Appendix 1 Structure of The Syllabus of The Department of Forestry, SUST, Sylhet For The Period of 2008-2012 Session: 2008-2009 First Year Semester I

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Appendix 1
Structure of the Syllabus of the
Department of Forestry, SUST, Sylhet
for the period of 2008-2012
Session: 2008-2009
First Year Semester I
Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits

Theory + lab.
FES-111 Forest Botany 3+0 3.0
FES-112 Dendrology 2+0 2.0
FES-117 Forest Botany Laboratory 0+2 1.0
FES-118 Dendrology Laboratory 0+2 1.0
FES-119 Introduction to Forestry and Environmental Science 2+0 2.0
FES-122 Forest Tree Physiology 2+0 2.0
MAT-101B Mathematics 3+0 3.0
ENG-101 English Language Course 2+0 2.0
ENG-102 English Language Course (Lab.) 0+2 1.0
FOR-113 Field Work and Viva-Voce 0+2 1.0
Total 14+8=22 18.0
First Year Semester II

Theory + lab.
FES-114 Geology and Forest Soils 2+0 2.0
FES-120 Geology and Forest Soils Laboratory 0+2 1.0
FES-123 Forest Zoology 3+0 3.0
FES-124 Forest Zoology Laboratory 0+2 1.0
FES-125 Forest and Environmental Ecology 3+0 3.0
FES-126 Forest and Environmental Ecology Laboratory 0+2 1.0
CHE-101F General Chemistry 3+0 3.0
CHE-102F Chemistry Laboratory 0+4 2.0
SOC-101B Principles of Sociology 3+0 3.0
ENG-103 Advanced English Language 2+0 2.0
Total 16+12=28 22.0
Second Year Semester I

Theory + lab.
FES-212 Forest Entomology 2+0 2.0
FES-214 Wood Anatomy, Wood Physics and Wood Chemistry 3+0 3.0
FES-223 Forest Entomology Laboratory 0+2 1.0
FES-224 Wood Anatomy, Wood Physics and Wood Chemistry Laboratory 0+2 1.0
PHY-209 General Physics 3+0 3.0
ECO-103BPrinciples of Economics 3+0 3.0
STA-206 Statistics 4+0 4.0
CSE-205 Database Management Programming 2+0 2.0
CSE-205 Database Management Programming Lab 0+6 3.0
Total 17+12=29 23
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Second Year Semester II

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Theory + lab.
FES-216 Surveying and Drawing 2+0 2.0
FES-218 Principles and Practice of Silviculture 2+0 2.0
FES-225 Surveying and Drawing Laboratory 0+2 1.0
FES-226 Species Silviculture and Silvicultural Systems 3+0 3.0
FES-227 Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System 2+0 2.0
FES-228 Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Laboratory 0+2 1.0
FES-229 Mycology, Forest Pathology and Forest Protection 2+0 2.0
FES-230 Mycology, Forest Pathology and Forest Protection Laboratory 0+2 1.0
BAN-343 Management Accounting 2+0 2.0
ANP-305 Environmental Anthropology 2+0 2.0
CEE-207 Solid Waste Disposal and Management 2+0 2.0
Total 17+8=25 21.0
Third Year Semester I

Theory + lab.
FES-312 Forest Mensuration and Inventory 3+0 3.0
FES-319 Agroforestry and Upland Farming Systems 3+0 3.0
FES-325 Plantation Silviculture 3+0 3.0
FES-326 Forest Mensuration and Inventory Laboratory 0+2 1.0
FES-327 Plantation Silviculture Laboratory 0+2 1.0
FES-328 Tea, Coffee and Rubber 2+0 2.0
FES-329 Tea, Coffee and Rubber Laboratory 0+2 1.0
FES-330 Non-Timber Forest Products 2+0 2.0
FES-341 Forest and Environmental Economics 2+0 2.0
FES-342 Forest Based Industries and Community Development 3+0 3.0
FES-316 Field Work and Viva-Voce 0+2 1.0
Total 18+8=26 22.0
Third Year Semester II

Theory + lab.
FES-317 Wood Seasoning and Wood Preservation 2+0 2.0
FES-323 Mangrove Forestry 2+0 2.0
FES-332 Wood Seasoning and Wood Preservation Laboratory 0+2 1.0
FES-336 Watershed, Water Resources and Wetland Management 2+0 2.0
FES-337 Park and Wildlife Management 3+0 3.0
FES- 339 Social Forestry 2+0 2.0
FES-340 Forestry Extension 2+0 2.0
FES- 343 Forest Engineering 3+0 3.0
FES-344 Forest Harvesting 2+0 2.0
FES-345 Environmental Pollution and Climate Change 3+0 3.0
FES-324 Field Work and Viva-Voce 0+2 1.0
Total 21+4=25 23.0
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Fourth Year Semester I

Theory + lab.
FES-411 Forest Tree Improvement and Biotechnology 3+0 3.0
FES-412 Forest Management 3+0 3.0
FES-413 Forest Development Planning 2+0 2.0
FES-416 Research Methodology 2+0 2.0
FES-419 Forest and Environmental Policy, Law and Administration 3+0 3.0
FES-420 Land Use Planning and Management 2+0 2.0
FES-425 Review Paper/Project (To be evaluated in 8th semester)
FES-427 Forest Tree Improvement and Biotechnology Laboratory 0+2 1.0
FES-429 Field Work and Seminar 0+2 1.0
Total 15+4=19 17.0
Fourth Year Semester II

Theory + lab.
FES-423 Biodiversity Conservation 2+0 2.0
FES-424 Forest Management Plan 0+6 3.0
FES-425 Review Paper/Project 0+6 3.0
FES-430 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment 2+0 2.0
FES-431 Environmental Management 3+0 3.0
FES-433 Internship 0+2 1.0
Total 7+14=21 14.0
Detailed Syllabus
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FES101T FOREST MANAGEMENT

3 Hours/Week, 3Credits
1. Introduction: Definitions of important terms; objectives of forest management; concept of Forest Management.
2. Forest types of Bangladesh; significance of Forest Ecology on Forest Management.
3. Silviculture: Silviculture and plantation of some important tree species for tea garden; practices of Silviculture; Silvicultural
systems.
4. Rotation: Kinds of rotation; factors affecting choice of rotation; discussion of rotation.
5. Yield Regulation: Functions; yield regulation by area and volume; Austrain, Hundeshagen’s and Von Mantel’s formulae; yield
tables.
6. Mensuration: Measuring standing trees (DBH, crown diameter, height, total height, merchantable height, Basal Area,
Tapering, form factor, volume.); measuring volume of log; Volume Tables; Increment and Growth.
7. Logging: Preparation for logging; felling operations; log extraction; log transportation.
8. Wildlife management in Bangladesh.
9. Carbon trade and management of forest and environment in Bangladesh in line with Kyoto Protocol.
Recommended References
1. Castanedia, F. 1989. Forest Logging and Transportation. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forest, Chittagong University.
2. Chaturvedi, A. N. and L.S. Khanna. 1998. Forest Mensuration. International Book Distribution, Dehradun 248001, India.
3. Choudhury, J.K. 2002. An Introduction to Forest Management. Mrs. Huliama, R. J. Apt-504, House-48 (old), Road-26(old),
Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209.
4. Kamaluddin, M. 1984. Forest Ecology. Institute of Forestry, Chittagong UNiversity.
5. Pant, M.M. 1990. Forest Resource Management. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University.
6. Sarker, S. U. 1992. Parks and Wildlife Management. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University.
7. Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Plantation Silviculture. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University
8. Zabala, N. Q. 1990. Principles and Practice of Silviculture. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong
University.
9. Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Silviculture of Species. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University.
10. Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Silvicultural Systems. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University.
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FES 111 FOREST BOTANY

1. Introduction: Importance of Taxonomy, Ecology, Palaeobotany, Cytology, Genetics, Pathology, Plant Breeding, Physiology,
Microbiology, Agronomy and Horticulture in Forestry.
2. Reproductive Biology of Higher Plants: Pollination - process, types of pollination, pollinating agents with special reference to
important tree species in mangrove forest, hill forest and plain land forests of Bangladesh, Fertilisation - process, development of
embryos and endosperm, Dispersal of fruits and seeds with special emphasis on forest tree species.
3. Phytogeography: Salient features of hydrophytes, xerophytes, halophytes and mesophytes and their adaptations.
4. Anatomy: Origin and differentiation of apical meristems, tissues and tissue systems, secondary growth in dicot and monocot
stems.
5. Cytology: Ultra-structure and functions of cell organelles, significance of mitotic and meiotic cell divisions.
6. Genetics and Plant Breeding: Mendelian principles of inheritance, physical basis of heredity, chromosomes and genes, linkage
and crossingover, gene-mutation polyploidies and their economic importance, objectives and principles of plant breeding.
Cobley, L. S. and Steele, W.M. 1976. An Introduction to the Botany of Tropical crops. Second Edition, The English language,
Book Society and Longman, London, U.K. 371p.
Dutta, A.C., 1972. A Class Book of Botany, Fourteenth Edition, Oxford University Press, Fanadany House, Calcutta-13, India.
500p.
Fattah and Islam, 1976, College Biology. Jahangir Sons, 42, Bangla Bazar, Dhaka. 456p.
Hill, A.F. 1979. Economic Botany, Tata McGraw Hill Book Publishing Company Ltd. New Delhi, India. 560p.
Huq, A.M. 1986. Plant Names of Bangladesh. Bangladesh National Herbarium, 220, Green Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-5. 289p.
Mukherji, H. 1974. Plat Groups. Allied (p) Ltd. 8/1, Chintarnidas Calcutta 9, India. 1084p.
Sharma, O.P. 1980. A manual of Practical Botany. Vol 1. Pragati Prakashani, Begum Bridge, Neerut-25001, India. 310p.
FES 112 DENDROLOGY

2 Hours/Week, 2 Credits
1. Introduction: Phenology, geographical distribution and economic importance of important forest tree species of Bangladesh.
2. Taxonomy: Definition, fundamentals of taxonomy, concept of predictivity, aims and significance of taxonomy, taxonomy and
systematics, phases of taxonomy, units of classification, kinds of classification, short history of plant classification, some
important systems of classification and their comparisons: Linnaeus system, Bentham and Hooker’s system, Engler and Prantl’s
system, Hatchinson’s system, Cronquist’s system, nomenclature, taxonomic hierarchy and concept of categories.
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3. Identifying characters, economic importance and examples with forest tree species of the following families: Gymnosperm:
Cycadales, Gnetales, and Coniferales, Monocots: Graminae (Bamboosoidae) and Palmae, Dicots: Verbenaceae,
Dipterocarpaceae, Leguminosae, Meliaceae, Sterculiaceae, Anacardiaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Moraceae, Rubiaceae, Myrtaceae,
Sonneratiaceae, Loranthaceae.
4. Objectives and functions with particular reference to forestry: Herbarium, Botanical Garden and Arboretum.
Benson. L. 1957. Plant Classification. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. New Delhi, India. 688p.
Brandis, D. 1987. Indian Trees. Archbald Constable and Co. Ltd., 16 Jame’s Street, Haymarket, S.W. 767p.
Drury, C. H. 1985. The useful plants to India. International Book Distributors, 9/3, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun-218001, India. 512p.
Harlow, W.M.; Harrar. E.S. and While, F.M. 1952. McGraw Hill Book Company, New Delhi, India.512p.
Heywood; V.H. 1976. Plant taxonomy. Second Edition. Edward Arnold (Publisher) Ltd. 25 Hill Street, London WIX 8 LL, U.K.
63p.
Howard, A.L. 1986. Studies of the Identification of Timbers. International Book Distributors, 9/3, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun-
248001, India. 110p.
Jones, B.S. and Luchsinger, A.E. 1979. Plant Systematics. McGraw Hill Book Company, New Delhi, India. 512p.
Rendle, A.B. 1979. The Classification of Flowering Plants. Volume I & II. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. Vikas House, 20/4,
Industrial Area, Sahidabad, Ghaziabad, U.P. India. 610p.
FES 117 FOREST BOTANY LABORATORY

2 Hours/Week, 1 Credit
1. Study of special plant organs.

2. Collection and identification of fruits and seeds of forest trees.
3. Demonstration of mitosis and meiosis.
4. Anatomical study of dicots and monocots stem, root and leaf.
Cobley, L. S. and Steele, W.M. 1976. An Introduction to the Botany of Tropical crops. Second Edition, The English language
Book Society and Longman, London, U.K. 371p.
Dutta, A.C., 1972. A Class Book of Botany, Fourteenth Edition, Oxford University Press, Fanadany House, Calcutta-13, India.
500p.
Fattah and Islam, 1976, College Biology. Jahangir Sons, 42, Bangla Bazar, Dhaka. 456p.
Hill, A.F. 1979. Economic Botany, Tata McGraw Hill Book Publishing Company Ltd. New Delhi, India. 560p.
Huq, A.M. 1986. Plant Names of Bangladesh. Bangladesh National Herbarium, 220, Green Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-5. 289p.
Mukherji, H. 1974. Plat Groups. Allied (p) Ltd. 8/1, Chintarnidas Calcutta 9, India. 1084p.
Sharma, O.P. 1980. A manual of Practical Botany. Vol 1. Pragati Prakashani, Begum Bridge, Neerut-25001, India. 310p.
FES 118 DENDROLOGY LABORATORY

1. Identification of woody plants on the basis of morphological and vegetative characteristics and study of families.
2. Collection, preparation and preservation of herbarium specimens.
3. Recording of phenological characteristics of important tree species.
Benson. L. 1957. Plant Classification. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. New Delhi, India. 688p.
Brandis, D. 1987. Indian Trees. Archbald Constable and Co. Ltd., 16 Jame’s Street, Haymarket, S.W. 767p.
Drury, C. H. 1985. The useful plants to India. International Book Distributors, 9/3, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun-218001, India. 512p.
Harlow, W.M.; Harrar. E.S. and While, F.M. 1952. McGraw Hill Book Company, New Delhi, India.512p.
Heywood; V.H. 1976. Plant taxonomy. Second Edition. Edward Arnold (Publisher) Ltd. 25 Hill Street, London WIX 8 LL, U.K.
63p.
Howard, A.L. 1986. Studies of the Identification of Timbers. International Book Distributors, 9/3, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun-
248001, India. 110p.
Jones, B.S. and Luchsinger, A.E. 1979. Plant Systematics. McGraw Hill Book Company, New Delhi, India. 512p.
Rendle, A.B. 1979. The Classification of Flowering Plants. Volume I & II. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. Vikas House, 20/4,
Industrial Area, Sahidabad, Ghaziabad, U.P. India. 610p.
FES 119 INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

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Forestry
1. Introduction to forestry: Definitions and meaning of important terms used in forestry, scope, objectives and importance of
forestry with particular reference to Bangladesh.
2 Forest types: Location, distribution and species composition of the different forest types of Bangladesh.
3. Legal classification of the forests of Bangladesh
4. Problems of Bangladesh forests like encroachment, shifting cultivation, illicit cuttings, etc.
5. Tangible and intangible benefits of forest.
6. Scientific names of important flora and fauna and their important uses.
7. Introduction to major forestry areas – Silviculture, Protection, Harvesting, Utilization, Ecology, Mensuration and Inventory.
8. Forest education, research and training in Bangladesh.
9. Functions and administrative set up of Bangladesh Forest Department (FD), Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI),
Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation (BFIDC).
Environmental Science
1. Introduction to Environmental Science: Definitions and meaning of important terms used in Environmental Science, scope,
objectives and importance of environmental science.
2. An introduction to atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere.
3. A brief introduction to environmental pollution.
4. Major environmental issues in Bangladesh and their influence on our forests and the vice-versa.
5. Function and administrative set up of the Department of Environment and environmental education institutions.
6. Introduction to green house effect and it’s major consequences.
7. Influence of forest on environment.
Anon. 1989. Gana Parjaya Brikhya Rupan. Bangladesh Forest Department.

