Erasmus mundus Master's Course in Sustainable Tropical Forestry - SUTROFOR

For a more detailed presentation of the Erasmus mundus master's course in Sustainable Tropical Forestry please go to www.sutrofor.eu

The European Master in Sustainable Tropical Forestry - SUTROFOR - is an international, integrated two-year training qualification, the objective of which is to prepare students for the major challenges of managing tropical forests and their ecosystems. SUTROFOR has been awarded the European Erasmus Mundus label of excellence.

Partnerships

• Environmental Management Team (G-ENV) AgroParisTech, Montpellier, France
• University of Copenhagen, Life Sciences Faculty, Denmark
• University of Bangor, School of Agronomy and Forestry, Wales, United Kingdom
• Dresden University of Technology, Institute of International Forestry and Forestry Produce, Tharandt, Germany
• University of Padova, Faculty of Agriculture, Padova, Italy.

Eligible categories of students

All students from EU/AELE-EEE countries, as well as those from other countries with a valid student visa, are eligible for the course.

Course organisation

The first study year (foundation year) of this cursus will take place in one of the following three institutions ; Bangor, Copenhagen, Dresden. For the second year, the student will choose one of the speciality proposed by each the five institutions.The second year must be spent in a different institution from the first year.

The first year teaching programme consists of a solid foundation and thorough grounding in the elementary principles of tropical forestry management. The foundation year syllabuses proposed by the three institutions are closely aligned, and intended to allow a consistent and well orientated progression into any of the five specialities.

A summer module which is the same in each of the institutions, and incorporates a field study in a tropical zone concludes the academic year.

The second year specialisations are as follows :

• Environmental Management and Politics for Tropical Forestry (Montpellier). The curriculum is equivalent to the MSc 2nd year "Environmental Management of Ecosystems and tropical Forests".
• Agroforestry Systems (Bangor)
• Socio-economics of Tropical Forestry (Copenhagen)
• Tropical Forestry planning (Dresden)
• Ethical Forestry and Ethical Commerce in Tropical Forestry Products and Services (Padova).

Once the student has obtained 120 ECTS in two of the consortiums institutions, they will be awarded the SUTROFOR diploma with the Diploma Supplement.

All the modules are taught in English, except the second year at Montpellier where they are in French.

The following diplomas are awarded :

• Msc in Environmental Management of Ecosystems and tropical Forests (Montpellier)
• Msc in Agricultural Developement (Copenhagen)
• Msc in Tropical Forestry (Bangor)
• Msc in Tropical Forestry (Dresden)
• Msc in Environmental Forestry (Padova)

Enrolment

Due to the program termination in 2022, applications are not possible anymore.

The European Msc in Sustainable Tropical Forestry is open to European and non-EU students.The principal criteria for the selection of candidates are as follows :

• A higher national diploma or equivalent, in Forestry, Biology, or in related field such as environmental science, political science, geography, or management
• Curriculum Vitae
• Some practical experience is desirable
• Personal letter of motivation
• Two references.

The intake in Montpellier second year is the same as the GEEFT national MSc curriculum.

Career Opportunities

The Environmental Management of Ecosystems and Tropical Forests training programme is intended to students seeking careers in the area of international development and management of tropical forests and their ecosystems. However a significant part of the cursus is applicable to non-tropical forest which are affected by questions of forestry development and sociological management of the environment.

In Europe as well as in the Southern hemisphere countries, this course is of interest to both the public and private sectors because these employers are international organisations, administrations, territorial cooperatives, councils, public establishments, environmental forestry research organisations, development NGOs or Conservation NGOs, experts in forestry management, as well as commercial felling companies and lumber dealers. The employment categories corresponding to this course are :

• Manager/field manager for an international organisation
• Research manager in forestry environment
• Forestry ecosystem manager
• Researcher
• Forestry allocation expert
• Forestry biodiversity conservation manager
• Research and development project manager
• Public administration forestry and environmental engineer.

The double Master Msc diploma means that the student will be eligible for admission into one of the first or second year institutions to pursue a doctorate degree, providing the student has a valid project proposal which must be under appropriate supervision and with appropriate funding.

