This episode of Silver Linking for Learning discusses how open educational resources and courseware is utilized for forestry education and forestry management. The Asia Pacific Forestry Education Coordination Mechanism, an international consortium of universities with a mission to promote forestry education and research cooperation, developed a joint educational online program entitled Innovative Sustainable Forest Management Education in the Asia-Pacific Region, which is a series of open online courses in Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). It is the only SFM online program of its kind, and provides world-class forestry education resources to more than 15,000 learners from over 90 international economies. Join the show to hear their stories about how the program paved its way from an initial self-directed OER learning program to a current credentialed certificate degree program, and to a future Master’s degree program in Forestry.

Asia Pacific Forestry Education Coordination Mechanism (AP-FECM): https://apfecm.forestry.ubc.ca/

https://apfecm.forestry.ubc.ca/executive-office-of-ap-fecm/

Graduate Certificate in Forest Management and Conservation

https://forestry.ubc.ca/programs/certificate/forest-management-conservation/

JTF GCFE 49 Sustainable Forest Management Online Program – Canada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSCM4Zg-MxU&t=49s

AP-FECM open online courses: https://apfecm.forestry.ubc.ca/sfm-online-courses/.

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