Anon. 1990. Bangladesh Paribesh O Paribesh Adidapter (Bengali vers), Department of Environment, Dhaka. 155p.
Bhuiyan, A. M. 1991. Paribesh Dushan, part I & II.Unique Library, 150, Anderkilla, Chittagong.
Sharpe, G.W.; Hendee, C.W. and Sharpe, W.F. 1986. Introduction to Forestry. McGraw Hill Book Co. New York. 629p.
Southwick, C.H. 1972. Ecology and the quality of our environment. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.
Wenger, K.E. 1984. Forestry handbook, 2nd Ed. John Willey & Sons. New York. 335p.
Young, R.A. 1982. Introduction to Forest Science. John Wiley & Sons. New York. 554p.
FES 122 FOREST TREE PHYSIOLOGY

2 Hours/Week, 2.0 Credits
1. General introduction: Definition, scope, physiological processes and conditions, kleb’s concept.
2. Nutrition: Mineral nutrition, their sources, function and deficiency symptoms; cultural techniques (sand and water cultures).
3. Plant - water relationship: Importance of water to plants, soil water forms, absorption of water, path of movement of water
through root, ascent of sap, factors affecting the rate of water absorption. Water use efficiency, water stress and growth.
4.Transpiration: Kinds of transpiration & their mechanism, factors affecting the rate of transpiration, significance of transpiration.
5. Transport of materials: the transporting system, mechanisms of translocation, factors affecting translocation.
6 Mineral salt absorption in plants: Steps of salt absorption in root cells, radial movement of ions from surface cells to xylem &
translocation from root to shoot.
7. Metabolism: Photosynthesis (introduction, the chloroplast pigments, factors affecting chlorophyll formation, mechanism of
photosynthesis, factors affecting photosynthesis); and respiration (definition, importance, kinds of respiration, mechanism of
respiration (glycolysis and kerb’s cycle), factors affecting respiration.
8. Growth and development: Parameters of growth, growth regions, phases of growth cell formation, cell elongation and cell
differentiation; growth of root, shoot and leaf, factors affecting growth.
9. Reproduction: Floral parts, pollination and fertilization, growth and development of fruits of angiosperm; asexual reproduction
– sprouting, stem, leaf and root cuttings; layering, grafting.
10. Seed physiology and dormancy.
Delvin, R.M. and Witham, F.H. 1983. Plant Physiology (4th ed.) CBS Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi. 577p.
Jain, V.K. 1981 Fundamentals of Plant Physiology. S. Chand & Company Ltd. New Delhi. 362p.
Kramer, P.J. and Kozlowski, T. 1972 Physiology of woody plants. Academic press New Yourk & London. 811 p.
Pandey. S.N. and Singha, B.K. 1979. Plant Physiology. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. 583p.
Street, H.E.& Opik, H. 1984. The Physiology of flowering plants: their growth and development. 3 rd ed., Edward Arnold,
London. 279p.
FES 113 FIELD WORK AND VIVA-VOCE

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This course will include an orientation tour to different forest areas and forest-related organisations to introduce forestry in
Bangladesh and to show natural diversity and its trend. All students will write a field trip report, and appear in written
examination and viva-voce. It also includes tree planting, nursing and maintaining a plantation journal by each of the students.
FES 114 GEOLOGY AND FOREST SOILS

Geology
1. Introduction: Scope of geology and soil science, origin, general information and interior of the earth.
2. Mineralogy: Definition and physical characteristics of minerals, study of essential and accessory minerals.
3. Petrology: Classification of rocks into types and their formation, igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks structures and
textures, description of common rocks and soils developed from them.
4. Structural Geology: Strike, dip, folding, anticlines, synclines, faults, stratification and lamination.
5. Forms and uses of fossils, geological time scale.
6. Geology of Bangladesh.
Forest Soils
1. Weathering and Soil Forming Processes: Physical, chemical, and biological agents and their role in weathering of rocks and
minerals, processes of soil formation.
2. Physical, chemical and biological properties of forest soils and their significance in silvicultural practices and tree growth.
3. Factors of soil formation and their role in forest soil formation.
4. Soil Profile: Definition, master horizon designation, and their characteristics and sub divisions.
5. Forest humus and its influence on physical, chemical (soil pH, procedure to determine soil pH, salinity, alkalinity, etc.) and
biological properties of soils. Soil biota and its role in the turn over of organic matter in forest soil.
6. Soil classification with special reference to Bangladesh and their bearing on forests.
Armson, K.M. 1979. Forest Soils: Properties and processes. Univ. of Toronto pres. Toronto. 390p.
Bangar, M.M. 1981. A Text Book of Geology. Standard Publishers Distributors, Delhi.
Brady, N.C. 1996. The nature and properties of soil.. Prentice Hall of India India, New Delhi. 621p
Brammer, H. 1971. Soil Survey Project Bangladesh. Soil Resources, AGL; SF/ PAK
Fitzpatrick, E.A. 1974. An Introduction to Soil Science. Oliver & Boyd. Edinburgh.
Hussain, M.S. 1992. Soil Classification (with special reference to the soils of Bangladesh), University of Dhaka.
Muthayya, V.D. 1968. A text Book of Geology. 4th Ed. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. New Delhi. 229p.
Russell, E.W. 1981. Soil Conditions and plant growth. Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd. London. 688p.
Sarkar, R.S. and Chandul, P.S. 1988. Plant Ecology and Soil Science. S. Chand & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., New Delhi, India. 97p.
FES 120 GEOLOGY AND FOREST SOILS LABORATORY

2 Hours/Week, 1.0 Credit
1. Study of physical properties of rock and mineral specimen in the laboratory.

2. Method of soil sampling.
3. Study of soil profile in the field and the textural classification of soil.
4. Visits to different soil resources research centres to demonstrate mechanical analysis of soil by hydrometer method;
determination of soil organic matter by wet oxidation method; estimation of total nitrogen; determination of water holding
capacity; and determination of different physical and chemical properties of soil.
Armson, K.M. 1979. Forest Soils: Properties and processes. Univ. of Toronto pres. Toronto. 390p.
Bangar, M.M. 1981. A Text Book of Geology. Standard Publishers Distributors, Delhi.
Brady, N.C. 1996. The nature and properties of soil.. Prentice Hall of India India, New Delhi. 621p
Brammer, H. 1971. Soil Survey Project Bangladesh. Soil Resources, AGL; SF/ PAK
Fitzpatrick, E.A. 1974. An Introduction to Soil Science. Oliver & Boyd. Edinburgh.
Hussain, M.S. 1992. Soil Classification (with special reference to the soils of Bangladesh), University of Dhaka.
Muthayya, V.D. 1968. A text Book of Geology. 4th Ed. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. New Delhi. 229p.
Russell, E.W. 1981. Soil Conditions and plant growth. Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd. London. 688p.
Sarkar, R.S. and Chandul, P.S. 1988. Plant Ecology and Soil Science. S. Chand & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., New Delhi, India. 97p.
FES 123 FOREST ZOOLOGY

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1. General Study: Classification and morphology of Annelids, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Echinodermatia, Pisces, Amphibia,
Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia.
2. Taxonomy: Definition, hierarchy of classification and taxonomic categories, procedure of taxonomic works, taxonomic keys.
3. Animal Physiology: respiration, circulation, digestion, excretion and reproduction; origin, function and deficiency symptoms
of different kinds of vitamins and hormones.
4. Evolution: Definition, theories of evolution, Larmackism, Darwinism, speciation, evolution of elephant, tiger, monkey and
deer.
5. Animal Behaviour: Definition, types, learning, taxes, instinct and reproductive behaviour of three spined stickle back and
gulls; Food and feeding habits of deer, elephant, wildbour, porcupine, rat and birds.
6. Animal Ecology: Types and principles of ecology; freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecology.
Jordan, E.L. and Verma P.S. 1978, (i) Chordate Zoology (ii) Invertebrate Zoology. S. Chand & Company Ltd. Ram Nagar. New
Delhi - 1100055. (i) 1551p. (ii)1018p.
Lal, S.S. 1975. A Text Book of Practical Zoology. Vertebrate, Rastogi Publication Meerut-250002, India. 318p.
Mayr, E. Principles of Systematic Zoology. Tata-McGraw Hill Co. Ltd. India.
Parks, T.J. 1972. A Text Book of Zoology. 2nd Ed. Macmillan & Co. New York. St. Martins Press. 770p.
Storer, T. I. 1957. General Zoology. Tata Migraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd. Bombay, New Delhi. 741p.
Young, J.Z. 1964. The Life of Vertibrates. Oxford University Press. New York & Oxford. 820p.
FES 124 FOREST ZOOLOGY LABORATORY

1.Study of museum specimens of Annelids, Crustaceans, Molluses, Eechinoderms, Pisces, Amphibian, Reptilia and Mammalia.
2.Study of skeletal system of Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia.
Jordan, E.L. and Verma P.S. 1978, (i) Chordate Zoology (ii) Invertebrate Zoology. S. Chand & Company Ltd. Ram Nagar. New
Delhi - 1100055. (i) 1551p. (ii)1018p.
Lal, S.S. 1975. A Text Book of Practical Zoology. Vertebrate, Rastogi Publication Meerut-250002, India. 318p.
Mayr, E. Principles of Systematic Zoology. Tata-McGraw Hill Co. Ltd. India.
Parks, T.J. 1972. A Text Book of Zoology. 2nd Ed. Macmillan & Co. New York. St. Martins Press. 770p.
Storer, T. I. 1957. General Zoology. Tata Migraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd. Bombay, New Delhi. 741p.
Young, J.Z. 1964. The Life of Vertibrates. Oxford University Press. New York & Oxford. 820p.
FES 125 FOREST AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECOLOGY

1. Introduction: Basic concept of forest ecology, forest ecology in relation to silviculture, forest and environmental management.
2. Ecosystem: Concept and components of ecosystem, habitat and ecological niche, tropic level, food chain, food web, tropic
structure and ecological pyramids.
3. Site factors: Site factors and their effects on plant growth, regeneration and distribution, interrelationships between site factors,
effects of forest vegetation on site factors.
4. Mineral nutrition of forests: Nutrient cycling, nutrient uptake, mycorrhiza and nutrient uptake, nutrient return, rainfall and
nutrient input, litter fall and nutrient return, soil organisms and their role in decomposition of organic matter, nutrient loss.
5. Succession and Retrogression: Concept and stages of succession, concept of climax, causes of retrogression and its relation in
forest instability, succession in mangrove forests.
6. Synecology: Community composition, physiognomy, classification of community, structure of vegetation, methods of studying
of plant community structure.
7. Autecology: Phenology, flowering, pollination, fruiting, seed output, dispersal of fruits and seeds, seed viability, dormancy,
reproductive capacity and plant percent, seedling and vegetative growth, adaptation in forest trees.
8. Tropical forests: Distribution, types, species composition and forest types of Bangladesh.
9. Discussion on major terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Anderson, I.M. 1981. Ecology for environmental biosphere: Ecosystems and Mass. Edward Arnald. 175p.
Baubenmire, R. 1968. Plant communities: A textbook of plant synecology. Harper & Row, Publishers. New York. 300p.
Etherington, J. R. 1975. Environment and Plant ecology. John wiley & Sons. London.
Ehyd, A. G. 1977. Ecology of the tidal forests in the Kikori-Remilly Sowd Area Gulf of Papua Ecology Report No. 4 Div. of
Botany, Office of Forests Dept. of Primary Industry.
Greig-Smith, P. 1983. Quantitative Plant Ecology. 3rd ed. Blackwell Scientific Publications. Oxford, London & Edinburgh, 359 p.
Grime, S. P. 1981. Plant strategies and vegetations processes. John wiley & Sons. Chichester. 233p.
Kamaluddin, M. 1984. Forest ecology, Institute of Forestry, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh. 185p.
Kershaw, K.A. 1969. Quantitative and dynamic ecology. Ddward arnald. (Publishers) Ltd. London.
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Kormondy, E.J. 1976. Concepts of ecology. 2nd Ed. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood cliffs. New Jersey.
Puri, G.S. 1960. Indian forest ecology. A comprehensive survey of vegetation and its environment in the Indian Subcontinent.
Vol. I & II. Oxford Book & Stationery Co. New Delhi and Calcutta (India). 318p.
Richards, P.W. 1976. The Tropical rain forest. An ecological study. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge. 450p.
Spurr, S.H. and Barnes, B.V. 1973. Forest ecology. 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons. New York. 687p.
Spurr, S. H. and Barnes, B.V. 1980. Forest ecology 3rd ed. John will & Sons. New York 698p.
Whitmore, T. C. 1975. Tropical rain forests of the Far East. Clarnedon Press. Oxfored. 283p.
Zabala, N. Q. 1990 Forest ecology Undp/FAO/ BGD/85/011. Field Document Number 6. Development of professional education
in the Forestry Sector in Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO, Rome.
FES 126 FOREST AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECOLOGY LABORATORY

1. Application of different methods of studying vegetation.

2. Morphological and anatomical study of different ecological adaptation of selected forest species.
3. Visit to meteorological stations to demonstrate humidity recording, sunshine hour, rainfall measurement, etc.
Anderson, I.M. 1981. Ecology for environmental biosphere: Ecosystems and Mass. Edward Arnald. 175p.
Baubenmire, R. 1968. Plant communities: A textbook of plant synecology. Harper & Row, Publishers. New York. 300p.
Etherington, J. R. 1975. Environment and Plant ecology. John wiley & Sons. London.
Ehyd, A. G. 1977. Ecology of the tidal forests in the Kikori-Remilly Sowd Area Gulf of Papua Ecology Report No. 4 Div. of
Botany, Office of Forests Dept. of Primary Industry.
Greig-Smith, P. 1983. Quantitative Plant Ecology. 3rd ed. Blackwell Scientific Publications. Oxford, London & Edinburgh, 359 p.
Grime, S. P. 1981. Plant strategies and vegetations processes. John wiley & Sons. Chichester. 233p.
Kamaluddin, M. 1984. Forest ecology, Institute of Forestry, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh. 185p.
Kershaw, K.A. 1969. Quantitative and dynamic ecology. Ddward arnald. (Publishers) Ltd. London.
Kormondy, E.J. 1976. Concepts of ecology. 2nd Ed. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood cliffs. New Jersey.
Puri, G.S. 1960. Indian forest ecology. A comprehensive survey of vegetation and its environment in the Indian Subcontinent.
Vol. I & II. Oxford Book & Stationery Co. New Delhi and Calcutta (India). 318p.
Richards, P.W. 1976. The Tropical rain forest. An ecological study. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge. 450p.
Spurr, S.H. and Barnes, B.V. 1973. Forest ecology. 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons. New York. 687p.
Spurr, S. H. and Barnes, B.V. 1980. Forest ecology 3rd ed. John will & Sons. New York 698p.
Whitmore, T. C. 1975. Tropical rain forests of the Far East. Clarnedon Press. Oxfored. 283p.
Zabala, N. Q. 1990 Forest ecology Undp/FAO/ BGD/85/011. Field Document Number 6. Development of professional education
in the Forestry Sector in Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO, Rome.

FES 212 FOREST ENTOMOLOGY

1. Introduction and scope of Forest Entomology, importance of insects to Forestry; lists of beneficial and harmful insects for
forestry.
2. Insect structure and functions, reproduction and metamorphosis, different types of insect larvae and pupae.
3. Taxonomy and classification of forest related insects up to orders.
4. Concept of insect ecology and population dynamics, ecological factors influencing population fluctuations and outbreaks of
pests, relative susceptibilities of different forest types of insect damage.
5. Methods of pest management: Mechanical, chemical, Biological, IPM, etc.
6. Biology, nature, extent of damage and control of the major pests of forests and forest products: a. nursery pest - cutworms,
cockchafers, termites and ants, b. plantation pests - teak defoliator and skeletonizer, sal heartwood borer, mahogony shoot borer,
gamar defoliator and keora beehole borer, c. wood and timber pests - ghoon beetle ambrosis beetle and termites, d. pests of forest
tree seeds.
7. Biology of honeybee, silkmoth and lac insects and their management to increase forest productivity.
8. Medical entomology - parasitic protozoa, mosquito and fly borne diseases and their prevention.
Alam, M. Z. 1965. Modern insecticides and their uses. 209 p.