For further information on the SUTROFOR MSc programme please go to www.sutrofor.eu

A certain number of teaching modules linked to the GEEFT MSc and FNS-MI SpM curricula are open as short continuing education programmes. Two types of certificates recognised by the institution are also offered.

More information here (in French only).

Erasmus mundus Master's Course in Sustainable Tropical Forestry - SUTROFOR

For a more detailed presentation of the Erasmus mundus master's course in Sustainable Tropical Forestry please go to www.sutrofor.eu

The European Master in Sustainable Tropical Forestry - SUTROFOR - is an international, integrated two-year training qualification, the objective of which is to prepare students for the major challenges of managing tropical forests and their ecosystems. SUTROFOR has been awarded the European Erasmus Mundus label of excellence.

Partnerships

• Environmental Management Team (G-ENV) AgroParisTech, Montpellier, France
• University of Copenhagen, Life Sciences Faculty, Denmark
• University of Bangor, School of Agronomy and Forestry, Wales, United Kingdom
• Dresden University of Technology, Institute of International Forestry and Forestry Produce, Tharandt, Germany
• University of Padova, Faculty of Agriculture, Padova, Italy.

Eligible categories of students

All students from EU/AELE-EEE countries, as well as those from other countries with a valid student visa, are eligible for the course.

Course organisation

The first study year (foundation year) of this cursus will take place in one of the following three institutions ; Bangor, Copenhagen, Dresden. For the second year, the student will choose one of the speciality proposed by each the five institutions.The second year must be spent in a different institution from the first year.

The first year teaching programme consists of a solid foundation and thorough grounding in the elementary principles of tropical forestry management. The foundation year syllabuses proposed by the three institutions are closely aligned, and intended to allow a consistent and well orientated progression into any of the five specialities.

A summer module which is the same in each of the institutions, and incorporates a field study in a tropical zone concludes the academic year.

The second year specialisations are as follows :

• Environmental Management and Politics for Tropical Forestry (Montpellier). The curriculum is equivalent to the MSc 2nd year "Environmental Management of Ecosystems and tropical Forests".
• Agroforestry Systems (Bangor)
• Socio-economics of Tropical Forestry (Copenhagen)
• Tropical Forestry planning (Dresden)
• Ethical Forestry and Ethical Commerce in Tropical Forestry Products and Services (Padova).

Once the student has obtained 120 ECTS in two of the consortiums institutions, they will be awarded the SUTROFOR diploma with the Diploma Supplement.

All the modules are taught in English, except the second year at Montpellier where they are in French.

The following diplomas are awarded :

• Msc in Environmental Management of Ecosystems and tropical Forests (Montpellier)
• Msc in Agricultural Developement (Copenhagen)
• Msc in Tropical Forestry (Bangor)
• Msc in Tropical Forestry (Dresden)
• Msc in Environmental Forestry (Padova)

Enrolment

Due to the program termination in 2022, applications are not possible anymore.

The European Msc in Sustainable Tropical Forestry is open to European and non-EU students.The principal criteria for the selection of candidates are as follows :

• A higher national diploma or equivalent, in Forestry, Biology, or in related field such as environmental science, political science, geography, or management
• Curriculum Vitae
• Some practical experience is desirable
• Personal letter of motivation
• Two references.

The intake in Montpellier second year is the same as the GEEFT national MSc curriculum.

Career Opportunities

The Environmental Management of Ecosystems and Tropical Forests training programme is intended to students seeking careers in the area of international development and management of tropical forests and their ecosystems. However a significant part of the cursus is applicable to non-tropical forest which are affected by questions of forestry development and sociological management of the environment.

In Europe as well as in the Southern hemisphere countries, this course is of interest to both the public and private sectors because these employers are international organisations, administrations, territorial cooperatives, councils, public establishments, environmental forestry research organisations, development NGOs or Conservation NGOs, experts in forestry management, as well as commercial felling companies and lumber dealers. The employment categories corresponding to this course are :

• Manager/field manager for an international organisation
• Research manager in forestry environment
• Forestry ecosystem manager
• Researcher
• Forestry allocation expert
• Forestry biodiversity conservation manager
• Research and development project manager
• Public administration forestry and environmental engineer.

