Education on NWFPs
Description
Brief description of the instrument and its modus operandi
At University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry, there are two subjects on NWFPs:
- Compulsory subject “Use of non-wood forest products”, at 3rd year of Bachelor studies (Department for Forestry);
- Optional subject "Collection and processing of non-wood forest products", at the 1st year of Master studies (Department for Forestry, module “Utilization of forest and hunting resources“).
Which problem the instrument is supposed to solve?
Need for education of forestry students, future forest engineers about the importance of NWFPs
Purpose or main objective / overall goal of the instrument?
To provide necessary theoretical knowledge and practical expertise about the topic on NWFPs
Which laws and regulations support the implement of this instrument?
none
The initiator/promoter of the instrument?
University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry
Which organizations are involved in the operationalization of the instrument?
University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry
What roles do these organisation play in each of them?
NWFP utilization is compulsory subject at 3rd year of Bachelor studies (Department for Forestry), and optional subject at 1st year of MSc studies
How the monitoring is ensured?
n/a
How the compliance is ensured?
n/a
How is the overall performance of the instrument?
Forestry students, future forest engineers are educated about the importance, use and collection methods of NWFPs
Brief description of the context for the emergence of the instrument
In the context of global change of requests related to forests and different evidences that forests provide more products than just wood, there was need for better education of forestry students and engineers.
Have any of the items mentioned above changed since the instrument entered into force?
Yes
Details
Forest engineers are better educated in this field
Is there any qualitative or quantitative study of the impacts of the instrument?
No
Full reference
Use of non-wood forest products
| Instrument | |
| Year | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Policy area | Forestry |
| Affected activity | Innovation/R&D |
| Products | Mushrooms/truffles, Berries, Herbs/plants, Resin, Bark/cork, Foliage, Honey and Bee products, Other NWFP |
| Subject | NWFP |
| Promoter/initiator | Public |
| Zone | South East Europe |
| Countries | Serbia |
| Regions (NUTS 2) | Šumadija and Western Serbia |
| Focus on NWFP | Direct |
| Instrument type | Information |
| Legal status | Non-binding |
| Geographical scope | National |