Anon. 1975. Forest Pest Control. National academy of Science. NAS, Washington, D. C.
Beeson, C. F. C. 1941. The ecology and control of forest insects of India and neighboring countries, Govt. of India Press. 267 p.
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Bhuiya, B. A. and Ismail , M.A. 1990.Preliminary study on the Insect Pests of some forest trees seeds, from Chittagong, C.U.
Studies, Vol. 14 (1).
Borror, D. J. and Delong, D. M. An Introduction to the study of insects.
Bosk, W. Forest Pest of Bangladesh and their control, Bulletin No. 1, BFRI Publication.
Chapnan, R. F. The Insects structure and function.
Davidson, R.H. and Longman, W.F. 1979. Insect pests of farm gardens and Orchards. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 596 p.
Findley, W. P. K. 1967. Timber pests and diseases: Pragman Press, 280 p.
Graham, S.A. and Knight, F.B. 1965. Principles of Forest Entomology, McGraw Hill book Company, 417 p.
Harris, W.V. 1964. Termites: Their recognition and control. Longmans, London, 187 p.
Imms, A. D. A Text book of entomology.
Mathers, G. A. 1979. Pesticide application methods, Longman, 336p.
Metcalf, G. L. and Flint, W. P. Destructive and useful Insects.
Romosez, W. S. The sciences of Entomology.
Snodgrass, R. E. Principles of Insect Morphology.
USDA.1952. Insects: The Year Book of Agriculture.
FES 214 WOOD ANATOMY, WOOD PHYSICS AND WOOD CHEMISTRY

Wood Anatomy
1. Definition and formation of wood.
2. Types of plant cell in wood formation.
3. Macroscopic structure, such as colour, lustre, odour, taste, weight, hardness, grain, texture, figure, etc. in wood.
4. Minute structure of softwood and hardwood.
5. Natural defects in wood.
Wood Physics
1. Wood moisture relation.
2. Stress, strain and Hook’s Law.
3. Strength properties of wood and factors affecting them.
4. Properties in relation to light, sound, heat and electricity.
Wood Chemistry
1. Major chemical constituents of wood, such as cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, extractives, etc. and their influence on wood
properties.
2. Microfibrils, cell-wall layers and its chemical composition.
3. Brief introduction to wood polymers.
Recommended References:
0 Desch, H.E. 1977. Timber its structure and properties. (5th ed.). Macmillan press Ltd. London.
1 John, G.H. and Jim L.B. 1982. Forest products and wood science: An Introduction. Iowa State University Press.
2 Panshin. A. J. and C. de. Zeeuw. 1952, Textbook of Wood Technology Volume-I, McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc.,
London.
3 Farmer, R.H. 1967. Chemistry - in the utilization of wood. 1st ed. Pergamon Press, London.
4 Indian forest utilization (Vol. I) FRI, India 1970.
5 Kolmann, F.F.P. and W.A. Cote, Jr.- Principle of wood science and technology solid wood.
6 Tsoumis, G. 1968. Wood as a raw material. 1st Edition, Pergamon Press. London.
7 Rowell, R. 1984. The Chemistry of Solid Wood. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C.
FES 223 FOREST ENTOMOLOGY LABORATORY

1. Diagnosis of insect attack by symptoms.

2. Identifications of the common forest insect pests, teak defoliator & skeletonizer, sal heartwood borer, teak canker grab,
mahogony shoot borer, gamar defoliator, keora defoliator, keora beehole borer, sissoo defoliator and cane top shoot borer.
3. Identification of common predatory and parasitic insects of forest pests.
4. Methods of insect collection, preservation and despatch to Entomologist for advice, insecticide formulations.
5. Pesticide application equipment and safety precautions.
Alam, M. Z. 1965. Modern insecticides and their uses. 209 p.

Anon. 1975. Forest Pest Control. National academy of Science. NAS, Washington, D. C.
Beeson, C. F. C. 1941. The ecology and control of forest insects of India and neighboring countries, Govt. of India Press. 267 p.
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Bhuiya, B. A. and Ismail , M.A. 1990.Preliminary study on the Insect Pests of some forest trees seeds, from Chittagong, C.U.
Studies, Vol. 14 (1).
Borror, D. J. and Delong, D. M. An Introduction to the study of insects.
Bosk, W. Forest Pest of Bangladesh and their control, Bulletin No. 1, BFRI Publication.
Chapnan, R. F. The Insects structure and function.
Davidson, R.H. and Longman, W.F. 1979. Insect pests of farm gardens and Orchards. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 596 p.
Findley, W. P. K. 1967. Timber pests and diseases: Pragman Press, 280 p.
Graham, S.A. and Knight, F.B. 1965. Principles of Forest Entomology, McGraw Hill book Company, 417 p.
Harris, W.V. 1964. Termites: Their recognition and control. Longmans, London, 187 p.
Imms, A. D. A Text book of entomology.
Mathers, G. A. 1979. Pesticide application methods, Longman, 336p.
Romosez, W. S. The sciences of Entomology.
Snodgrass, R. E. Principles of Insect Morphology.
USDA.1952. Insects: The Year Book of Agriculture.
FES 224 WOOD ANATOMY, WOOD PHYSICS AND WOOD CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
1. Identification of commercial timbers of Bangladesh with hand lens.

2. Determination of colour, lustre, grain, texture, and figure of wood.
3. Demonstrate different methods of determining the strength properties of wood samples.
8 Desch, H.E. 1977. Timber its structure and properties. (5th ed.). Macmillan press Ltd. London.
9 John, G.H. and Jim L.B. 1982. Forest products and wood science: An Introduction. Iowa State University Press.
10 Panshin. A. J. and C. de. Zeeuw. 1952, Textbook of Wood Technology Volume-I, McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc.,
London.
11 Farmer, R.H. 1967. Chemistry - in the utilization of wood. 1st ed. Pergamon Press, London.
12 Indian forest utilization (Vol. I) FRI, India 1970.
13 Kolmann, F.F.P. and W.A. Cote, Jr.- Principle of wood science and technology solid wood.
14 Tsoumis, G. 1968. Wood as a raw material. 1st Edition, Pergamon Press. London.
15 Rowell, R. 1984. The Chemistry of Solid Wood. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C.

FES 216 SURVEYING AND DRAWING

2Hours/Week, 2 Credits
1. Objectives and scope: Introduction, scope and importance of surveying in Forestry.

2. Scales: Definitions, RF, Plain, diagonal and vernier scales.
3. Maps and map reading: Classification of maps, orientation, location of point(s), enlargement, reduction and copying of plans
and maps
4. Chain Survey: Instruments and procedures, errors and corrections, recording and plotting.
5. Traverse Survey: Angular instruments, types, bearings, field procedures, plotting, closing errors and adjustments, theodolites,
measurement of horizontal and vertical angles, measurement of bearings, Azimuths.
6. Plane Table Survey: General instrumentation and principle; methods and procedure - setting up the table and orientation,
radiation, intersection, traversing, and resection.
7. Levels and Levelling: Instrumentation, principles of levelling, classification of levelling-direct and indirect levelling, profile
levelling common errors in levelling.
8. Topographical Surveying: Contouring-contours, characteristics of contours, methods of contouring, drawing of topographical
maps, GPS.
9. Area computation: Computation of area by planimeter, and square methods.
10. Land settlement procedures in Bangladesh, land administration and Management and costing of Forest Survey
Aziz, M.A. and Shahjahan, M.. 1974. Surveying. Zoberi and Pearl Publishers, Bangla Bazar, Dhaka-1.
Bannister A. and Raymond, S. 1977. Surveying. Pitman Publishing Limited, London.
Brinker, R. C. and Paul R. W. 1984. Elementary surveying. Seventh Edition. Harper and Row Publishers, Inc. New York.
Coover L. S. 1966. Drawing and Blueprint Reading. Third Edition. McGraw Hill Book Company, New York..
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Kissan, P. 1971. Surveying Practice. Second Edition. McGraw -Hill Book Company, New York.
Kjellstrom, B. 1976. Be Expert with Map and Compass- The Orienting Handbook. Fourth Edition. Charles Scribner’s Sons.
Moffitt, F. H. and Harvy,B. 1982. Surveying. Seventh Edition. Harper and Row Publishers, Inc, New York.
Parkash, R. 1983. Forest surveying. International Book Distributors, Dehra Dun.
Pugh, J.C. 1975. Surveying for Field Scientists. Methuen and Co. Ltd, London.
FES 218 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SILVICULTURE

Principles of Silviculture
1. Introduction to some basic terms of silviculture –silvics, silviculture, fluted stem, butress stem, forked stem, mangrove roots,
die back of seedling, advanced growth, whorled branching, etc.
2. Forest Tree Seed:
a. Classification of forest tree seed based on storage physiology.
b. Recalcitrant, orthodox, intermediates.
c. Problems with recalcitrant seeds, storage of seedlings, clonal propagation techniques as a means of propagation of recalcitrant
species.
2. Natural regeneration:
a.Ecological basis of natural regeneration.
b. Natural regeneration by seed, coppice and root sucker.
c. Natural regeneration in mangrove forests, hill forests, sal forests and bamboo forests.
d. Factor affecting natural regeneration.
e. Classification of tropical forest species in relation to light environment.
f. Shade tolerance of tree species, gap phase dynamics.
g. Concept of secondary forest.
h. Competition of tree seedling/sapling for different site factors, shade-light responses of forest tree seedlings, recruitment
processes and assessment of growth of recruits.
3. Artificial regeneration:
a. Principles of enrichment planting.
b. Amelioration of degraded sites/difficult sites: beach land, unclassified state forests.
c. Planting in grassland areas, saline land, water logged/marshy lands, planting in industrial sites, roads sites, urban areas, etc.
Practice of Silviculture
Tending Operations:
a. Weeding, cleaning, climber cutting, girdling, pollarding, release cutting, salvage cutting.
b. Thinning - objectives of thinning, tree classification based on canopy level, methods of thinning and conditions under which
each one applied, thinning carryout in various forests of Bangladesh.
Champion, H.G. and H.K. Seth. General Silviculture of India.
Evans, S. Plantation Forestry in the Tropics. Clarendon press Oxford. 472 pp.
Prakash, R. and L.S. Khanna. 1983. Theory and Practice of silvicultural Systems. International Book Distributions. Dehra Dun
(India.).
Smith, D.W. 1962. The practice of silviculture, (7th ed.). John wiley & Sons. New York. 578pp.
Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Principles and practice of Silviculture. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011, Field Document No. 25. Development of
Professional Education in the Forestry Sector in Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO.
Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Practice of Silviculture. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011, Field Document No. 30. Development of Professional
Education in the Forestry Sector of Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO.
Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Principles of Silviculture. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011, Field Document No. 7. Development of Professional
Zabala, N.Q. 1991. Silvicultural Systems. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011, Field Document No. 27. Development of Professional
FES 225 SURVEYING AND DRAWING LABORATORY

1. Demonstration of drawing equipment.

2. Lettering practice.
3. Construction of different types of scale.
4. Chain survey.
5. Traverse Surveying.
6. Plane Table Surveying.
7. Levelling.
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8. Contouring.
9. Area calculation.
10. Copying, enlargement and reduction of maps.
11. Map reading.
Aziz, M.A. and Shahjahan, M.. 1974. Surveying. Zoberi and Pearl Publishers, Bangla Bazar, Dhaka-1.
Bannister A. and Raymond, S. 1977. Surveying. Pitman Publishing Limited, London.
Brinker, R. C. and Paul R. W. 1984. Elementary surveying. Seventh Edition. Harper and Row Publishers, Inc. New York.
Coover L. S. 1966. Drawing and Blueprint Reading. Third Edition. McGraw Hill Book Company, New York..
Kissan, P. 1971. Surveying Practice. Second Edition. McGraw -Hill Book Company, New York.
Kjellstrom, B. 1976. Be Expert with Map and Compass- The Orienting Handbook. Fourth Edition. Charles Scribner’s Sons.
Moffitt, F. H. and Harvy,B. 1982. Surveying. Seventh Edition. Harper and Row Publishers, Inc, New York.
Parkash, R. 1983. Forest surveying. International Book Distributors, Dehra Dun.
Pugh, J.C. 1975. Surveying for Field Scientists. Methuen and Co. Ltd, London.
FES 226 SPECIES SILVICULTURE AND SILVICULTURAL SYSTEMS

Species Silviculture
Silviculture of the following forest tree species: Teak, Sal, Garjan, Gamar, Mahogani, Dhakijam, Chapalish, Telsur, Kanthal,
Uriam, Akshmoni, Sissoo, Babla, Rain Tree, Eucalyptus, Mangium, Arjun, Jarul, Koroi, Bot, Champaful, Amloki, Am, Narikel,
Supari, Kadam, Simul, Bamboo, Cane, Patipata, Neem, Lohakat.
Silvicultural Systems
1. Classification of silvicultural systems: Monocyclic and polycyclic systems.
2. Silvicultural systems practised in the forest of Bangladesh and other tropical countries.
Zabala, N.Q,1990 silviculture of Species, UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/o11.Field Document No.14 Development of professional
education in the forestry sector of Bangladesh. Institute of forestry Chittagong University , Chittagong & FAO, Rome.
Zabala, N.Q. 1991. Silviculture system. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Field Document No. 27. Development of professional
Education in the Forestry sector of Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong and FAO, Rome.
FES 227 REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

Remote Sensing
1. Introduction: Basies of remotesensing, terms and definitions, aerial photography, aerial videography.
2. Application of aerial photography and aerial videography in forest resource management.
3. Aerial Cameras, Photo films and filter in aerial photography, aerial photography planning, flying aerial photo, scales of aerial
photos, quality of aerial photos.
4. Photo Interpretation: Principles, elements of aerial photo interpretation, ground truthing.
5. Aerial phtogrammetry: Definition, scope, application in the field of forestry.
6. Aerial photo Measurements: Determination of area, Height measurement, Canopy closure measurement, road density
measurement, landuse classification, error matrix.
7. Satellite Imagery: Definition, scope, types, application of imageries in the field of Forestry.
8. Energy used in satellite imagery, principles and characteristics of different satellites and radar systems.
Geographic Information System

1. Definition of GIS and TGIS , scope, application in the field of Forestry, different GIS software.
2. Spatial analysis and modelling, image processing and classification and production of digital map, GPS and Ground Truthing,
Error matrix.
Akthar, S. and Karki, A.S. 1999. Application of GIS to Mountain Land-use planning. International center for Integrated
Mountain Development. Kathmandu, Nepal.
Avery, T.F. and Berlin, G.L.. 1985. Interpretation of aerial photographs. 4 th Edn. Burgess publishing co. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Buhmann, S. 1996. Geographic Information System. Bruenig, E.F. and Bossel, H. (eds.). Natural Resource Systems Analysis.
Chrisman, N. 1997. Exploring geographic information systems. John Wiley & Sons. 298p.
Colwell, R.N.; Esters, I.C. and Thorley, G.A. (eds.). 1983. Manual of Remote Sensing Vol. 2. Interpretation and Application.
Amer. Soc. of Photogrametry, Virginia.
De Mers, M.N. 1999. Fundamentals of geographic information systems. Second edition. New York. 498p.
Lillesand, T.M. and Kiefer, R.W. 1987. Remote sensing and Image Interpretation. Second Edition. John Wiley and Sons. New
York, USA.
Moffit. F.H. and Mihlail, G.W. 1980. Photogrammetry. 3rd Edn. Harper and Row Publishers N. York.
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Paine, D.P. 1981. Aerial Photogrammetry and Image Interpretation for Resource Management. John Wiley & Sons. New York,
USA.
Sharma, M.K. 1986. Remote Sensing & Forest Surveys. International Book Distributors. Dehra Dun, India.
Simonett, D.S. and Ulaby, F.T. (eds). 1983. Manual of Remote Sensing. Volume One. Second edition. American Society of
Photogrammetry. USA.
Walford, N. 1995. Geographical data analysis. John Wiley & Sons. 446p.
FES 228 REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM LABORATORY

1. Orientation of aerial photos for stereo viewing.

2. Determination of photo scale and flying height.
3. Finding way point using aerial photos.
4. Visual photo interpretation: delineation of areas, measurement of height, canopy closure, road density.
5. Digital image processing, classification and production of digital map.
Akthar, S. and Karki, A.S. 1999. Application of GIS to Mountain Land-use planning. International center for Integrated
Mountain Development. Kathmandu, Nepal.
Avery, T.F. and Berlin, G.L.. 1985. Interpretation of aerial photographs. 4 th Edn. Burgess publishing co. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Buhmann, S. 1996. Geographic Information System. Bruenig, E.F. and Bossel, H. (eds.). Natural Resource Systems Analysis.
Chrisman, N. 1997. Exploring geographic information systems. John Wiley & Sons. 298p.
Colwell, R.N.; Esters, I.C. and Thorley, G.A. (eds.). 1983. Manual of Remote Sensing Vol. 2. Interpretation and Application.
Amer. Soc. of Photogrametry, Virginia.
De Mers, M.N. 1999. Fundamentals of geographic information systems. Second edition. New York. 498p.
Lillesand, T.M. and Kiefer, R.W. 1987. Remote sensing and Image Interpretation. Second Edition. John Wiley and Sons. New
York, USA.
Moffit. F.H. and Mihlail, G.W. 1980. Photogrammetry. 3rd Edn. Harper and Row Publishers N. York.
Paine, D.P. 1981. Aerial Photogrammetry and Image Interpretation for Resource Management. John Wiley & Sons. New York,
USA.
Sharma, M.K. 1986. Remote Sensing & Forest Surveys. International Book Distributors. Dehra Dun, India.
Simonett, D.S. and Ulaby, F.T. (eds). 1983. Manual of Remote Sensing. Volume One. Second edition. American Society of
Photogrammetry. USA.
Walford, N. 1995. Geographical data analysis. John Wiley & Sons. 446p.
FES 229 MYCOLOGY, FOREST PATHOLOGY AND PROTECTION

