A wake-up call? A review of inequality based on the forest-related higher education literature

IF 4.9 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental Science & Policy Pub Date : 2024-11-10 DOI:10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103942

Pipiet Larasatie , Emily Jones , Eric Hansen , Siegfried Lewark

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Abstract

With increasing world population, it is critical to manage global forests for sustaining both human and natural systems and this requires highly educated, professional foresters. However, there are concerning lackluster enrollment trends due to negative public impressions of unsustainable practices and a lack of social diversity (e.g., gender and race/ethnicity). As inequality can shape academic and scientific practice in forest-related fields at different levels, this study aims to identify forms of inequality by utilizing a qualitative, systematic review method manifested in the forest-related higher education literature. Results are then discussed regarding how forest-related higher education can be transformed into a mechanism for more inclusive collaboration and knowledge production. Forest-related educational programs should be strategically developed to align with current and potential emerging demand for employment expertise in the field of forestry. These programs should focus on the cultivation of professional foresters, enabling them to effectively address evolving challenges in natural resources management. The forest-related education sector should also prioritize the ongoing enhancement of human diversity.

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警钟？基于与森林有关的高等教育文献的不平等审查

随着世界人口的不断增长，管理全球森林以维持人类和自然系统至关重要，这就需要受过高等教育的专业林务人员。然而，由于公众对不可持续做法的负面印象以及缺乏社会多样性（如性别和种族/民族），招生趋势令人担忧。由于不平等会在不同层面上影响与森林相关领域的学术和科学实践，本研究旨在通过采用定性、系统回顾的方法来识别与森林相关的高等教育文献中所体现的不平等形式。然后，就如何将与森林相关的高等教育转变为更具包容性的合作和知识生产机制进行讨论。与森林相关的教育项目应根据林业领域当前和潜在的新兴就业专业需求进行战略性开发。这些课程应侧重于培养专业林业人员，使他们能够有效应对自然资源管理方面不断变化的挑战。与森林相关的教育部门还应优先考虑不断提高人类的多样性。

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Environmental Science & Policy 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

10.90

自引率

8.30%

发文量

332

审稿时长

68 days

期刊介绍： Environmental Science & Policy promotes communication among government, business and industry, academia, and non-governmental organisations who are instrumental in the solution of environmental problems. It also seeks to advance interdisciplinary research of policy relevance on environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity, environmental pollution and wastes, renewable and non-renewable natural resources, sustainability, and the interactions among these issues. The journal emphasises the linkages between these environmental issues and social and economic issues such as production, transport, consumption, growth, demographic changes, well-being, and health. However, the subject coverage will not be restricted to these issues and the introduction of new dimensions will be encouraged.