amendment), Forest Act (Amendment 2000), environmental pollution control ordinance (Ordinance No. XIII of 1977), "Bangladesh Environment Preservation Ordinance" - proposed, regulation of toxic materials (pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.).

5. Private forest ordinance 1959.

6. Transit rules of various forest divisions.

7. Constitution of forest estates: constitution of Reserve Forests and constitution of protected forests.

1. Legal organisation of forest and environment services: Definition of forest officer, appointment, powers and limitations of forest officers, special obligation, protection extended by law to Forest Officers, legal powers of forest officers, organisation responsible for environment management.

2. Implementation of forest and environmental policies, laws and administration.

3. Need for changes in administration, policy and law to cope with the changing socio-economic conditions.

4. Services rules: Government service, disciple and appeal rules, tracery and financial rules, accused code and inspection procedures etc.

Anon, 1969. Compilation of various acts, Rules and Regulations pertaining to Forest Management and Administration. Agriculture (Forest) Department Govt of East Pakistan, Dhaka. 437 p.

Anon, 1977. Proceeding of the First Bangladesh National Conference on Forestry. Dept of Forestry, Govt. of Bangladesh 176p.

Anon, 1979. Forest Policies of 1979. (Booklet). Govt. of Bangladesh.

Anon, 1982. Proceeding of the Second National Forestry Conference Bangladesh. Dept of Forestry. Govt. of Bangladesh. 600p.

Anon, 1989. The Forest (Amendment) ordinance. Bangladesh Gazette, Sept. 4, 1989. Govt. of Bangladesh 8p.

Anon, 1990. Environmental problems in Bangladesh: An NGO perspective for policies and action. ADAB-Environment Advisory Group.

Al-Huainz, S.M. 1989. Major Environmental problems of Bangladesh; An overview.

Asaduzzaman, M. 1989. Socio-economic issues in Environment Management in Bangladesh.

Clawson, M. 1977. Research in Forest Economics and Forest policy, papers resulting from a symposium. January 13-14, 1977. Washington DC, USA 555p.

Clawson, M. 1974. Forest Policy for the future, papers and discussion from a forum on Forest Policy for the Future May 8-9, 1974, Washington, DC, USA 360p.

Choudhury, A. 1989. The Forest Act, 1927 (As modified upto December, 1989). Published by New Warns Book Corporation 14, Banga Bandhu avenue, Dhaka-1020. 56p.

Hummel, F.C. 1984. Forest Policy, Martinus Nijhoff/Dr. W. Junk Publishers, bostoa. 310p.

Khan, S.A. 1978. An Introduction to the National Forest Policy of Bangladesh (Unpublished). 15p.

Pant, M.M. 1989. Forest Resource Management Field Document No.2, UNDP/FAO/ BGD/85/011, IFCU. 18-53p.

Sedjo, R.A., 1984. Resources for the future. Proceedings of a Workshop on Forest Policy Education, Jan. 13, 1984. Washington D.C., U.C., USA.

Worrell, A.C., 1970. Principles of Forest Policy. McGraw.

 

1. Land and Land Use: Ownership, use and characteristics of land, land uses, application of combined uses as a land management policy, the multiple problems of multiple uses, land and tree tenure.

2. Principles and Methods of Land Assessment: Introduction, evaluation methodology, framework for land evaluation, soil information systems, parametric methods and the land system methods, application of GIS in land assessment.

3. Land Capability Classification: Definition of land capability classification, traditional system of land classification in Bangladesh, main land capability classes and subclasses in Bangladesh, description of forest land classes.

4. Land Use Planning and Evaluation for Forestry: Appraisal of land use potential, land capability and land suitability and factors governing them, information needs in land use planning and evaluation, site capability assessment, application of GIS in land use planning, participatory land use planning, land allocation and management.

5. Site quality: Site and site quality, significance of site quality in management, identification of site quality, site qualities recognised in forests of Bangladesh, modification of site productivity, land capability as an index of site quality.

Davidson, D.A. 1982. Soil and Land use Planning. Second Impression, Longman. London, UK. Pp120

Davis. P. 1976. Land Use. McGraw Hill Book Company, New Delhi, India. Pp 324.