Mycology
1. Introduction and importance of studying fungi, characteristics of fungi and their classification up to classes, vegetative and
reproductive structure of fungi and their dispersal and survival.
2. Mode of nutrition including mycorrhizae.
3. Life history of selected fungi representing major groups and associated with tree diseases: Phytophthora/Phthium spp., Nectria
haematococca, Rhizophus artocarpi, Ganoderma lucidum, Fusarium solani, Phomopsis hevae.
4. General account of bacteria and viruses.
Forest Pathology
1. Historical perspectives of forest pathology, principles of forest pathology.
2. Diagnosis of diseases - their causes and symptoms, pathogenicity and factors of disease development.
3. Diseases in the forest nurseries - their symptomatology, causes, prevention and/or control.
4. Detailed study of major diseases in forests - top dying of sundri, root rot of pyinkado, bamboo blight in village groves,
mistletoe infestation of gamar, dieback of keora.
5. Decay of wood and its prevention, heart rots in trees, sap and/or blue stain in timber, dry rot of timber in construction.
6. Principles of forest disease management and control.
Forest Protection
1. Classification of agencies injurious to forest.
2. Nature and extent of damage due to forest fire, wildlife, grazing and human interference and measures to prevent these.
Alexopoulos, C.S. and Mims, C.W. 1979. Introductory mycology. Wiley Hastern Limited, New Delhi. 632p.
Ashrafuzzaman, M.H. 1976. Laboratory manual of plant pathology, Chapagar, Mymensingh, 99p.
Bakshi, B.F. 1976. Forest pathology: Principles and practice in forestry, Govt. of India, 400 p.
Blanchard, R.O. & Tattac. T.A. 1981. Field and laboratory guide to tree pathology. Academic press, 285p.
CHI. 1983. Plant pathologists’ pocket book. CAB, Slough, 439p.
Funder, S. 2968. Practical mycology: manual for identification of fungi. Hafnar publishing Co. Inc. N.Y. 146p.
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Hawksworth, D.L., Sutton, B.C. & Ainsworth G.C. 1983. Ainsworth & Bishy’s Dictionary of the fungi. CAB, Slough, 445p.
Khan.H. 1980. Pathology of trees Univ. of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan.
Manion, P.D. 1981. Tree diseases concept. Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey, 399p.
Rahman, M.A. 1990. Major diseases in the nurseries and forests of Bangladesh. Lecture guide on forest Pathology. Institute of
forestry, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 45p.
Singh, R.S. 1984. Introduction to Principles of plant pathology, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Calcutta, 534p.
FES 230 MYCOLOGY, FOREST PATHOLOGY AND PROTECTION LABORATORY

1. Identification of major disease symptoms of trees.

2. Important tree disease pathogens and wood decay fungi.
3. Techniques of isolation of fungi.
4. Methods of collection and preservation of fungi.
Alexopoulos, C.S. and Mims, C.W. 1979. Introductory mycology. Wiley Hastern Limited, New Delhi. 632p.
Ashrafuzzaman, M.H. 1976. Laboratory manual of plant pathology, Chapagar, Mymensingh, 99p.
Bakshi, B.F. 1976. Forest pathology: Principles and practice in forestry, Govt. of India, 400 p.
Blanchard, R.O. & Tattac. T.A. 1981. Field and laboratory guide to tree pathology. Academic press, 285p.
CHI. 1983. Plant pathologists’ pocket book. CAB, Slough, 439p.
Funder, S. 2968. Practical mycology: manual for identification of fungi. Hafnar publishing Co. Inc. N.Y. 146p.
Hawksworth, D.L., Sutton, B.C. & Ainsworth G.C. 1983. Ainsworth & Bishy’s Dictionary of the fungi. CAB, Slough, 445p.
Khan.H. 1980. Pathology of trees Univ. of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan.
Manion, P.D. 1981. Tree diseases concept. Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey, 399p.
Rahman, M.A. 1990. Major diseases in the nurseries and forests of Bangladesh. Lecture guide on forest Pathology. Institute of
forestry, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 45p.
Singh, R.S. 1984. Introduction to Principles of plant pathology, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Calcutta, 534p.

FES 312 FOREST MENSURATION AND INVENTORY

Mensuration
1. Definition, objectives, scope and importance of mensuration.
2. Principles, methods and instruments of measuring diameter and height of trees.
3. Principles and uses of relaskope in forest mensuration.
4. Form and shapes of trees, taper functions and equations.
5. Measurement of log and tree volumes, construction and testing of volume tables.
6. Stand variables and measurements of basal area, canopy cover and dominant height, stock measurement.
7. Stem analysis, estimation of age and rate growth of trees in plantations.
Inventory
1. Definition, types of forest inventory and objectives of forest inventory.
2. Revision of statistical procedures in sampling and objectives of inventory.
3. Sampling designs commonly applied in forest inventories - random, systematic, cluster, two phase, multistage and stratified
sampling designs, relative efficiency of sampling designs, subjective and objective sampling designs, principles and application
of point sampling.
4. Choice of plot size and shape, permanent sample plots and recurrent forest inventory, application of remote sensing technique
in forest inventory, forest inventory planning and procedure, collection of data from field, processing and report writing.
5. Estimation of growth and yield, site classification based on MAI and CAI.
6. Cost of forest inventory, use of GIS in forest inventory; different types of error introduce in inventory.
Avery, T.E. 1967. Forest Measurements. McGraw-Hill Comp., New York.
Bruce, D. and Schumacher, F.X., 1950. Forest mensuration, McGraw-Hill book Company, Inc., New York.
Chaturvedi, A.N. and L.S. Khanna, 1982. Forest Mensuration, Insternational Book Distributors, Dehradun-248001, India.
Dilwarth, J.r. and J.F. Bell. 1985. Variable probability sampling. Variable Plot and Three P. OSU Book stores Inc. USA.
Hutsch, B. Miller and Beers. 1972. Forrest Mensuration.
Lauly,J.P. 1973. Manual of Forest Inventory with special reference to Mixed Tropical Forests. FAO. Rome.
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Loetsch, F. and K.E. Haller. 1964. Forest Inventory. HGV Verlagsgesselschaft muucheu, Beru Wien. Vol. 1 & Vol. 2.
Philip, M. S. 1984. Measuring trees and Forests division of forestry, Univ. of Dar es Saalaam.
Temu, A.R. 1990. Forest Mensuration, UNDP/ FAOBGD/ 85/011. Field document No. 3. IFCU.
FES 319 AGROFORESTRY AND UPLAND FARMING SYSTEMS

Agroforestry
1. Introduction: The potential role of agroforestry.
2. Development of agroforestry concepts, beneficiaries of agroforestry - who/how/how many?, importance of peoples awareness
for agroforestry.
3. Basic Principles in Agricultural Crop Production: Classification of agronomic crop based on use, classification of horticultural
crops and their cultural management, pest and diseases control, harvesting and post production technology.
4. Agroforestry for soil conservation: Agroforestry for control of soil erosion, for maintenance of soil fertility and for soil
conservation.
5. Medicinal plants and Multipurpose tree species (MPTS) in agroforestry; introduction of important medicinal plants and MPTS
in agroforestry; management of MPTS and medicinal plants.
6. Tree-crop interaction in agroforestry.
7. Agroforestry Planning: Biophysical and socio-economic survey by diagnosis and design method, evaluation of species
adaptability for agroforestry system.
8. Financial and Economic Analysis of Agroforestry Project: Aspect of project preparation and analysis, identifying project costs
and benefits, indicators of profitability and examples of financial analysis of agroforestry, demonstration to agroforestry farms.
9. Agroforestry Practices in Bangladesh: Agroforestry in homesteads, croplands and forest lands of Bangladesh, cropping
intensity and cropping pattern, different types of computation seedlings for different models of agroforestry.
10. Agroforestry in Other Countries: Agroforestry practices in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Trinidad, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand,
India, Sri Lanka and Philippines.
Upland Farming Systems

1. Concepts, characteristics and components of farming system.
2. Interaction of enterprize, on-farm and off-farm activities to complement the system.
3. Physical, biological and economical determinants of upland farming system.
4. Traditional upland farming system: tanguaya, shifting cultivation, etc.
5. Modern Technologies: SALT, Contour, etc.
Huxley. P.A. 1983. Plant Research and Agroforestry, ICRAF, P.O. Box No. 30677, Nairobi, Kenya. 617p.
Nair, Sholz & Duryea. 1990. Agroforestry Systems, vol. 12. And International Journal in Cooperation with ICRAF. Kluwer
Academic Publishers. AD Dordrecht, the Netherlands. 148p.
Raintree, J.B. 1987. D & D user’s manual: An Introduction to agroforestry Diagnosis and design ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya. 110p.
Zabala, N.Q. 1990. Agroforestry. UNDP/FAO/ BGD/ 85/011, Field Document No.1. Institute of Forestry, Chittagong
University , FAO, Rome. 217p.
ICRAF. Agroforestry today. ICRAF House, Nairobi, Kenya.
Include Agroforestry : Bangladesh perspecture 1994 Plan, Ahmed & Ali.
FES 325 PLANTATION SILVICULTURE

1. Introduction: Need for forestation in Bangladesh, scope of plantation silviculture in Bangladesh, importance of peoples
awareness.
2. Forest Tree Seeds: Sources of seeds, seed collection time and procedure, extraction, drying, cleaning, storing procedure of
forest tree seeds, pre-treatments of seeds, seed testing, seed importing and seed quarantine and seed certification, use of seed from
seed orchards.
3. Seed Production Area: Requirements for seed production area, criteria for selection of trees to be retained, thinning and
management of seed production area.
4. Reforestation Planning: Introduction, pre-planning activities, ecological survey, economic survey, community survey,
reforestation plan.
5. Choice of Species: Criteria for selection of species, species-site matching.
6. Nursery Cultural Practices: Importance and types of forest nursery, site selection, nursery establishment, sowing and potting,
care and maintenance of seedlings - seedling counting in the nursery, watering, shading, mulching, weeding, root pruning, and
hardening-off, pest control, morphological grading, transporting seedlings, seedling raised in nursery bed, polybag and/or
polybag substitute and containers/root trainers, role of women in the nursery management and estimation.
7. Plantation Establishment, Estimation and Management: Planting survey, site preparation, outplanting procedures, seedling
transportation - labour required, guard required (mandays/wheat required), cultural practices - mulching, growing of cover crops
and nurse crops, watering, use of fertilisers, method and season of application and environmental implications, underplanting,
enrichment plantation, pure and mixed plantation development and management, protection and harvesting methods.
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8.Artificial Regeneration: Artificial regeneration techniques of indigenous and exotic plantation tree species in Bangladesh with
their general descriptions, origin and distributions and environmental requirements.
9. Coastal plantation techniques.
Chowdhury , M.R. 1995. The forest nursery and plantation manual. Govt. people’s republic of Bangladesh. Forest Department,
office of the conservator of Forests, Development circle. 62 pp.
Davidson, J. 1985. Species and sites. What to plant and where to plant. Field Document No-5, UNDP/FAO project BGD/79/017,
Assistance to Forestry sector, Dhaka Bangladesh.
Evans, s.1982. plantation Forestry in the tropics, Clarendon press, oxford,412 pp.
Zabala, N,Q.1990 plantation Silviculture .UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Field Document No.19. Development of professional
Education in the Forestry sector Institute of forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO, Rome.
Zabala, N.Q.1990.principals of Silviculture . UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011.FieldDocument No.7 Development of professional
education in the Forestry sector, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO, Rome.
Zabala, N.Q 1990, practice of silviculture .UNDP/FAO/BGD//85/011.Field Document No.30 Development of professional
Education in the Forestry sector, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University , Chittagong & FAO. Rome
FES 326 FOREST MENSURATION AND INVENTORY LABORATORY

1. Demonstration of instrument commonly used in forest mensuration and inventory.

2. Field exercises in tree and stand measurements.
3. Construction and testing of volume tables.
4. Planning and executing an inventory in forests
5. Construction of growth curve and volume table using computer application.
Avery, T.E. 1967. Forest Measurements. McGraw-Hill Comp., New York.
Bruce, D. and Schumacher, F.X., 1950. Forest mensuration, McGraw-Hill book Company, Inc., New York.
Chaturvedi, A.N. and L.S. Khanna, 1982. Forest Mensuration, Insternational Book Distributors, Dehradun-248001, India.
Dilwarth, J.r. and J.F. Bell. 1985. Variable probability sampling. Variable Plot and Three P. OSU Book stores Inc. USA.
Hutsch, B. Miller and Beers. 1972. Forrest Mensuration.
Lauly,J.P. 1973. Manual of Forest Inventory with special reference to Mixed Tropical Forests. FAO. Rome.
Loetsch, F. and K.E. Haller. 1964. Forest Inventory. HGV Verlagsgesselschaft muucheu, Beru Wien. Vol. 1 & Vol. 2.
Philip, M. S. 1984. Measuring trees and Forests division of forestry, Univ. of Dar es Saalaam.
Temu, A.R. 1990. Forest Mensuration, UNDP/ FAOBGD/ 85/011. Field document No. 3. IFCU.
FES 327 PLANTATION SILVICULTURE LABORATORY

1. Seed collection & storage.

2. Seed testing.
3. Seed treatments, germination and potting.
4. Preparation of a seed bed, sowing and nursing.
5. Care and maintenance of seedlings in the nursery.
6. Compost preparation.
7. Participation in plantation activities and maintenance of plantation.
Chowdhury , M.R. 1995. The forest nursery and plantation manual. Govt. people’s republic of Bangladesh. Forest Department,
office of the conservator of Forests, Development circle. 62 pp.
Evans, s.1982. plantation Forestry in the tropics, Clarendon press, oxford,412 pp.
Zabala, N,Q.1990 plantation Silviculture .UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Field Document No.19. Development of professional
Education in the Forestry sector Institute of forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO, Rome.
Zabala, N.Q.1990.principals of Silviculture . UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011.FieldDocument No.7 Development of professional
education in the Forestry sector, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University, Chittagong & FAO, Rome.
Zabala, N.Q 1990, practice of silviculture .UNDP/FAO/BGD//85/011.Field Document No.30 Development of professional
Education in the Forestry sector, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University , Chittagong & FAO. Rome
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FES 328 TEA, COFFEE AND RUBBER

2 hours /week, 2 credits
Tea
1.Tea estate of Bangladesh: Structure, growth and its importance to national economy of Bangladesh. History of tea cultivation.
2. Tea plant: Botanical description and tea agrotypes in Bangladesh; important V.P clones of BTRI, India and Shrilanka.
characteristics and management of shade trees and ancillary crops viz. green-manuring crops, cover crops, etc.
3. Tea ecosystem: Climatic and edaphic factors suitable for tea culture.
4. Agrotechniques of tea culture: Nursery management – propagation by seeds and vegetative parts, techniques for selection of
mother bush from seedbarie and nucleus clone plot; techniques of nursery bed preparation for seeds and V. P. nursery, planting
techniques and maintenance of nursery plants.
5. Tea crop management and protection: Planting techniques – land preparation, planting techniques for tea/shade trees/green
crops; Bringing up young tea to maturity/pruning/plucking/ and manuring/fertilization; maintenance of mature tea; pest control
strategies, viz., pests, diseases and weeds by culture and chemical methods.
6. Tea manufacture: Plucking – techniques/leaf handling/withering/processing/fermentation (oxidation)/drying/sorting/grading
process, tea beverage, grades and packaging.
7. Guide to Tea Drinkers - Tea blends - Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and China tea.
8. Brewing and catering of tea.
9. Manufacture of green tea.
Coffee
1. Importance of coffee cultivation and its future in Bangladesh.
2. Botanical description of the plant and its climatic and edaphic requirements for cultivation.
3. Coffee processing.
Rubber
1.History and Development of Rubber plantation in Bangladesh, Origin of Rubber plants.
2.Rubber plants: Botanic description, climate and soil requirement of rubber cultivation.
3.Rubber nursery establishment: Site selection and preparation of land; Seed collection; Germination bed, nursery bed and bud
bank development; Bud grafting, transfer of ramet to polybags and its maintenance; important clones of rubber and their
development.
4.Rubber planting: preparation of planting sites, planting techniques and maintenance of rubber plantation; control of pest and
diseases.
5. Techniques and rules of tapping; Collection and processing of latex leading to crude rubber production; Grades of final
products.
Grammer, P.J.S. 1957. Review of Literature of coffee Research in Indonesia, Turrialba, Costa, Rica. Inter-Amer, Inst. Agric.
Res., Misc. Bull. 15.
Edgar, A.T. 1960. Manual of rubber planting. Malaya, kuala Lumpur, Incorp. Sec. Of planters.
Eden, T. 1965. Tea, 2nd Ed. Longman’s Green. London.
Harler, C.R. 1967. The culture & marketing of tea. 3rd Ed. Oxford University press. London.
Harper, A.E. 1962. Modern Coffee Production 2nd Ed. Leonard Hill London.
Khisa, S.K. 1991. Parbbyattya Chattagramme Heavea Rubber Chash-0- Prokriajetkaran (Bengali Version), Unnayan Board
Besidential Area, khagrachari. 7. Polbamus, B.g. 1962. Rubber. Leonard Hill London.
Rao, B.S. 1975. Maladies of Heavea in Malaysia, Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 108pp.
Sans, D.L. 1988. Tea Science, Ashrafia Boi Ghar, 36 Bangla Bazar, Dhaka 1000. 272pp.
Clobw Advance in tea Science, 1999 N.K. Jain, Aravali pub. Nw Delhi
FES 329 TEA, COFFEE AND RUBBER LABORATORY

2 hours /week, 1 credit
1. Various methods of propagation of tea and rubber.