The double Master Msc diploma means that the student will be eligible for admission into one of the first or second year institutions to pursue a doctorate degree, providing the student has a valid project proposal which must be under appropriate supervision and with appropriate funding.

For further information on the SUTROFOR MSc programme please go to www.sutrofor.eu

Students testimonies about the Specialized Master Forest, Nature and Society - International Management.

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A training program accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles, part of the training program of “Ingénieurs des Ponts, des Eaux et des Forêts (IPEF)”, in partnership with the programme “Sustainability and Social Innovation” of HEC Paris

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What is the Advanced Master?
Context and Objectives
The advantages of the FNS Advanced Master
The Training Program
Opportunities
Admission

What is the Specialized Master Forest, Nature and Society - International Management (SpM FNS-MI)?

The Specialized Master (approved by the Conference of Higher Education) is a label attributed specifically to post Diploma qualifications, organized by certain schools of engineering and management for the benefit of students issued from these establishments or students with an equivalent qualification.

The SpM FNS-MI also trains some “Ingénieurs des Ponts des Eaux et Forêts“ (IPEF) students.

This course is post – master level. French and Foreign candidates are required to have at least :

- Engineering or Management Diploma.
- Master DEA, DESS or legal qualification.
- Diploma equivalent to Baccalaureat +5.
- Diploma equivalent to Baccalaureat +4 complemented by 3 years of professional experience.

The objective is to offer a specialisation, or a double qualification, in particular for engineers in other disciplines with diplomas from Universities or Schools of Commerce or Management.

Webpage: Specialized Masters AgroParisTech

Context, and objectives of the Specialized Master Forest, Nature and Society

In response to current, imminent, and urgent issues affecting the natural environment, the Advanced Master in Forestry, Nature, and Society proposes a year long training course to MSc level candidates, and is specifically oriented by social sciences (social, political, economic, and management sciences) when applied to natural resources management, rather than a technically oriented instruction.

Today, it has become necessary to understand the relationship between the three interconnected levels of intervention: local, national and international.

The natural environment, and in particular forest ecosystems, represent very major environmental and social concerns relating to sustainable development – climate change, biodiversity, desertification, soil erosion, regulation of hydrosystems – are the problems that form the central challenge that society is now, timidly attempting to confront. Tropical forests are faced with threats of industrial exploitation, and imminent destruction on a scale never known before. In Europe, however, forest areas are growing because of rural depopulation, and changing social demands.

The capacity of public authority regulation and good governance are the core issues in the professions to which this course is addressed. The course prepares engineers and masters students in maintaining and managing the services needed to sustain these threatened areas in a context of global development and changing ecological environmental management. It is addressed to the public and parapublic sectors as well as the private sector, and firms who are confronted with these issues, and who wish to act internationally and therefore conform to international environmental standards by developing innovative solutions.

Web page : Advanced Master "Forest, Nature and Society"

Why choose SpM FNS-MI?

• Social sciences, and management sciences orientation throughout the course adapts the auditors to the current issues concerning forestry resources management.
• In the case of the option “Management, Nature, Society” (Montpellier), the collaboration with the HEC master “Sustainability and Social Innovation” in Paris allows the auditors to work in cooperation with students from another curriculum. Two months will be spent in partnership: one month in HEC Paris, one month in AgroParisTech Montpellier.
• The course has a solid base of international active partners, in the temperate European regions, in Southern countries (Africa, Latin America, and Asia) and a strong network of international organisations.
• The learning methods used in the course give the auditors frameworks for diagnosis and evaluation in environmental management, in particular management of forests and ecosystems, and provide the conceptual tools for intervention at the higher management level. There are numerous overseas project interventions: Guyana, European countries, and Tropical countries (emerging and developing countries) for the option “Management, Nature and Society”. The auditors are working in a team, developing supervisory skills, and reporting to stakeholders in a multicultural context.
• The auditors receive individual tutoring throughout the course and monitoring during the fieldwork mission.
• In the option “Management, Nature and Society" the auditors are encouraged to develop their oral and written language abilities throughout the duration of the course, in particular in English (and also in Spanish and Portugese).