FAO/UNDP 1971. Bangladesh Soil Resources, Soil survey project, AGL: SF/PAK 6 Technical Report 3, P. 185-198.

FAO; 1988. Land Resources Appraisal of Bangladesh for Agricultural Development, UNDP/FAO Project BGD/81/035, Technical Reports 1-7, FAO, Rome.

Sabrousse, R. 1984. Preliminary Report on the Ecological Classification of Plantations in the Chittagong and Chittagong Hill Tracts District. Working Paper No. 2, FAO/ UNDP Project BGD/79/017.

Richard, B.N. & Hassan, M.M. 1988. A Coordinated Forest Soil Research Program for Bangladesh. P. 31—32.

Richard, B.N. & Hassan, M.M. 1989. Dendroecological Regions of Bangladesh: A Land capability Assessment for tree species. OF: DP/BGD/83/010. Working Paper No.7, pp48.

Stevens, P.R. 1987. A Simplified Field Manual for site Classification and Site Suitability Assessment in Bangladesh forests. BGD/83/010, Working Paper No.1 pp.14.

 

1. Introduction: Definition, scope, types and importance of Bio-diversity, origin of Bio-diversity as a science, importance of conservation of genetic resources. Value of biodiversity.

2. Ecological role of bio-diversity, bio-diversity and niche structure, bio-diversity and trophic level.

3. Current state of biodiversity in regional and global context.

4. Loss of bio-diversity: Listing of threatened bio-diversity; causes for loss of bio-diversity, means of preserving bio-diversity.

5. Measuring and monitoring biodiversity

6. Application of ecology, biogeography; population genetics and social sciences for the preservation of bio-diversity.

7. Agenda 21/Convention on bio-diversity.

8. World heritage, Biodiversity in the Mangrove and other forests of Bangladesh.

9. Bio-diversity and intellectual property rights.

10. Efforts towards biodiversity conservation: International and national effort, NGOs efforts, community and individual efforts, CBD principles and IUCN guidelines, institutes and organization related to biodiversity conservation (IUCN, MAV, WWF, ITTO, IPGR, etc.)

11. Ex-situ and in-situ conservation.

12 Protected area of Bangladesh: current status and management perspectives.

Agarwal, S. K. Tiwari, S. and Dubey, P.S. 1996. Biodiversity and Environment. A. P. H. Publ. corp. India.

Boyle, T. J.B. and Boontawee, B. (eds.). 1994. Measuring and monitoring biodiversity in tropical and temperate forest. Proceedings of IUFRO Symposium, Thailand.

Hasan, M. A. 2000. Biodiversity and Conservation. Hasan Book House. Dhaka.

Negi, S. S. 1993. Biodiversity and it, conservation in India. Indies Publishing Company, New Delhi, India.

Poore, D. and Sayer, J.1991. The Management of Tropical Moist Forest Lands: Ecological Guidelines. IUCN, Switzerland

Schulze. E. D. and Mooney, H. A. (eds.). 1993. Biodiversity and ecosystem function. Springer-verlag, gambtt & co, Berlin.

Terborgh, J. 1992. Diveresity and the tropical rain forest. W. H. Freeman & co. Ltd. USA.

Tewari, D. N. 1994. Biodiversity and forest genetic resources. International Book Distributiors, India

 

Collection of actual field data from forests/homesteads/roadside plantations covering materials sufficient for preparation of at least four working circles; Compilation, processing and analysing of collected data and secondary data, etc. Each student will write FMP according to latest Working Plans of Bangladesh Forest Department based on collected data; Field assessment will done by guide teachers (internal) directly in the field, based on each student overall performance; prepared management plan will be evaluated by two examiners - one internal and one external; viva-voce examination will be conducted by three internal, external and chairman of the examination committee.

Recommended References:

Philip, M. Measuring Trees and Forests.

Osmaston, F.C. 1994. The Management of Forests. International Book Distributors, India.

Ganss—Manual of Forest Management Plan.

Balmforth—Manual of Forest Management Plan.

Davis, P.K. 1966. Forest Management, 2^nd Edition McGraw Hill Book Company, New York.