2. Establishment of nursery of rubber and tea, techniques of tapping rubber.
3. Participation in plantation activities and maintenance of plantation of tea and rubber.
Grammer, P.J.S. 1957. Review of Literature of coffee Research in Indonesia, Turrialba, Costa, Rica. Inter-Amer, Inst. Agric.
Res., Misc. Bull. 15.
Edgar, A.T. 1960. Manual of rubber planting. Malaya, kuala Lumpur, Incorp. Sec. Of planters.
Eden, T. 1965. Tea, 2nd Ed. Longman’s Green. London.
Harler, C.R. 1967. The culture & marketing of tea. 3rd Ed. Oxford University press. London.
Harper, A.E. 1962. Modern Coffee Production 2nd Ed. Leonard Hill London.
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Khisa, S.K. 1991. Parbbyattya Chattagramme Heavea Rubber Chash-0- Prokriajetkaran (Bengali Version), Unnayan Board
Besidential Area, khagrachari. 7. Polbamus, B.g. 1962. Rubber. Leonard Hill London.
Rao, B.S. 1975. Maladies of Heavea in Malaysia, Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 108pp.
Sans, D.L. 1988. Tea Science, Ashrafia Boi Ghar, 36 Bangla Bazar, Dhaka 1000. 272pp.
Clobw Advance in tea Science, 1999 N.K. Jain, Aravali pub. Nw Delhi
FES 330 NON TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS

1. Definition and major groups of non -timber products, importance of non-timber forest products of the world with special
reference to Bangladesh.
2. Fibers from stems and leaves of forest species trees and shrubs producing silky flosses from fruits, grasses for paper making,
fodder, matting, ropes, thatching and miscellaneous uses.
3. Bamboos, canes and patipata from forests and homesteads, identification, cultivation, status and uses in Bangladesh.
4. Grass oils, wood oils, leaf oils from forest species through distillation and extraction, country method of manufacturing khair,
and its uses.
5. Common oil producing trees from seeds and their uses, tans yielding from barks, fruits and leaves of the trees.
6. Dyes producing from wood, bark, flower, roots of the plants, important trees producing gums, resins, oleoresins and agar.
7. Medicinal plants, their cultivation, and extraction from natural forests, useful portions of the plants and diseases in which they
are used.
8. Charcoal - utility of making charcoal, methods, properties and uses of charcoal, advantages and disadvantages of charcoal over
fire wood.
9. Present status, problems and prospect of non-timber products in Bangladesh.
10. Honey, silk, lac- scope, status, cultivation, production and uses in Bangladesh.
Alam M.K. 1982. A guide to eighteen species of bamboo from Bangladesh, Forest Research institute, Chittagong, 29p.
Chowdhury, M.R. 1981. Bamboo and canes of Bangladesh, UNDP/FAO Project. BGD/78/010 81p.
Anon, 1972. Forest Utilization Vol. II Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India, 941p.
Rashid, M.H. 1984. Medicinal plants of Bangladesh, Forest Research Instiutte, Chittagong, 21p.
Anon, 1988. Resham Chash, Rangladesh sericulture Board, Rajshahi, 48p.
Anon, 1950. The Wealth of India. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research Delhi, 16 Vol.
Hill, A.F. 1986. Economic Botany. Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd. New Delhi.
Watt, G. 1972. Dictionary of Economic products of India. Preiodical Experts. 686pp.
FES 341 FOREST AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

1. Introduction: Definition of forest, environmental and natural resource economics. Scope and importance of environmental
economics
2. Market and marketing, relevance of marketing in forestry, forest products and services, special features of marketing of forest
products/services, scope of marketing . The Market: Market period, market dynamics, market structure, classification of markets,
price and output under perfect competition, the firm's short run supply curve, short run supply curve of the industry, short run and
long run equilibrium price and output for the industry, price and output under pure monopoly, monopoly pricing, profit as a
business objective, price discrimination, effect of tax on price.
3. Marketing of forest products in Bangladesh: Types of forest markets, market and marketable products, systems of marketing of
forest produce, marketing of standing trees by the Forest Department, Marketing by public sector corporation.
4. Forest Valuation: Purpose of valuation, Faustmann’s soil expectation value formula, problems of forest land value.
5. Wildlife, tourism and outdoor recreation: Economic characteristics of wildlife resources and their evaluation methods;
economic characteristics and valuation of tourism and outdoor recreation in forests.
6. Economics of pollution control: Efficient level of pollution, command and control measures of pollution control, incentive
based pollution control
7. Economic evaluation of forest and environmental services.
8. Economic analysis of HSE (Health, Safety and Environment)
9. Economics of Climate Change.
Baumol, W.J. 1970. Economic theory & Operation Analysis, Prentic – Hall of india private ltd. New Dhihi.
Duerr, W.A. 1960. Forestry Economics. McGraw Hill Book Company. N.Y. 579p.
Davis & Johnson. 1987. Forest Management. McGraw Hill Book Company.
Gregory, G. Robinson. 1972. Forest Resource Economics. The Ronals Press Company New York, USA.
Howe, C.W. 1979. Natural Resource Economics. John Willey & Sons. N.Y. 350p.
Pant, M.M. 1986. Forest Economic & Valuation. Medhawi Publishers Dehra Dun. 512p.
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Pant.M.M. 1990. Marketing of Forest Products in Bangladesh UNDP/FAO/ BGD/85/011. Field Document No.16. IFESCU &
FAO, 114p.
Rich, Stuart U. – Marketing of Forest Products: Texts and Cases, McGraw Hill Book Company, 1970. 712p.
Leigh, Jack H. The timber Trade: An Introduction to Commercial Aspects. (2 nd ed.) Pegamon Press. Oxford, 1971; 115pp.
0 Pant, M.M. 1990. Forest Resource Management. Field Document No.2: UNDP/FAO/ RGD/ 85/011, Institute of
Forestry, Chittagong University, 372p.
Ahmed Hussen. Environmental Economics
Barry C. Field. Environmental Economics/
FES 342 FOREST BASED INDUSTRIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

1. Introduction: Major wood based industries in Bangladesh, their role in the socio-economic development of Bangladesh, their
raw material problems.
2. Plywood, Particleboard and Laminated Wood: Definition, importance, raw material manufacture, uses and product making,
their raw material problems and probable solutions.
3. Pulp & Paper: Planning and layout of a paper mill, pulping raw materials, pre-treatment of raw materials for pulping, pulping
and bleaching processes, properties of paper, characteristics of different grades of paper.
4. Processes of rayon production, their raw material problems and probable solutions.
5. Match and Hard Board Industries: Importance in Bangladesh, processes of their manufacture, their raw material problems and
probable solutions.
6. Sawmilling: Types of saws and their advantages and disadvantages, saw teeth and their geometry, methods of sawing, saw
doctoring, selection and layout of sawmills, grading of timber.
7. Overview of forest-based rural industries/enterprise- definition of small - scale forest based rural enterprises, basic
characteristics of forest based - rural enterprise - technology, location, size, entrepreneurship, labour, role forest based rural
enterprises in community development - employment and income generation, other socio-economic impact.
8. Types of Forest Based Rural Industries: Wood-based rural industries/enterprises - types/classification, current availability,
processing facilities, markets, employment, other social benefits, impact on rural economy, bamboo-based rural industries, rattan
(cane) and pati-pata based rural industries, wild fruits and nuts based rural industries, medicinal plants, mushroom, tannins, gums
and essential oils, resin industry, sericulture.
9. Strategies To Promote Forest Based Rural Industries: Markets and market development, financing, developing and promoting
technology and technical skills, improving management and managerial skills, institutional support for small-scale rural based
processing enterprises, extension services for small scale industries, promoting community - based small-scale forest based
processing enterprises.
10. Women participation in FBRI.
Pansh, A.J. Harrar, E.S. Bethell, J.S. and Baker, W.J. 1962. Forest Products; Their sources, Production and utilization McGraw
Hill book Company, London.
Haygreen, G, and Bowyer, g. Hoygreen and Jim L. Bowyer, The Iowa state University press.
Anon, 1970. Indian Forest Utilization (Vol. I) FRI. India.
Britt, K.W. 1984. Handbook of Pulp and paper technology. 1st ed., CBS Publisher’s & Distributors, Delhi.
Arnold, J. E. , et. al. 1987. The importance of small forest-based processing enterprises in developing countries. UNASYLVA,
Vol. 39 No.3 &4. Rome, Italy.
FAO, 1987. Small-Scale Forest-Based Processing Enterprises. FAO Forestry paper No.79, Rome, Italy.
FAO, 1987. Forest-based Rural Enterprises: Pakistan. RAPA Publication 1987/3, Bangkok, Thailand.
FAO, 1986. Appropriate Forest Industries. FAO Forestry Paper 68. Rome, Italy.
FAO, 1981. Small and Medium Sawmills in Developing countries. FAO Forestry Paper No. 28. Rome, Italy.
FES 316 FIELD WORK AND SEMINAR

FES 317 WOOD SEASONING AND WOOD PRESERVATION

Wood Seasoning
Definition, objectives and importance of seasoning, methods of seasoning - air, kiln, solar seasoning, seasoning defects - types,
causes and prevention.
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Wood Preservation
Definition, natural durability of wood, objectives of and benefits from wood preservation; characteristics of good wood
preservative and types of wood preservative, methods of wood preservation, causes of wood deterioration, natural durability of
wood and grading of timber.
Brown, W.H. Introduction to the Seasoning of Timber (Vol. I).
Findlay, W.P.K. 1985. Preservation of Timber in the Tropics. Martinus Nijhots publisher, Lancaster.
Anon. 1970. Indian Forest Utilization, Forest Research Institute and Colleges, India.
Kollmann, F.P.P. and W.P. Cute. Jr. Principles of Wood Science and Technology.
Pratt, G.H. Timber Drying Manual.
Indian Forest Utilization, Forest Research Institute and Colleges, India.
FES 323 MANGROVE FORESTRY

1. Introduction: Definition, scope, status and distribution of Mangrove Forestry in Bangladesh, socio-economic contributions of
mangrove forests of Bangladesh. Resources of Sundarbans (timber, pulpwood, fuelwood, honey, golpata, etc.). Global overview
of Bangladesh.
2. Mangrove Ecology: Basic concepts, mangrove environment and its effects on fauna and flora, interaction of site factors,
limiting factors, nutrient cycling in mangrove ecosystem, nutrient input, nutrient output, litter fall and decomposition, nutrient
loss, nutrient balance, changes of elevation and salinity, adaptations in the species, acclimation and adaptation in tree seedlings;
succession and retrogression, significance of succession in mangrove forestry, effects of other type of land use on mangrove
ecology, mangrove pollution and their controls, biodiversity in mangrove forests, forest types, their characteristics, components
and yiled.
3. Factors affecting regeneration of mangroves: Site factors - edaphic, climatic and biotic and their effect on natural regeneration,
salinity and elevation, gap phase dynamics, ecological groupings of mangrove species.
4. Planted Mangrove Forests: Recent development in the coastal afforestation in Bangladesh, techniques in Coastal afforestation,
Silvicultural treatments, thinning, protection and harvesting
5. Species Silviculture: General description, distribution, environmental requirements, growth and yield of important mangrove
plant species Heritiera fomes, Avecinia officinalis, A alba, Sonneratia apetala, Bruguiera gymmorhiza, Ceriops decandra,
Excoecaria agallocha, Xylocarpa mekongensis, X granatum, Amoora cucullata, Carapa obovata, Cynometra ramiflora, Carapa
moluccensis, Aegialitis rotundifolia, Rhizophora spp and Nypa fruticans.
6. Silvicultural systems and management: Silvicultural systems followed in the Sundarbans and their problems and prospects,
possibilities and introduction of new systems. Silvicultural system follows in the plantation mangroves.
7. Composition, control and enrichment planting; introduction of exotic/mainland species particularly on raised non-commercial
cover (NCC) land,
8. Aquaculture development in the mangrove forests.
9. Mangrove ecosystem problems in Bangladesh and its probable solutions.
Aksornkoae, S. 1993. Ecology and Management of Mangroves. IUCN, Thailand.
Chaudhuri, A.B. & Chaudhury, A. 1994. Mangroves of the Sundarbans, Vol. 1: India, IUCN.
Das, S. & Siddiqi, N.A. 1985. The Mangroves and Mangrove Forests of Bangladesh. Mangrove Silvicultural Division> Bulletin
No. 2. Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Chittagong.
Siddiqi, N.A. 2000. Mangrove Forestry of Bangladesh. Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Chittagong University,
Chittagong.
FAO, 1993. Mangrove Area Management Guidelines. Forestry Technical Paper No. 117.
Hutchings, P. & Saenger, P. 1987. Ecology of Mangroves. University of Queensland Press, Australia.
Hamilton, L.S. & Snedaker, S.C. 1984. Handbook for Mangrove Area Management, UNEP/IUCN.
Hussain, Z. & Acharya, G. 1994. Mangroves of the Sundarbans, Vol. 11: Bangladesh, IUCN.
Nasker, K. & Bakshi, D.N.G. 1987. Mangrove Swamps of the Sundarbans. Naya Prokash, India.
FES 332 WOOD SEASONING AND WOOD PRESERVATION LABORATORY

1. Tours to sawmill and seasoning plants to observe conversion of timber with saws, sawing patterns, and different types of wood
seasoning.
2. Determination of moisture contents of wood by oven dry and moisture meter.
3. Preparation of preservative solutions or mixtures.
4. Application and testing of penetration of preservatives by brass, spray, pressure process, etc.
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Brown, W.H. Introduction to the Seasoning of Timber (Vol. I).
Findlay, W.P.K. 1985. Preservation of Timber in the Tropics. Martinus Nijhots publisher, Lancaster.
Anon. 1970. Indian Forest Utilization, Forest Research Institute and Colleges, India.
Kollmann, F.P.P. and W.P. Cute. Jr. Principles of Wood Science and Technology.
Pratt, G.H. Timber Drying Manual.
Indian Forest Utilization, Forest Research Institute and Colleges, India.
FES 336 WATERSHED, WATER RESOURCES AND WETLAND MANAGEMENT

