KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Learn the main concepts regarding the biology of forest species and their recognition. APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Ability to apply the diagnostic methodologies necessary for the identification of forest tree species and the recognition of the main forest formations. Collect the data useful for understanding the taxonomy, growth habit, chorology, temperament, cenology and customary uses of each woody species in the various Italian forestry consortia, demonstrating a professional approach both to devise and support arguments and to solve management and conservation problems.
MAKING JUDGMENTS Recognize and manage the main forest typologies in mountain environments, in reference to production objectives, protection of the territory and conservation of biodiversity, including reflections on related social, scientific or ethical issues.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Acquire technical terminology to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions clearly and in detail to the scientific and public community.
LEARNING SKILLS
Develop learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

The course aims to provide knowledge in the field of science and practice of forest cultivation, based on forest ecology, to meet the needs of individuals and communities, considering the demands of society, but preserving the quantity and quality of the forest heritage over time to make them available to future generations. To address the fundamental principles of sustainable forest management and the role of management in achieving environmental sustainability goals.
Knowledge and understanding
Knowledge of the structure, functioning and mechanisms of regeneration of the arboreal component of the forest ecosystem and its regeneration methods. Ability to analyse and describe forest cenosis from a structural and management point of view. Understanding of the relationships between the forest and the physical and biological environment in which it grows, of the limiting factors and of the reaction to cultivation interventions. Degradation and improvement factors
Appling knowledge and understanding
Ability to provide guidance for the design and implementation of forest management interventions with a view to sustainable forest management, in the various forest communities considered (coppice, high forests, even-aged forests, uneven-aged forests).
Making judgments
Understanding the cultural status of each forest and proposing the most appropriate technical solution for its sustainable management, also through the ability to acquire and interpret the information from technical and scientific reference texts, defining the most appropriate management forms in relation to the characteristics of the forest systems, the needs of the property and society; knowing how to evaluate the different technical solutions and orient oneself in the choice of work systems in uses with reference to environmental protection and the health and safety of operators.
Communication skills
Ability to adequately represent the issues and possible solutions for better management of forest systems, ability to relate to other professional figures and to present proper results, considering the purposes of the work and the interlocutor.
Learning skills
Develop learning skills needed to keep preparation up to date and to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.