 

Review of relevant literature or scientific publications on a selected issue in forestry and/or conduct of simple research/study on a forestry problem. Each student has to present his/her work in a seminar. One supervisor will guide review paper/simple research paper. Prepared review paper/simple research paper will be evaluated by two examiners - one supervisor (internal) and one external, viva-voce examination will be conducted by the internal, external and chairman of the examination committee.

1. Emasculation and hybridisation.

2. Practice on vegetative propagation using different methods.

3. A field trip is required to show clonal seed orchard, seed stand and gene bank, etc. and to practice on selection of individual plus trees.

Alam. M. Z. 1965. Modern Insecticides and their uses, 209pp.

Reeson, C.F.C. 1941. The ecology and control of forest insects of India and neighboring countries. Govt. of India press, 267pp.

Bhuiya, B. A. and Ismail, M.A. Preliminary study on the Insect pests of some forest trees seeds, from Chittagong, C. U. Studies, Vol. 14 (1), 1990.

Borror, D. J. and Delong, D. M. An Introduction to the study of Insects.

Bosk, W. Forest Pest of Bangladesh and their control, Bulletin No.1 BFRI Publication.

Chapman, R. E. the Insects structure and function.

Davidson. R. H. & Longman. W. F. 1979. Insect pests of farm gardens & Orchards. John Wiley & Sons, 596pp.

Findley, W. P. K. 1967. Timber pests and diseases: Pragman Press, 280 pp.

Graham. S. A. & Knight, F. B. 1965. Principles of Forest Entomology, McGraw Hill Book Company, 417 pp.

Harris. W. V. 1964. Termites: Their recognition and control. Longmans, London, 187p.

Imms. A. D. A. textbook of entomology.

Mathers, G. A. 1979. Pesticide application methods, Longman, 336pp.

Metcalf, G. L. and Flint, W. P. Destructive and useful Insects.

1. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): Definition historical development of EIA, importance of EIA authorities/ organizations involved in the EIA processes.

2. Important principles in managing an EIA- focus on the main issues, involvement the appropriate persons and groups, link information to decision making about the project, present clear options for the mitigation of impacts and for sound-environmental management, provision of information in a form useful in decision making.

3.The EIA process before starting the EIA, screening, preliminary assessment, organization, scoping, the EIA study, identification, prediction, evaluation, mitigation, documentation, using the results; resources need for and EIA; EIAA guides prescribed by FAO.

4.Environmental Impact Assessment of Different development projects related to Forestry; follow up EIA for Forestry projects such as commercial logging, reforestation, community forestry; criteria for identifying adverse impact of forestry development.

5.Existing national conservation strategy and policy statement on Environment and Development, specifically in relation to forestry and the need for EIA for the protection, preservation and management of forest resources of Bangladesh.

6.The role and experience of donor/multi-national organization with EIA.

7. Main areas in environmental concern in Bangladesh and their major problems.

Recommended References:

Anon. 1987. Enviornmental guidelines for selected agricultural and natural resource development projects. Asian Development Book, 77pp.

Bandhu, T. and Hey, R. 1976. Environmental Impact Asseement. Farnborough, 232pp.

Hutchings, B., Forrester, A., Jain, R.K. and Balbach, H. 1975. Environmental Impact Assessment: Current methodologies & future directions. Dept. of Architecture, University of Illinoise at Urbana-Champaign, USA, 180pp.

HMSO, 1989. Environmental Assessment: a guide to the procedures. Department of Environment, UK. 64pp.

Lambert, C.M. 1981. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The Planning Exchange, Montagu Evans, 29pp.

Maruf Hossain, M.M. 1993. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Final report on EIA training in Centre for Environmental Management & Planning (CEMP), Scoland.

Turnbull, R.G.H. & Aitken, P. 1985. A review of the EEC directive on Environmental Impact Exchange, Glasgow, 63pp.

UNEP, 1988. Environmental Impact Assessment: Basic Procedures for developing countries. UNEP, 17pp.

Wood, C.M. and Gazidellis, 1985. A guide to the Training Materials for Environmental Impact Assessment. (working paper no. 14). University of Manchester, Dept. of Town and Country Planning, Manchester, M. 13 9 PL, 260pp.