Watershed Management
1. Introduction: Definition, concept, principles and objectives of watershed management, importance of watershed management
in Bangladesh.
2. Hydrological Cycle: Hydrological cycle of forests, precipitation, interception, surface flow, infiltration, percolation, ground
water, stream flow.
3. Erosion: Geologic and accelerated erosion, agents, types and causes of erosion, forms of water erosion, estimating rate of
erosion, universal soil loss equation and its development basis, erosivity and erodibility, classification of gullies, conditions,
phases, causes and control measures of wind erosion, causes, effects and control measures of shifting cultivation.
4. Soil Conservation: Aim and principle of soil conservation, mechanical vegetative, agronomic and management based measures
of soil conservation in watershed area, processes of desertification.
5. Water Quality and Quantity: Water quality standards and goods, water quality parameters, forestry practice affecting water
quality and quantity.
6. Planning for Watershed Management: Need for planning and procedure of watershed management, data requirements for
integrated plan and economic analysis, preparation of watershed workplan.
7. Integrated Watershed Management: Watershed classification, organisation and institutional co-ordination for watershed
management, background, approach, strategy, conceptual framework for integrated watershed management.
8. Review of existing watershed management programmes in Bangladesh.
9. Causes and processes of desertification.
Water Resources
1.National water policy 1998.
2. Major river systems and wet lands of Bangladesh.
3. Land classification according to water depth.
4. Relation between water resources, forestry and fisheries.
5. Water Supply: Introduction to water supply system, sources of water: ground water and surface water, collection and
distribution of water, water pipes, pumps and pumping machinery.
6. Water quality: Chemistry of water and waste water, impurities in water, microbial contamination of water, mineral load, etc.,
ground water and its relation to water use, water quality standards.
7. Water treatment: Aeration, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection.
Wetland Management
1. Introduction: Definition, importance & scope of wetland management in forestry.
2. Major wetlands in Bangladesh: Sundarbans, Hakaluki Haor, Chalan Beel, Beel Dakatia.
3. Wetland Biodiversity & Wetland Productivity.
4. Problems of wetland management in Bangladesh.
ASEAN- US Watershed project, 1988. Abstracts of Watershed Management Research and Related Studies in the ASEAN
Region. Vol. I. A Publications of ASEAN-US watershed project, College, Laguan Philippines 4031. 70p.
Beattie, B.B. 1979. Watershed Conditions and Watershed Research needs, Chittagong Hill Tracts. Project Report No.2.
Development of the East Pakistan Forest Research Institute, Chittagong. UNDP/ FAO/72/005. Forest Research Institute,
Chittagong 22p.
Geyilk, M. P. 1983. Notes on soil Erosion and specification of basic structural and vegetative control measures. Field Document
No. 6. Dept. soil management and Conservation’s education’s project Nepal. His Majesty’s Government of Nepal.
UNDP/FAO.37.
Hundson, N. 1971. Soil Conservation. B. T. Batsford Limited. 320 p.
Kohake, H. and A. R. Bertrand. 1959. Soil Conservation. McGraw Hill Book Co. New York. 298 p.
Negi, S. S. 1983. Soil Conservation. Fundamentals of Forestry. Vol. 401. Bishen singh Mahendra Pal singh. 23-4. Connaught
Place, Dehra Dun. 88 p.
Nelson, D. V., Laban, P., Shrestha, B. D. and G. P. Kandel.1980. A Reconnaissance Inventory of the Majorecological Land Units
kand their Watershed conditions in Nepal. Integrated watershed Management project. Dept. of Soil Conservation’s and watershed
Management. 292 p.
Panday, K. and L. Wenhua. 1987. Watershed Management Experience in the Hindu -Kush-Himalaya, Region, International
Center for Integrated Mountain Development Katmandu, Nepal and Commissions for Integrated survey of Natural Resource
Chinese Academy of Science., Beijing, China.
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Raeder-Roitzsch, J. E. 1968. Lectures on Watershed Management and Forest Hydrology. Pakistan Forest College, Peshwar. 244
p.
Shrestha, B. D., Vanginnekan, P. and K. M. Sthapit. 1983. Watershed Conditions of the districts of Nepal. OF: DP/ NEP/80/029.
Field Document No. 9. Dept. Soil Conservations and watershed Management, watershed Management and Conservations
Education Project, Nepal. FAO/UNDP. 12p.
Sopher, C. D. and J. W. Baird. 1982. Soils and Soil Management. 2 nd Ed. Reston Publishing Co. Inc. Reston Virginia 22090. 312
p.
Wouters, H. J. and K. Shrestha. 1985. Runoff and Soil Loss Studies in the Kulekhani watershed. OF/NEP/80/029.
Working paper No. 3. Dept. Soil Conservation and Watershed Management, Watershed Management and Conservation
Education project Nepal. His Majestys Government of Nepal. UNDP/ FAO.
FES 337 PARK AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Park Management
1. Introduction: History, concepts and objectives of parks, recreation and legal status.
2. Protected Areas and Parks: IUCN categories and programme, activities and International Cooperation.
3. Parks and Protected Areas of Bangladesh and its neighbouring countries: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal, and problems
and protection, objectives, existing management systems, co-management, threats and priorities.
4. Park Management Techniques: Planning and design, administration and maintenance, facility improvement and development,
management capacity and Buffered zone, protection and problems.
5. Economic Values of Parks: Aesthetic, Scientific and Education, Eco-tourism and Recreation.
6. Eco-tourism: Importance of tourism, and ecotourism, role of Parjatan Corporation and Forest Department in promoting eco-
tourism in Bangladesh.
Wildlife Management
1. Introduction: Definition, importance, and scope of wildlife management in Bangladesh.
2. Classification: Classification of important wildlife of Bangladesh up to families with examples. Classes: Amphibia, Reptilia,
Aves and Passerine birds, Mammalia.
3. Status and Distribution of Important Wildlife of Bangladesh: frog, crocodiles, turtles, lizards, poisonous and non-poisonous
snakes and snake bite treatment, resident and migratory birds (waterfowl and waders), primates, carnivores, herbivores, rodents,
dolphines and whales.
4. Habitat and Adaptations: Macro and microhabitats components of terrestrial and aquatic habitats for frogs and major reptiles,
birds and mammals, adaptive radiations and modifications.
5. Population: census/counting, density, age and sex ratio, natality and mortality, populations of reptiles, birds and mammals.
6. Breeding biology: Breeding cycle - breeding season, pairing, territory occupation, mating, nesting, laying, incubation,
hatching, breeding, fledging gestation and lactations, birds and mammals.
7. Territory and home range - size, function, defence, differences, birds and mammals.
8. Food and Feeding Habits: Food- qualitative and quantitative, Habit - diurnal and nocturnal and modes of feeding, predator and
prey relationships, Amphibia, reptiles, birds and mammals.
9. Behavioural Aspects of Some Wildlife of Bangladesh in Changing Environment: Birds - parrots, baya and eagles, mammals -
monkey, jackel, elephant, tiger and deer, economy - aesthetic and recreation, food and games, commerce and agriculture.
10. Endangered, threatened and rare wildlife of Bangladesh and their causes of decline.
11. Principle and Role of Wildlife Conservation: Conservation of ecosystem, conservation of threatened species and wildlife
resources.
12. Wildlife Management: Management status, bio-ecological basis, population, habitat evaluation and improvement, food
availability, breeding success, mortality and diseases, research and training, NGOs and international co-operation, re-introduction
and exotic species, farming and trades.
13. Wildlife Policy and Legislation: a. Legislation, Administration and Training on parks and Wildlife Management, New Laws,
amendment of existing laws’, attractive cadre, training on species status, b. Salient feature of Bangladesh Wildlife Preservation
Order 1973, conservation and management of wildlife, creations of national parks, wildlife sanctuary and game reserves,
formation of Bangladesh wildlife advisory board, making of rules for putting into effect, c. International organisation: WWF,
IUCN, CITES, IPPL, ISSC, ICBP, CNPPA, UNEP, etc.
Ali, S. and Ripley, S. D. 1983. Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan Compact Edition. Oxford Univ. Press. New Delhi.
Anon. 1973. Bangladesh Wildlife (Preservation) order, 1973. (President's Order no. 23 of 1973) - Published in the Bangladesh
Gazette, Extraordinary, part. 111A dated the 28th March, 1973.
Anon. 198. Report of the Wildlife Task Force the Forest Department Bangladesh, Ban Bhavan, Dhaka.
Bailey J. A. 1984. Principles of Wildlife Management John Wiley and Son. N.Y.
Brockman, O.F. 1959. Recreational use of Wildlife. McGraw Hill Book Company. 345p.
Daniel, J. C. 1983. The Book of Indian Reptiles Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay.
Hussain, K. Z. 1974. An Introduction to Wildlife of Bangladesh. Film and publication Govt. of Bangladesh.
Khan, M..A. R. 1982. Wildlife of Bangladesh. University of Dhaka.
Olivier, R. C. D. Wildlife Consultant, Field Document No. 10 on Wildlife Conservation and Management in Bangladesh.
BFRI.121 p.
Anon. 1986. Report of the Wildlife Task Force, - The Forest Department Bangladesh, Ban Bhaban, Dhaka.
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Sarker, S. U. 1992. Parks and Wildlife Management UNDP/FAO Project BGD/85/011, IFCU, Chittagong.
Sarker, S. U. 1992. Wildlife Ecology and Biology. UNDP/FAO Project BGD/85/011, IFCU, Chittagong.
Sarker, S. U. and Sarker,N.Y. 1988. Wildlife of Bangladesh (A Systemic List), Rickom Printer, Dhaka
Trippense, R.E. 1953. Wildlife Management Vol. I & II McGraw Hill Book Co.
Van Tyne, J. and Berger, A. J. 1976. Fundamental Ornithology , N.Y.
Wallace, G. J. and Mahan H. D., 1975. An Introduction to Ornithology. 3 rd Ed. MacMillan Publishing Co. Inc. N. Y
Whitaker, R. 1982. Export Prospects from commercial Crocodile farms in Bangladesh. ITC/DIP63, 1982 Project No. GTO/03/07.
Willey, J. C. 1962. The life of Birds. Philadelphia and London. Sawnders. Chapter 5.
FES 339 SOCIAL FORESTRY

1. Introduction: Rationale and philosophy, factors that influence the adoption of social forestry, social forestry as a resource
system, social forestry as a development program, distinguishing characteristics of social forestry from other forestry
development alternatives.
2. Elements of Social Forestry: Physical and socio-economic environment of social forestry, targets, goals and objectives of
social forestry, environmental aspects/impact of social forestry; Beneficiaries of social forestry.
3. Planning, designing, monitoring and evaluation of social forestry programs.
4. Tools for rural appraisal D&D, RRA, PRA, SIA, Project Management Framework (PMF).
5. Social forestry practices in Bangladesh and other Asian countries (India, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand).
6. Contemporary issues in Social forestry in Bangladesh: sustainability, institutions, land tenure, gender, conflict.
7. Best practices in Social Forestry in Bangladesh (case studies).
Ahmed, M.R. 1991. Social Forestry: theories, concepts and Applications, Paper Presented at Seminar on “Management of Social
Forestry projects” held on Feb. 17-20, 1991 in Dhaka Organized by World Food programme.
Aquion, R.M. et al. 1986. Monitoring A national Social Forestry program; The Philippine Case. Draft Working Paper. East-west
Center. Honolulu, Hawaii.
FAO, 1985. Tree Growing by Rural people FaO Forestry Paper No. 64. Room, Italy.
FAO. 1985. Monitoring and Evaluation of Participatory Forestry Projects, FAO Forestry Paper 60. Rome Italy.
FAO, 1982. Village Forestriy Development in the Republic of Korea: A case study. Rome, Italy.
Magno, V.C. 1986. Community Forestry Handbook, FAO/UNDP/ RGD/81/028 Field Document I. Ministry of Agriculture,
Forest Department and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Dhaka.
Rao, Y.S. et al. 1985. Community Forestry: Socio-economic Aspects. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pactic, Bangkok,
Thailand.
Rebugio, L.L. (ed). 1990. Readings on Rural Development Social Forestry and Forestry Extension Vol. 3 (Social Forestry).
UNDP/ FAO/ 85/011. Field Document No. 23. IFCU & 291p.
Duldulao, A.C. 1985. Forestry Extension training manual, FAO/ UNDP project BGD/81/020., Field Document 2, FDTC, Kaptai,
Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Magno, V.C. 1986. Community Forestry handbook. FAO/UNDP Project BGD/81/028. Dhaka, Bangladesh 251p.
FES 340 FORESTRY EXTENSION

1. Introduction: Forestry extension perspectives, role of forestry extension in forestry development.

2. Theoretical Foundation of Forestry Extension: Motivation, learning, diffusion and adoption of innovation, group processes and
dynamics, communication.
3. Elements/Components of Forestry Extension: Forestry extension agencies, forestry extension publics/clienteles, forestry
extension goals and objectives, forestry extension strategies, programs and methods.
4. Forestry Extension Programs Development: Blue-print Vs. the learning approach to program development, program
development cycle.
5. Community Organising for Forestry Extension: Rationale for community organising in forestry and rural development,
community organising strategies and techniques, institutional instruments to support effective community organising.
6. Forest extension programs in Bangladesh and other Asian countries.
.Duldulao, A.C. 1985. Forestry Extension training manual, FAO/ UNDP project BGD/81/020., Field Document 2, FDTC, Kaptai,
Chittagong Hill Tracts.
FAO. 1986. Forestry extension organization, Rome, Italy, FAO Forestry Paper No. 66. 167p.
FAO. 1985. Tree growing by rural people. FAO Forestry paper No. 64. Rome, Italy, 130p.
FAO. 1982. Report of the FAO/SIDA Seminar on forestry extension Rome, Italy.
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FAO. 1987. Forestry Extension Methods, FAO Forestry Paper No. 80. Rome, Italy. 155p.
FAO. 1988. Planning Forestry Extension Programmes. FAO/SIDA Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia.
199p.
French K. H. 1984. Guidelines for Planning Extension programmes. UNDP Asia and Pacific Programme for Development
Training and Communication Planning. Bangkok, Thailand.
Jamias, J. F. (Ed.) 1975. Readings in Development communication. University of the Philippines at Los Banos, College, Laguna,
Philippines.
Mercado, C.M. et al. Communication and adoption in rural development (Philippine Caso). University of the Philippines
Community Development Research Council and Institute of Mass Communication and Department of Agricultural, Quezon City,
Philippines.
Rebugio, L.L. 1969. Forestry Extension.
Rebugio, L.L. 1978. Forestry extension in the Philippines; A design for Effectiveness and Relevance.
Rebugio, L.L. 1980. Forestry for rural development. Asian Forestry Industries.
FES 343 FOREST ENGINEERING

1. Introduction: Necessity of forest roads and their types.

2. Road Reconnaissance: Obligatory points, alignment of plain and hill roads, preliminary survey, location and demarcation.
3. Road design: Road and land width, gradients, cross-section, road curves, earthwork, drainage.
4. Retaining walls and Breast Walls: Materials used, forces acting upon them, conditions of stability, rules of thumb for design of
walls.
5. Culverts and Bridges: Types of forest culverts and bridges, waterways selection for small culverts and bridges, principles of
planning and construction, economic spans, thumb rules in designing culverts and bridges.
6. Estimating Principles: Earthwork by trapezoidal and prismodial rules, cost estimates.
7. Setting Out: Use of field level for setting out gradient, setting out cutting, embankment and curves.
8. Building materials: Introduction to materials used in construction.
9. Construction: Organisation of labour, tools and equipment, grabbing and cleaning, earth movement, road spacing.
10. Maintenance: General wear of roads, surface maintenance, improving existing roads - renewal of surface, road waterbed and
polo drains, road sings.
11. Suspension Bridge: Types, specifications and principles of construction of common suspension bridges.
12. Maintenance of Equipment: Introduction and importance of equipment maintenance, maintenance of petrol/diesel transports
and forest transportation equipment.
Bindra S.P. 1981. A course on Highway Engineering, Dhanpat Rai and Sons, 1682, Nai Sarak, Delhi-110006.
Castaneda, F. 1989. Forest Transportation engineering, UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong University,
Chittagong.
Castaneda, F. 1991. Maintenance of Forest Engineering Equipment, UNDP/FAO/BGD/ 85/011, Institute of Forestry, Chittagong,
Chittagong.
FAO, 1977. Planning Forest Roads and Harvesting Systems. FAO Forestry Paper 2. FAO, Rome.
Grandfield, E.F. 1972. Design, Construction and Maintenance of Earth dams and Excavated Pronds. Forestry Commission:
Forest Records No. 75. 49 High Holborn. London WCIV 6HB.
Roy, K.P. 1976. An Introduction to Heat engines. Vol. I Asia Publishing House. New York..
Rowan, A.A. 1976. Forest Road planning. Forestry Commission Booklet 43.49. High Holborn, London WCIV 6HB.
Singh, G. 1979. Standard Handbook of Civil Engineering. (3 rd ed.) Standard Publishers distributors, 1075-B, Nai Sarak, Delhi-
6, .o. Box 1066.
Wegner, E. 1984. Forestry Handbook, (2nd ed.). John Wiley and Sons. New York.
FES 344 FOREST HARVESTING

1. Introduction: Scope of forest harvesting.

2. Logging Preparation: Road construction, demarcation of logging area, procurement of equipment, labour supply and
preparation of the camp.
3. Felling Operations: Preparation and methods of felling, equipment required for felling operation.
4. Conversion: Procedure of delimbing, topping and bucking operations and equipment required in the operations.
5. Log Extraction: Methods of log extraction -skidding and yarding, log landing - its location and characteristics, skid trial
patterns, traditional, semi-mechanised and mechanised system of skidding, assortment, trees length and whole tree method of
skidding, methods of cable yarding systems and their merits and demerits.
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6. Log Transportation: Types of land, water and aerial transportation of logs, traditional and mechanised systems of land and
water transportation, types of loading and unloading of logs at landing and mill sites.
7. Maintenance: Maintenance of felling, bucking, extraction and transportation equipment.
8. Log Storage and Depot: Dry and wet storage of logs with their merits and demerits, types of depot, maintenance of depot
records, different timber forms and registers used in Forest Department, stock taking at depot, methods of stacking, measures for
protection of timber in depot.
9. Sale and Disposal: Different systems of sale and disposal of forest produce, departmental vs. private agency in harvesting of
forest produce.
10. Logging Plans and Costs: Preparation of a logging plan, procedures of production and cost calculation of logging operation,
production planning in logging, production standard.
11.Safety and Ergonomics: Safety requirements in logging operations, protective dress, ergonomic problems in harvesting
activities.
Brown, Nelson, 1949. Logging. New York. John Willey and Sons.
Castanedia, F. 1989. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011, Institute of Forestry. Chittagong University, Chittagong.
Conway, 1982. Timber Cutting practices. Miller Freeman publishers, Inc. USA. Third Edition.
Conway, 1982. Timber Cutting practices. Miller Freeman publishers, Inc. USA. Third Edition.
FAO/ILO. 1980. Chamsaw’s in Tropical Forests. FAO Training Series No. 2 FAO Rome.
FAO. 1985. Logging and Transport in steep terrain. FAO Forestry Paper 14. Rev. I. FAO, Rome.
FAO. 1977. 1977. Planning Forest Roads and Harvesting Systems. FAO Forestry Paper 2. FAO. Rome.
FAO. 1974. Logging and Log Transport in Tropical High Forest-manual on production and cost FAO Forestry Series 5: FAO
Forestry Development Paper 18, Rome.
Heinrich, R. 1982. Logging on Mountain Forests, FAO Forestry Paper 33. FAO, Rome.
Samset, Ivar. 1985. Winch and Cables Systems. Martinus Nijhoff/Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Marylang, USA.
Satoo, T and H. A.I. Madgwick. Forest Biomas. Martinus Nijhoff/Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Marylang, USA.
Seppanen H. and D. Malvas, 1986. Case Study on Self-Loading Winch Trucks in the Tropical High Forests of Vietnam. FAO,
Rome.
Staaf, K.A.G. and N.A. Wiksten. 1984. Tree Harvesting Techniques. Martinus Nijhoff/Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Kluwer Academic
Publishers, Marylang, USA.
Wegner, Karl. E. 1984. Forestry Handbook John Wiley and sons. New York, Second Edition.
FES 345 ENVIRONEMNTAL POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE

