June 2002, Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, UK - Current Methods in Tropical Forestry. See also list of Tropical Forest Forum UK Training Courses Also, click here to be transferred to our page of links to institutions offering forestry-related courses. The Forest Conservation, Research and Education Service of the FAO Forestry Department has just completed a new database on Short Courses and Related Subjects. The database is meant to provide information on short courses available worldwide on forestry and related subjects, such as watershed management, protected areas and wildlife management, ecotourism.
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Information can be obtained on specific training courses and on the institution providing the course. This instrumental course will incorporate policy design and evaluation from the social, economic and environmental points of view. Cases of the formulation and implementation of appropriate and negative policies will be analyzed. Costa Rica is a good example of innovative policies in environmental services, negotiation of carbon offsets and biodiversity and will serve as a starting point. Also Guatemala and Bolivia show good example of the devolution of natural resources to communities and to the private sector.