Study Guide

Objective

The student
- can explain the background to and developments in forest conservation
- can describe methods for safeguarding the diversity of nature in managed forests
- can identify particularly important habitats according to forest law
- can identify forest habitats protected by conservation law
- can identify habitats protected by forest certification
- can consider forest conservation in connection with management issues, planning of logging and renewal planning
- can identify permanent archaeological remains in forests
- can consider forest conservation in connection with the collection of wood fuel
- can consider water protection needs in all action plans

Content

Why do we need forest nature conservation?
Laws and frameworks
Different levels of forest protection
Important structural features for biodiversity
Important habitats
Wooded habitats in the Nature Conservation Act
Habitats that are secured through forest certification
Identification of habitats
How to pay regard to individual species
Water protection
Forest landscape
Ancient remains
Multiple use
Nature conservation when extracting energy wood
Assessing the quality of nature conservation
Comparisons between PEFC and FSC certifications

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

No previous knowledge is required