1.Man and Environment, atmosphere and climate, green house effects and its consequences (global warming, climate change, sea
level rise, ozone layer depletion.
2.Environmental pollution – General concepts; Global, regional and local environmental pollutions. Air pollution: types and
sources; Water pollution: types and sources, marine pollution effects on mangrove ecosystem; Soil pollution: types and sources,
effects on forest health and other vegetation; Noise pollution: concepts of sound and noice, sources of noice pollution and control
measure, noice abetment, injurious effects of noice on human health; Arsenic contamination: in water and soil, effects on human
and other organisms; Thermal Pollution: sources and consequences, Acid rain: concept and historical background, sources of
acidifying pollutants in the atmosphere. Transformation and deposition, effects of acid rain on terristrial and equatic ecosystem.
3.Environmental pollution with particular reference to Bangladesh- industrial pollution, agrochemical pollution, domestic and
urban pollution, and action plan to control these pollution in Bangladesh.
4. Treaties of combat pollution and climate change, and to maintain sustainable development.
5.Improvement and maintenance of environment: Existing management programmes in Bangladesh, biological (conservation of
biological diversity, national park, wildlife sanctuary, botanical gardens, conservation of wetlands, coral reef etc.) and
engineering (embankment, land reclamation, drainage, sanitation etc.) methods of protection and improvement of environment.
Andrews, S. and Natkin, M. 1983. World Environment handbook: a dictionary of government natural resource management
agencies in 144 countries. World Environment Centre, New York, 130pp.
Anon, 1984. Air pollutants effects on forest ecosystem. The Acid Rain Foundation, USA, 439pp.
Anon. 1979. Fundamentals of air pollution control technologies, Special Project Research on Delection & Control of
environmental Pollution, Japan, 249pp.
Anon, 1990. Bangladesh paribesh o paribesh adidaptar (Bengali version). Department of Environment, Dhaka, 155pp.
Abul Bashar, S.H.M. and Reazuddin, M. 1990. Towards sustainable development:issues of environmental pollution in
Bangladesh. Ministry of Environment & Forest and National Conservation Strategy Secretariat, BARC, Dhaka, 53pp.
Anon. 1990. UNEP Environmental Data Report (2nd ed.) UNEP, Kenya.
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Atiq Rahman, A. Haider, R. .Huq. S., & Jansen, E.G. 1994. Enviornment & Development in Bangladesh. University Press Ltd.,
Dhaka, 524pp.
Chhatwal, G.R., Mehra, M.C., Satake, M., Katyal, T., Katyal, M. and Nagahiro, T. 1993. Environmental Noise Pollution & its
Control. Anmol Publications, New Delhi, 301pp.

FES 411 FOREST TREE IMPROVEMENT AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Forest Tree Improvement

1. Introduction: Need for tropical forest tree improvement, factors favouring improvement, relevance to plantation silviculture.
2. Population and Evolution Genetics: Genetic changes due to selection, mutation, migration, and isolation, mechanism for
inbreeding, mechanism against inbreeding, causes of hybrid vigour and inbreeding depression.
3. Variations: Variation in individuals due to environment and genotype, measurement of variability.
4. Approach To Forest Tree Improvement: Selection and crossing of superior individual tree, testing and selection of trees from
different geographical sources, introduction of exotic species, hybridisation between species and races, polyploidy breeding,
tissue culture, clonal selection and propagation.
5. Tree Improvement Methods: Selection - mass selection, individual tree selection and recurrent selection, species and
provenance trials, seed orchard establishment and management, progeny testing, gene conservation.
6. Germplasm Selection: Collection, Maintenance and Conservation;
7. Clonal Forestry: Relative importance of clonal forestry species suitable for clonal propagation, clonal propagation methods,
factors and multiplication potential, stockplant establishment and management, principles and practice of clonal selection,
establishment, management and economic aspects of clonal plantation, operational use of clonal forestry technique in the tropics
and success of clonal plantation, potential application in production forestry and homestead agroforestry.
Biotechnology
1. Definition and scope of Biotechnology in forestry.
2. Genetics and Biotechnology.
3. Industrial genetics, protoplast and cell fusion technologies, genetic engineering, potential risk and safety precautions of genetic
engineering, mendelism, environment and genetic variation, productivity and biodiversity, politics of plants and IPRS with
biosafety protocol.
Alam. M. Z. 1965. Modern Insecticides and their uses, 209pp.
Reeson, C.F.C. 1941. The ecology and control of forest insects of India and neighboring countries. Govt. of India press, 267pp.
Bhuiya, B. A. and Ismail, M.A. Preliminary study on the Insect pests of some forest trees seeds, from Chittagong, C. U. Studies,
Vol. 14 (1), 1990.
Borror, D. J. and Delong, D. M. An Introduction to the study of Insects.
Bosk, W. Forest Pest of Bangladesh and their control, Bulletin No.1 BFRI Publication.
Chapman, R. E. the Insects structure and function.
Davidson. R. H. & Longman. W. F. 1979. Insect pests of farm gardens & Orchards. John Wiley & Sons, 596pp.
Findley, W. P. K. 1967. Timber pests and diseases: Pragman Press, 280 pp.
Graham. S. A. & Knight, F. B. 1965. Principles of Forest Entomology, McGraw Hill Book Company, 417 pp.
Harris. W. V. 1964. Termites: Their recognition and control. Longmans, London, 187p.
Imms. A. D. A. textbook of entomology.
Mathers, G. A. 1979. Pesticide application methods, Longman, 336pp.
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FES 412 FOREST MANAGEMENT
1. Introduction: Definition and scope of forest management, forest as a renewable resource, peculiarities and principles of forest
management, multiple use forestry, management of homestead and alternative sources of wood in Bangladesh, objectives and
elements of management.
2. Sustainable yield: Sustainable yield concept, progressively increasing levels of yield on a sustained basis, definition and
explanation of related terms - felling series, rotation, felling cycle, cutting series, etc.
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3. Rotation or the Production period: Definition and kinds of rotations for forest crops, factors affecting choice of rotation,
discussion on rotations.
4. Normal Forest: Definition and concept of normal forest, the need for an ideal standard for monitoring, effect of silvicultural
systems on normality, the normal even-aged forest, the normal uneven aged forest, discussion, volumes, values and the types of
normal forests.
5. Organisation of Forests: Primary territorial units, silvicultural units, administrative organisation.
6. The Actual Growing Stock and its Increment: General considerations and the need for repeated inventories, distribution of age
gradations or classes in regular forests, normal and actual distribution of age classes estimation and reduction factors for density,
quality, etc., volumes and increment of stands, factors affecting quality and price increment, choice of final felling time.
7. Yield Regulation: Yield regulation and yield planning, yield regulation and silviculture, regulating the yield of services.
8. Yield regulation in regular forest: yield regulation managed under clear felling system and in regular shelterwood system.
9. Yield Regulation in irregular forests: Yield based on growing stock only, yield based on increment only, yield based on
growing stock and increment.
10. Stumpage Appraisal Methods: Definition and importance of stumpage appraisal, steps in stumpage appraisal, methods of
stumpage methods, stumpage appraisal in Bangladesh.
11. Forest Management Plan: Definition and object of Forest Management Plan (FMP), difference between FMP and working
skills, need for FMP, relevance of FMP with local national and regional plans, procedure for preparation of FMP.
12. Forest Management in Bangladesh: Silvicultural treatment (s), status of the preparation of working plans (FMPs) for various
Forest Divisions of Bangladesh, management of bamboo forests and its felling.
13. Changes in Methods of Treatment and Yield Regulation in Bangladesh: Chittagong Forest Division, Chittagong Hill Tracts
North and South Forest Divisions, Cox’s Bazar Forest Division, Sylhet Forest Division, Sundarban Forest Division.
14. Resource Information Management System (RIMS) in Bangladesh.
15. Management of bamboo forest and felling.
Davis, L. S. & K.N. Johnson, 1987. Forest Management. McGraw Hill Book Company, New Delhi, India, 790p.
1 Davis, K.P. 1968. Forest Management : Regulation and valuation, Second Edition, MaGraw Hill, U.S.A. 519p.
2 Duerr, W.A., Teegnarden, D.E., Christian Sen, Gutterberg S. 1999. Forest Resource Management., W. B. Saunder
Company , Philadelphia, London, Toronto, 612p.
3 Jerram, M.R. K. 1983. Text Book on Forest Management, International Book Distributors, 9/3, Rajpur Road, Dehra
Dun- 248001.
4 Osmaston, V.C. 1984. The Management of Forests. George Allen and Unwin Ltd. London, 384p.
5 Pant, M.M. 1990. Forest Resource Management. Field Document No.2: UNDP/FAO/ RGD/ 85/011, Institute of
Forestry, Chittagong University, 372p.
6 Clutter et al. 1983. Timber Management : A quantitative Approach, John Willey and Sons.
7 Prakash, R. 1986. Forest Management. M/S. International Book Distributors, Rajpur Road, Dehra Due-248001, India.
256p.
FES 413 FOREST DEVELOPMEENT PLANNING

1. Introduction: Meaning of development & economic growth, development planning, forest development planning in
Bangladesh, reasons for slow economic development.
2. Principal Features of Development Planning: Basic concepts of planning (defining ends or means, realism in planning,
flexibility in planning), the planning process, organising planning.
3. Formulating Objectives for Forestry Development: The changing framework, forestry for social and economic development,
defining objectives for forestry, preparation of project concept paper (PCP) and logical frame work approach (LFA), etc.
4. Sector Analysis and Forecasting in Forestry: Defining sector analysis, establishing the basis for analysis in the forestry sector
analysing and forecasting supply.
5. Project Appraisal: Project and the planning process, the structure of project appraisal, the scope and purpose of a project
appraisal, investment appraisal methods, time preference, discounting, risk and uncertainty, ranking of project.
6. Measuring Social Costs and Benefits: Benefit-cost analysis, limitations of cost - benefit analysis, externalities of the forestry
sector not covered by benefit - cost analysis.
Gittinger, J.P. 1982. Economic analysis of agricultural projects. Published for the Economic Development Institute of the World
Bank. The John Hopkins University Press, London.
FAO, 1974. An Introduction to Planning Forestry Development. FAO/SWE/TP, FAO, Rome, 81pp.
FAO 1980. Economic analysis of forestry projects. FAO, Forestry Paper 17, FAO, Rome, 216pp.
Pant, M.M. 1984. Forest Economics and Valuation. Modhawi Publishers, Dehra Dun, India, 612pp.
Pant, M.M. 1990. Planning Forestry Development in Bangladesh. UNDP/FAO/BGD/85/011. Field Document nNo. 15.
Development of Professional education in the Forestry Sector, Bangladesh. IFCU, Chittagong and FAO, Rome.
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FES 416 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1. Review of basic statistics, Philosophy and purpose of research.

2. Procedures in research planning.
3. Identifying and analysing research problems, designing experiments in Forestry.
4. Sampling: types of sampling, their advantages and applications, sample size, sampling error, non-sampling error.
5. Designing experiments in forestry research: Types of experimental design, their application, advantages and disadvantages.
6. Data analysis using T-test and X2 test.
7. Analysis of variance with detailed treatment of Completely Randomised Design (CRD) and Latin Square Design (LSD).
8. Factorial Experiments.
9. Split Plot Experiments.
10. Regression methods (Simple linear, multiple linear and non-linear).
11. Computer based data processing, analysis and interpretation.
12. Problems common to forestry research.
13. Writing a research proposal.
14. Presenting research findings and writing scientific paper.
15. Introduction to speech communication.
16. Speech communication process and forms.
17. Principles and types of communication.
18. Listening-speaker-audience interaction, variables to transmit the message.
19. Basis for selection of speech subjects.
20. Essential steps of speech communication.
21. Beginning and ending of speech.
22. Presentational methods of speech.
Cochran, W.G. 1963. Sampling Techniques, 2nd Edition John Wiley & Sons Inc. New York. 413p.
Prodan, M. 1968. Forest Biometrics. 1st Edition pergamon Press, New York.
Temu, A.B. 1987. Forestry Research Management. Helsinki Finland.
Zaman, A.H. M.H., Rahim, K., and Howlader. 1980. Simple Lessons in Biometry—Bangladesh Rice Research Institute.
Zar, J.H. 1984. Biostatistical Analysis. Prentice-Hall inc. Engle Wood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Muller, D. and Ellenberg, D.H. 1974. Aims and Methods of Vegetation Ecology. John Wiley and Sons, London.
Myres, W.L. and Shelton, R.L. 1980. Survey methods for Ecosystem management. John Wiley and Sons, London.
Magno, V.C. 1986. Community Forestry handbook. FAO/UNDP Project BGD/81/028. Dhaka, Bangladesh 251p.
Paul Stapleton, et.al. 2004. Manual on technical writing. IPGRI, Future Harvest.
FES 419 FOREST & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LAW AND ADMINISTRATION

Policy
1. Introduction: Definition, principles and procedures in formulation of forest policy, brief history of forest policy,
interrelationship of a National Forest Policy with general land use policies, existing policies for environment management, social
and economic implications of environmental pollution control.
2. National Forest and Environmental Policies of Bangladesh: Forest Policy of 1894, Forest Policy resolution of 1955, directives
on Forest Policy of 1962, National Forest Policy of 1979 and 1994, environmental policies of Bangladesh.
3. Need for re-enforcing the Forest Policy: Need for developing a political will of the people, protect the diversion of forest hands
to non-forest purposes, forests/trees or all marginal lands - social/community forestry, forestry research, training education and
extension, man-power planning and its co-ordination with forest/tree resource activities, impacts of national and international
policies on environment, import of hazardous substances, control of occupational toxins, provision of clean - air - water, waste
material dumping, regional politics on water distribution.
4. Implementation and Monitoring of Forest and Environmental policies in Bangladesh: Creation and strengthening of an
organisation and needed Legislative changes.
Law
1. Forest and Environmental Legislative Measures: Definition, necessity and limitations of a special forest law, history of forest
law in Indo Bangladesh, application of forest law, history of environmental legislation.
2. Current environmental conservation acts & rules.
3. Definition of common legal terms used in forest administration: Abatment, cognisibly, and non-cognisibly offenses, collusion,
compounding offenses, confiscation, confession, criminal breach of trust, criminal misappropriate, mischief, mistake of fact, pre-
emption, recognizance, right, royalty, salvage, search warrant, seizure, servitude, summary trials, warrant causes, weifwood,
wasteland, government property and its acquisition, rights and ownership.
4. Forest Acts and Rules: Section by section study of Forest Act, 1927 and Forest Ordinance 1989 (Amendment), Forest Act
(Amendment 2000), environmental pollution control ordinance (Ordinance No. XIII of 1977), “Bangladesh Environment
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Preservation Ordinance” - proposed, regulation of toxic materials (pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.).Environmental Act
1995, Environmental Rules 1997.
5. Private forest ordinance 1959.
6. Transit rules of various forest divisions.
7. Constitution of forest estates: constitution of Reserve Forests and constitution of protected forests.
8. Environmental Regulations in Bangladesh.
Administration
1. Legal organisation of forest and environment services: Definition of forest officer, appointment, powers and limitations of
forest officers, special obligation, protection extended by law to Forest Officers, legal powers of forest officers, organisation
responsible for environment management.
2. Implementation of forest and environmental policies, laws and administration.
3. Need for changes in administration, policy and law to cope with the changing socio-economic conditions.
4. Services rules: Government service, disciple and appeal rules, tracery and financial rules, accused code and inspection
procedures etc.
Anon, 1969. Compilation of various acts, Rules and Regulations pertaining to Forest Management and Administration.
Agriculture (Forest) Department Govt of East Pakistan, Dhaka. 437 p.
Anon, 1977. Proceeding of the First Bangladesh National Conference on Forestry. Dept of Forestry, Govt. of Bangladesh 176p.
Anon, 1979. Forest Policies of 1979. (Booklet). Govt. of Bangladesh.
Anon, 1982. Proceeding of the Second National Forestry Conference Bangladesh. Dept of Forestry. Govt. of Bangladesh. 600p.
Anon, 1989. The Forest (Amendment) ordinance. Bangladesh Gazette, Sept. 4, 1989. Govt. of Bangladesh 8p.
Anon, 1990. Environmental problems in Bangladesh: An NGO perspective for policies and action. ADAB-Environment
Advisory Group.
Al-Huainz, S.M. 1989. Major Environmental problems of Bangladesh; An overview.
Asaduzzaman, M. 1989. Socio-economic issues in Environment Management in Bangladesh.
Clawson, M. 1977. Research in Forest Economics and Forest policy, papers resulting from a symposium. January 13-14, 1977.
Washington DC, USA 555p.
Clawson, M. 1974. Forest Policy for the future, papers and discussion from a forum on Forest Policy for the Future May 8-9,
1974, Washington, DC, USA 360p.
Choudhury, A. 1989. The Forest Act, 1927 (As modified upto December, 1989). Published by New Warns Book Corporation 14,
Banga Bandhu avenue, Dhaka-1020. 56p.
Hummel, F.C. 1984. Forest Policy, Martinus Nijhoff/Dr. W. Junk Publishers, bostoa. 310p.
Khan, S.A. 1978. An Introduction to the National Forest Policy of Bangladesh (Unpublished). 15p.
Pant, M.M. 1989. Forest Resource Management Field Document No.2, UNDP/FAO/ BGD/85/011, IFCU. 18-53p.
Sedjo, R.A., 1984. Resources for the future. Proceedings of a Workshop on Forest Policy Education, Jan. 13, 1984. Washington
D.C., U.C., USA.
Worrell, A.C., 1970. Principles of Forest Policy. McGraw.
FES 420 LAND USE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

