The Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry
at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

 Updated
March 18, 2007

Executive Education in Forestry Program

  Short Courses in Forestry Trends and Challenges

Intensive One-week Courses for Professionals from Around the World, Interested in the Forestry Sector.

 

For experienced executives needing to learn more about the forestry sector,and successful forest managers stepping into executive level positions.

  • March 30 -April 4, 2008: Executives Learning About Forestry
  • April 13 - 18, 2008: Foresters Becoming Executives

Registration is open on a space available basis.

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Effective decisions about forests, forest products, and forestry need to be based on valid information and the most comprehensive understanding of this information at all scales - from the global to the local. Our understanding of forests and the information upon which this understanding is based has changed dramatically during the past few years.

"The level and quality of instruction was superb, the material was fascinating, and the professionalism and dedication of the faculty exceeded expectations in every respect. I would highly recommend this program to anyone in the investment community seriously considering involvement in a timber management program of any kind.”

Edward W. Kane, Senior Managing Director
HarbourVest Partners

These courses have been designed to meet the needs of busy executives who require access to the most up-to-date understanding of forest management: successful executives with little background in forestry who find themselves in organizations involving forests and forest products, and experienced forest managers who are stepping into executive level positions with little training in business.

Participants will gain information, material and access to global ideas and thinkers in an academic environment, and develop contacts with fellow participants, graduate students,Yale faculty, and other instructors, that can serve them well beyond the course.

Classes will include a primary instructor, and a changing array of expert discussants and expert panels drawn from both the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies faculty and outside experts across the field. The courses cover similar material, but the emphasis in Executives Learning About Forestry will be on understanding forests, forestry, and forest products, and in Foresters Becoming Executives will be on building executive skills.


Instructors

Chadwick Dearing Oliver, M.F.S., Ph.D., Pinchot Professor of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University, and Director of Yale’s Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry.

"The interaction with other colleagues from both the private and public sectors, nationally as well as internationally, coupled with excellent curricula and instructors, makes this mid-career course a must for foresters seeking to exercise leadership within the organizations they serve.”

Steven W. Koehn, Director/State Forester
Maryland DNR Forest Service

Course designer, Chad Oliver is co-author of Forest Stand Dynamics, one of the most widely-used silvicultural textbooks, and the author of more than 100 scientific and technical papers on forest science subjects. He has considerable experience advising public and private forest resource organizations in the United States and abroad, and has been teaching mid-career short courses in forestry for over 20 years

Lloyd Irland, M.S., Ph.D., FRBC Chair of Silviculture at the University of British Columbia.

Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Scholar at Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, and consultant to industry, government, trade groups and environmental groups on timber and market issues.

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Course Topics

  • Forests and forestry in context. The global forestry environment—biodiversity, timber, plantations, populations, weather patterns, and past and anticipated changes. Silviculture—how forests grow and can be manipulated. Financial & investment considerations unique to forestry, organizational structure, and considerations for regional and global investments. Investment, management, and operations.
  • Emerging issues affecting forests—biological, policy, and social.

Discussants and Panelists

  • Roger Sedjo, Ph.D. Senior Fellow and Director, Forest Economics and Policy Program, Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C.
  • John Perez-Garcia, Ph.D. Professor, Center for International Trade of Forest Products, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington
  • Jack Lutz, Ph.D. Principal and Forest Economist, Forest Research Group, Alton, Maine
  • Ann Camp, Ph.D. Director of the Yale Global Institute Program on Forest Health
  • Ben Cashore, Ph.D. Director of the Yale Global Institute Program on Forest Policy and Governance
  • Lisa Curran, Ph.D. Director of the Tropical Resources Institute, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
  • Bradford Gentry, J.D. Co-Director of the Yale—UNDP Collaborative Program on the Urban Environment, and Director of the Yale Research Program on Private Investment and the Environment
  • Reid Lifset, M.P., M.P.P.M. Associate Director of the Yale Industrial Environmental Management Program, and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Industrial Ecology
  • Mark Ashton, Ph.D. Director of Yale School Forests
  • Ellen Brennan-Galvin, Ph.D. Lecturer and Senior Research Scholar, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
  • Florencia Montagnini, Ph.D. Director of the Yale Global Institute Program in Tropical Forestry
  • V. Alaric Sample, Ph.D. President, Pinchot Institute for Conservation, Washington, D.C.
  • Larry Wiseman, President and CEO, American Forest Foundation, Washington, D.C.

The Setting
Courses take place on the historic Yale University campus during the academic year, allowing participants to be fully immersed in the academic atmosphere.

Tuition: $7,500
Includes materials, accommodations, and selected meals.

Application Procedure
Apply using on-line application, or download and complete pdf application form.

Submit application along with
1. Three letters of reference;
2. A current Resume or CV;
3. A two-paragraph statement highlighting past experience, current responsibilities, and future plans.

Mail, fax or email completed package to: Barbara Ruth
Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry
Yale University
360 Prospect St.
New Haven, CT 06511

fax: 203 432.3809

barbara.ruth@yale.edu

Class size is limited so early registration is encouraged.

Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry
360 Prospect Street • New Haven, CT 06511 USA • 203.432.5117