Upcoming Events
April 19, 2011: Seminar
Noon to 1 pm, 115 Richardson
Hall
"Climate Change and Wildfires: Understanding the Relationship"
Ghazala Yasmeen, International Fellow,
World Forest Institute,
Portland
UN Forum on Forests designates 2011
as International
Year of Forests
For details, see UNFF 2011
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The College of Forestry at Oregon State University is at the forefront of
international issues in forestry and natural resource management. Many of the
College faculty and students are active in research, outreach, and
education at locations spread across the world. Information and links on this
page provide a look at some of the activities and collaborations with which
the College is involved.
New! Natural Resources Study Abroad Guide
The new
Natural Resources Study Abroad Advising Guide has information to help
students plan ahead for an international dimension to their undergraduate
education, including internship and study abroad opportunities and international
degrees.
College
of Forestry international projects
Students and faculty in the College are involved
in a wide diversity of projects internationally, including studies examining
influences of management practices on biodiversity, the influence
of climate change on forest dynamics, global markets for forest products, biotechnology,
remote sensing, and sustainable development, to name just a few. The links
here provide a glimpse at some of the international projects that are underway,
but is by no means a comprehensive overview.
Cooperating organizations and institutions
The College of Forestry is linked to institutions
and organizations throughout the world both through formal agreements and informal
collaborations. For links to institutions and organizations for
which the College of Forestry has formal agreements, see our list of Memoranda
of Understanding (MOUs).
Organizational affiliations
Information for faculty and staff
Information for students
A number of opportunities for
international experiences are available for students in the College of Forestry.
For information on educational opportunities, please see the links below.
After you have reviewed the options, please schedule an appointment with
, Head Advisor, to discuss how your international plans articulate with your
College
of Forestry academic program. He can be reached via e-mail
or phone at (541) 737-1592.
College of Forestry International Programs Advisory
Committee
The College of Forestry International Programs Advisory Committee is chaired
by Jim Johnson and comprised of representatives from all three departments.
The Committee meets quarterly to provide updates on College of Forestry international
activities and feedback on international opportunities relevant to the College.
To share
items of potential interest to the Committee, please contact
IPAC members. To learn more about the Commitee's
activities, view the summaries of past meetings.
College of Forestry International Programs Newsletter
The College of Forestry International Programs office periodically distributes
a newsletter to faculty, students, and staff to provide an update on opportunities
and activities. To access past issues of the newsletter, click
here.
International Program Seminars
Periodically international visitors present their
work in seminars hosted by the International Programs office. When possible,
the text or powerpoint version of the seminar will be posted here by region.
AFRICA
Elikia Amani: The Congo: Challenges to sustainable forestry (March 1, 2010)
Victor Kawanga: Decentralizing
forest management in Zambia: The challenge of capacity building (November
25, 2008)
Dr. Kouami Kokou:
Remnant sacred forests of Togo: Their role in Conservation Biology (August
2007)
Prof. Masresha Fetene:
Studies in tree hydrology: Strategies of water use in co-occurring exotic
and indigenous species in a montane ecosystem (July 18, 2007)
Dr. Teshome Yizengaw:
Ethiopian Higher Education Landscape (November 9, 2005)
Dr. Teshome Yizengaw Paper (November 9,2005)
ASIA
Jagdish Poudel: Nepal, Carbon Sequestration, Forest Management: Emerging Opportunities
(February 15, 2011)
Dr. Ke Dong: Livelihood and landscape initiative in China: Payment for
ecosystem services (April 20, 2010)
Dr. Yu-jen Lin: The forests of Taiwan: New opportunities for biomass utilization
(November 19, 2009)
Lanhui Wang: Chinese forest
reforms and forest products trade (January 27, 2009)
Dr. Min Zhao: Can Shanghai's urban forests keep things cool? (October 28,
2008)
Deepak Tamang: Managing
fragile mountain ecosystems in Nepal and the Tibetan Himalayas: Land, livestock
and lives of the people (May 28, 2008)
Dr. Linsen Zhao: Encouraging
an urban forestry ethic: A comparison of Tree City USA and China's National
Garden City Programs (May 2, 2008)
Zengwang Ma: Forestry
in Hebei of China (January 2007)
Seol Woong Lee: Korean
Forest Products: Challenges and Opportunities for an Aging Population (Nov.
1, 2006)
Mr. Jasjit Walia: Sustainable
Forestry Issues in India and Himachal (Jan. 17, 2006)
Ms. Xiaoli Wang: Who Owns China's
Forests? Exploring Alternatives in Forestland Tenure (Dec. 5, 2005)
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Sue Baker: Variable Retention Silviculture in Tasmania, Australia and Western North America (December 3, 2010)
John Turland:
Australian Forestry (October 3, 2006)
Glen Murphy: Native
and plantation forest management in New Zealand (March 15, 2006)
EUROPE AND RUSSIA
Vitalie Gulca: Forestry and land use in Moldova (March 10, 2010)
Dr. Milan Mataruga: Forests and forestry in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Issues in the Republic
of Srpska (April 2, 2009)
Nerijus Miskinis:
Lithuania, forestry, project: What, where, why (April 9, 2007)
Alexander Maslov: New
developments in forest disturbance and monitoring in Russia (2007)
Valery Roshchupkin:
Russian Forests: National and international dimensions (March 2007)
Juan Andres Oria-de-Rueda,
Pablo Martin-Pinto, and Amparo Alvarez-Nieto: Forest Management and Biological
Conservation: Current Research at the University of Valladolid, Spain (August
1, 2006)
NORTH AMERICA
Vijay Kolinjivadi: Investigating business demand for Watershed Service
Markets: Case studies from Oregon (November 2, 2010)
Cristopher
Lopez Paniagua: Mexico (May 8, 2007)
SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA
Aline Moreira: Forests of Brazil: Beyond the criticism of deforestation
(January 27, 2010)
Steve Gretzinger:
Pragmatic Conservation in Latin America: Cutting Trees to Save
the Forest
(Feb. 22, 2006)
Steve Gretzinger:
Trends in Tropical Forest Management: A Practicioner's Perspective (Feb.
21, 2006)
Dr. Gary Hartshorn:
Costa Rica's Payment for Environmental Services Program (Nov. 14, 2005)
Contact us
For more information about College of Forestry International Programs contact:
Dr. Jim Johnson
Associate Dean, International Programs and Forestry Extension
College of Forestry
Oregon State University
109E Richardson Hall
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
Office: (541) 737-8954
Fax: (541) 737-3008
or
Susan Morré
International Programs Assistant
College of Forestry
Oregon State University
109A Richardson Hall
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
541-737-0872