1. Land and Land Use: Ownership, use and characteristics of land, land uses, application of combined uses as a land management
policy, the multiple problems of multiple uses, land and tree tenure, functions of land.
2. Land use change and land cover change: Definition, types, factors responsible for land use change. Models of land use change.
Use of land use change models.
3. Principles and Methods of Land Assessment: Introduction, evaluation methodology, framework for land evaluation, soil
information systems, parametric methods and the land system methods, application of GIS in land assessment.
4. Land Capability Classification: Definition of land capability classification, traditional system of land classification in
Bangladesh, main land capability classes and subclasses in Bangladesh, description of forest land classes.
5. Land Use Planning and Evaluation for Forestry: Appraisal of land use potential, land capability and land suitability and factors
governing them, information needs in land use planning and evaluation, site capability assessment, application of GIS in land use
planning, participatory land use planning, land allocation and management., land information system.
6. Site quality: Site and site quality, significance of site quality in management, identification of site quality, site qualities
recognised in forests of Bangladesh, modification of site productivity, land capability as an index of site quality.
7. Land and land use policy in Bangladesh.
8. Land use management.
Davidson, D.A. 1982. Soil and Land use Planning. Second Impression, Longman. London, UK. Pp120
Davis. P. 1976. Land Use. McGraw Hill Book Company, New Delhi, India. Pp 324.
FAO/UNDP 1971. Bangladesh Soil Resources, Soil survey project, AGL: SF/PAK 6 Technical Report 3, P. 185-198.
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FAO; 1988. Land Resources Appraisal of Bangladesh for Agricultural Development, UNDP/FAO Project BGD/81/035,
Technical Reports 1-7, FAO, Rome.
Sabrousse, R. 1984. Preliminary Report on the Ecological Classification of Plantations in the Chittagong and Chittagong Hill
Tracts District. Working Paper No. 2, FAO/ UNDP Project BGD/79/017.
Richard, B.N. & Hassan, M.M. 1988. A Coordinated Forest Soil Research Program for Bangladesh. P. 31—32.
Richard, B.N. & Hassan, M.M. 1989. Dendroecological Regions of Bangladesh: A Land capability Assessment for tree species.
OF: DP/BGD/83/010. Working Paper No.7, pp48.
Stevens, P.R. 1987. A Simplified Field Manual for site Classification and Site Suitability Assessment in Bangladesh forests.
BGD/83/010, Working Paper No.1 pp.14.
FES 427 FOREST TREE IMPROVEMENT AND BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

1. Emasculation and hybridisation.

2. Practice on vegetative propagation using different methods.
3. A field trip is required to show clonal seed orchard, seed stand and gene bank, etc. and to practice on selection of individual
plus trees.
Alam. M. Z. 1965. Modern Insecticides and their uses, 209pp.
Reeson, C.F.C. 1941. The ecology and control of forest insects of India and neighboring countries. Govt. of India press, 267pp.
Bhuiya, B. A. and Ismail, M.A. Preliminary study on the Insect pests of some forest trees seeds, from Chittagong, C. U. Studies,
Vol. 14 (1), 1990.
Borror, D. J. and Delong, D. M. An Introduction to the study of Insects.
Bosk, W. Forest Pest of Bangladesh and their control, Bulletin No.1 BFRI Publication.
Chapman, R. E. the Insects structure and function.
Davidson. R. H. & Longman. W. F. 1979. Insect pests of farm gardens & Orchards. John Wiley & Sons, 596pp.
Findley, W. P. K. 1967. Timber pests and diseases: Pragman Press, 280 pp.
Graham. S. A. & Knight, F. B. 1965. Principles of Forest Entomology, McGraw Hill Book Company, 417 pp.
Harris. W. V. 1964. Termites: Their recognition and control. Longmans, London, 187p.
Imms. A. D. A. textbook of entomology.
Mathers, G. A. 1979. Pesticide application methods, Longman, 336pp.

Bangladesh and to show natural diversity and its trend. All students will write a field trip report, which will be presented in a
seminar. They will appear in a viva-voce. It also includes tree planting, nursing and maintaining a plantation journal by each of
the students.
FES 423 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

1. Introduction: Definition, scope, types and importance of Bio-diversity, origin of Bio-diversity as a science, importance of
conservation of genetic resources. Value of biodiversity.
2. Ecological role of bio-diversity, bio-diversity and niche structure, bio-diversity and trophic level.
3. Current state of biodiversity in regional and global context.
4. Loss of bio-diversity: Listing of threatened bio-diversity; causes for loss of bio-diversity, means of preserving bio-diversity.
5. Measuring and monitoring biodiversity
6. Application of ecology, biogeography; population genetics and social sciences for the preservation of bio-diversity.
7. Agenda 21/Convention on bio-diversity.
8. World heritage, Biodiversity in the Mangrove and other forests of Bangladesh.
9. Bio-diversity and intellectual property rights.
10. Efforts towards biodiversity conservation: International and national effort, NGOs efforts, community and individual efforts,
CBD principles and IUCN guidelines, institutes and organization related to biodiversity conservation (IUCN, MAV, WWF,
ITTO, IPGR, etc.)
11. Ex-situ and in-situ conservation.
12 Protected area of Bangladesh: current status and management perspectives.
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Agarwal, S. K. Tiwari, S. and Dubey, P.S. 1996. Biodiversity and Environment. A. P. H. Publ. corp. India.
Boyle, T. J.B. and Boontawee, B. (eds.). 1994. Measuring and monitoring biodiversity in tropical and temperate forest.
Proceedings of IUFRO Symposium, Thailand.
Hasan, M. A. 2000. Biodiversity and Conservation. Hasan Book House. Dhaka.
Negi, S. S. 1993. Biodiversity and it, conservation in India. Indies Publishing Company, New Delhi, India.
Poore, D. and Sayer, J.1991. The Management of Tropical Moist Forest Lands: Ecological Guidelines. IUCN, Switzerland
Schulze. E. D. and Mooney, H. A. (eds.). 1993. Biodiversity and ecosystem function. Springer-Verlag, Gambtt & Co, Berlin.
Terborgh, J. 1992. Diveresity and the tropical rain forest. W. H. Freeman & Co. Ltd. USA.
Tewari, D. N. 1994. Biodiversity and forest genetic resources. International Book Distributiors, India
FES 424 FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN

Collection of actual field data from forests/homesteads/roadside plantations covering materials sufficient for preparation of at
least four working circles; Compilation, processing and analysing of collected data and secondary data, etc. Each student will
write FMP according to latest Working Plans of Bangladesh Forest Department based on collected data; Field assessment will
done by guide teachers (internal) directly in the field, based on each student overall performance; prepared management plan will
be evaluated by two examiners - one internal and one external; viva-voce examination will be conducted by three internal,
external and chairman of the examination committee.
Philip, M. Measuring Trees and Forests.
Osmaston, F.C. 1994. The Management of Forests. International Book Distributors, India.
Ganss—Manual of Forest Management Plan.
Balmforth—Manual of Forest Management Plan.
Davis, P.K. 1966. Forest Management, 2nd Edition McGraw Hill Book Company, New York.
FES 425 REVIEW PAPER/PROJECT

Review of relevant literature or scientific publications on a selected issue in forestry and/or conduct of simple research/study on a
forestry problem. Each student has to present his/her work in a seminar. One supervisor will guide review paper/simple research
paper. Prepared review paper/simple research paper will be evaluated by two examiners - one supervisor (internal) and one
external, viva-voce examination will be conducted by the internal, external and chairman of the examination committee.
FES 430 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

2 Hours/Weeks, 2 Credits
1. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): Definition historical development of EIA, importance of EIA authorities/
organizations involved in the EIA processes.
2. Important principles in managing an EIA- focus on the main issues, involvement the appropriate persons and groups, link
information to decision making about the project, present clear options for the mitigation of impacts and for sound-environmental
management, provision of information in a form useful in decision making.
3.The EIA process before starting the EIA, screening, preliminary assessment, organization, scoping, the EIA study,
identification, prediction, evaluation, mitigation, documentation, using the results; resources need for and EIA; EIAA guides
prescribed by FAO.
4.Environmental Impact Assessment of Different development projects related to Forestry; follow up EIA for Forestry projects
such as commercial logging, reforestation, community forestry; criteria for identifying adverse impact of forestry development.
5.Existing national conservation strategy and policy statement on Environment and Development, specifically in relation to
forestry and the need for EIA for the protection, preservation and management of forest resources of Bangladesh.
6.The role and experience of donor/multi-national organization with EIA.
7. Main areas in environmental concern in Bangladesh and their major problems.
8. Social Impact Assessment: Meaning, importance, difference from other forms of assessment, practices, case studies.
Anon. 1987. Enviornmental guidelines for selected agricultural and natural resource development projects. Asian Development
Book, 77pp.
Bandhu, T. and Hey, R. 1976. Environmental Impact Asseement. Farnborough, 232pp.
Hutchings, B., Forrester, A., Jain, R.K. and Balbach, H. 1975. Environmental Impact Assessment: Current methodologies &
future directions. Dept. of Architecture, University of Illinoise at Urbana-Champaign, USA, 180pp.
HMSO, 1989. Environmental Assessment: a guide to the procedures. Department of Environment, UK. 64pp.
Lambert, C.M. 1981. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The Planning Exchange, Montagu Evans, 29pp.
Maruf Hossain, M.M. 1993. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Final report on EIA training in Centre for Environmental
Management & Planning (CEMP), Scoland.
Turnbull, R.G.H. & Aitken, P. 1985. A review of the EEC directive on Environmental Impact Exchange, Glasgow, 63pp.
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UNEP, 1988. Environmental Impact Assessment: Basic Procedures for developing countries. UNEP, 17pp.
Wood, C.M. and Gazidellis, 1985. A guide to the Training Materials for Environmental Impact Assessment. (working paper no.
14). University of Manchester, Dept. of Town and Country Planning, Manchester, M. 13 9 PL, 260pp.
FES 431 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

3 Hours/Weeks, 3 Credits
1. Introduction: Models and principles in environmental management, elements in the process of environmental management,
case studies, ISO 14000
2. Problems definition in environmental management: Introduction to statistical methods in environmental management, sources
of data and issues of data collection and interpretation, remote sensing of environmental data and GIS, EIA, assessment of risks
and hazards, case studies of flood problems in Bangladesh and other countries.
3. Methods of environmental management: First steps in management problem definition and recognition, direct intervention,
environmental planning, environmental regulation, management in the private sector, socio-economic and political change, case
studies- environmental pollution-private and public response.
4. Implications in environmental management: Cases
5. The principles applied to successful environmental management. Environmental Auditing and Reporting.
6. CDM and Millenium goal.
FES 433 Internship
Each student will have to join any forest or environmental related organization (Government/Non Governmental/Private
Organization) for at least one month internship program and will prepare a report based on his/her experience. The report will be
evaluated by the respective review/project supervisor based on the Internship Completion Report for the respective organization.
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Decisions of the Syllabus Committee of the B.Sc. (Hons) in Forestry, 2008-2009 meeting:
Decision No. 1: The structure and syllabus for B.Sc. (Hons) in Forestry, session: 2008-2009 of the Department of
Forestry and Environmental Science were designed and recommended in the meeting of the Syllabus Committee
held on 19/01/09 in the office of the head of the Department (appendix 1)
Decision No. 2:
The panel of examiners and question setters for B.Sc. (Hons) in Forestry, session: 2008-2009 of the Department of
Forestry and Environmental Science was recommended in the meeting of the Syllabus Committee held on 19/01/09 in the
office of the head of the Department (appendix 2)
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Appendix 2
List of question setters and examiners:
1. All teachers of the Department of Forestry & Environmental Science, SUST;

2. All teachers of the Departments of MAT,CSE, ENG, CHE, PHY, ECO, SOC, STA, PAD, PGE, BAN, ANP, CEE, SUST.
3. All teachers of the Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong;
4. All teachers of the Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University;
5. Mr. Farid Uddin Ahmed Executive Director, Aronnyak, Dhaka
6. All ACF and above ranked officers of the Bangladesh Forest Department;
7. All DO and above ranked officers of the Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Soloshahar, Chittagong;
8. Professor Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan, Department of Development Studies, Dhaka University.
9. All teachers of the Department of Environmental Science, Khulna University and Jahangir Nagar University.
10. Philip Gain, SHED, Dhaka
11. Prof. Dr. Shamsul Alam, Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangir Nagar University.
12. Assistant Director and above ranked officers of Department of Environment, Dhaka.
13. Senior Scientific officer and above ranked officers of SPARRSO, Dhaka.
14. Senior Scientific officer and above ranked officers of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka.
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Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits

Total 14+8=22 18.0

First Year Semester II

Total 16+12=28 22.0

Second Year Semester I

Second Year Semester II

Third Year Semester I

Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits

Third Year Semester II

Fourth Year Semester I

Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits

Fourth Year Semester II

FES101T FOREST MANAGEMENT

FES 111 FOREST BOTANY

FES 112 DENDROLOGY

FES 117 FOREST BOTANY LABORATORY

1. Study of special plant organs.

FES 118 DENDROLOGY LABORATORY

FES 119 INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Anon. 1989. Gana Parjaya Brikhya Rupan. Bangladesh Forest Department.

FES 122 FOREST TREE PHYSIOLOGY

FES 113 FIELD WORK AND VIVA-VOCE

FES 114 GEOLOGY AND FOREST SOILS

FES 120 GEOLOGY AND FOREST SOILS LABORATORY

1. Study of physical properties of rock and mineral specimen in the laboratory.

FES 123 FOREST ZOOLOGY

FES 124 FOREST ZOOLOGY LABORATORY

FES 125 FOREST AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECOLOGY

FES 126 FOREST AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECOLOGY LABORATORY

1. Application of different methods of studying vegetation.

FES 116 FIELD WORK AND VIVA-VOCE

FES 212 FOREST ENTOMOLOGY

Alam, M. Z. 1965. Modern insecticides and their uses. 209 p.

FES 214 WOOD ANATOMY, WOOD PHYSICS AND WOOD CHEMISTRY

FES 223 FOREST ENTOMOLOGY LABORATORY

1. Diagnosis of insect attack by symptoms.

Alam, M. Z. 1965. Modern insecticides and their uses. 209 p.

1. Identification of commercial timbers of Bangladesh with hand lens.

FES 213 FIELD WORK AND VIVA-VOCE

FES 216 SURVEYING AND DRAWING

1. Objectives and scope: Introduction, scope and importance of surveying in Forestry.

FES 218 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SILVICULTURE

FES 225 SURVEYING AND DRAWING LABORATORY

1. Demonstration of drawing equipment.

FES 226 SPECIES SILVICULTURE AND SILVICULTURAL SYSTEMS

FES 227 REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

Geographic Information System

FES 228 REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM LABORATORY

1. Orientation of aerial photos for stereo viewing.

FES 229 MYCOLOGY, FOREST PATHOLOGY AND PROTECTION

FES 230 MYCOLOGY, FOREST PATHOLOGY AND PROTECTION LABORATORY

1. Identification of major disease symptoms of trees.

FES 219 FIELD WORK AND VIVA-VOCE

FES 312 FOREST MENSURATION AND INVENTORY

FES 319 AGROFORESTRY AND UPLAND FARMING SYSTEMS

Upland Farming Systems

FES 325 PLANTATION SILVICULTURE

FES 326 FOREST MENSURATION AND INVENTORY LABORATORY

1. Demonstration of instrument commonly used in forest mensuration and inventory.

FES 327 PLANTATION SILVICULTURE LABORATORY

1. Seed collection & storage.