The Training Programme

The course, which lasts 13 months is composed of a foundation course followed by a choice of two specializations. The content of the specialization “Management, Nature and Society organized by ENGREF Montpellier as well as the foundation course are presented here. ( The content of the specialization “Management of Temperate Forests” organized by the centre at Nancy is available by clicking HERE).

Foundation course

• Location : Nancy and Kourou.
• Period : September to December.
• Blockcourses :

+ Understanding the functioning of Humid, Tropical Forestry Ecosystems (1 month in Guyana at the ENGREF centre in Kourou ;
+ Forestry politics and economics, including a project in Europe with studies into the economic evaluation of environmental projects, as well as a course in forestry rights, and environment.
+ Forest products
+ Forestry and wildlife management initiation.

The specialization “Management, Nature and Society”.

• Location : Paris, Montpellier, and tropical zone.
• Period : December to October.
• Objectives

The Option is aimed at the acquisition of the following capabilities:
* Analysis and evaluation of environmental policies, programs and projects at international level.
* Development of process regulation and public policies, implementation of regulatory procedures in order to preserve ecosystems and environmental services.
* Strategic intervention and responding to the private sector enterprises committed to building sustainable development and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

• The training schedule is based on three main axis:

* Blockcourses joint with the majeure “Sustainability and Social Innovation” in HEC Paris (4 weeks in December
+ Fair and social trade
+ Change management
+ Regulation institutions

* Social sciences blockcourses studying institutional politics in the management of tropical forests ecosystems and natural environments

+ Nature policies
+ Sociology of organisations and environmental management
+ Negotiation applied to management of natural resources
+ Global supply chains and firms' strategies
+ Strategic analysis of environmental management
+ Environmental Impact Assessement
+ Participation and anthropology of development
+ Tropical forest and global change: from facts to ecopolitic

* An joint assessment of an environmental project in a developing country (Morocco, India…)

+ Producing knowledge from field interviews
+ Assessing an environmental project abroad (field study, presentation to the stakeholders)

Download the schematic organisation of the SpM FNS-MI

Professional thesis

• Location : Tropical zone overseas
• Period : April to October
• This individual study or research phase can take place within a public or a private institution/organization/ for a five month duration, at the end of which the student is required to produce a Masters thesis which will be presented in front of a jury. A prerequisite is the presentation of the initial project outline which is also marked by the jury.

Opportunities

This curriculum is therefore addressed to the needs of employers in the public or parapublic sector, as well as private sector organisations confronted with current environmental management issues, who are developing internationally, conforming to environmental regulation (corporate social responsibility), and who are looking to develop innovative environmental strategies. The pedagogic tools employed in the course produce the required professional skills and capabilities. They provide the frameworks for analysis and evaluation used in environmental management, particularly natural, and forest environment, and they allow the auditors to develop the conceptual tools for intervention at the higher management level.

For more information about recruitment opportunities

Admission

Admission is by individual application.

Eligible candidates will be examined by a jury to determine their suitability for admission (interviews will take place in Montpellier or Nancy depending on the option chosen).

Applications must be received before 31st May 2016.
After 31st May 2016 applications will be considered according to remaining availability.
Overseas candidates and candidates requiring vocational leave are advised to apply before the end of March 2016.

Admission interviews: June 2016.

To apply on line: click here.

The fees for 2016 / 2017 are 8 550 euros.

Master international 3A

Sciences et technologies de l’agriculture, de l’alimentation et de l’environnement

 Le master Sciences et technologies de l’agriculture, de l’alimentation et de l’environnement propose une approche systémique de l’agriculture, de l’environnement et de l’alimentation, et développe une pédagogie en prise directe avec les secteurs professionnels. Ce master est co-accrédité par Montpellier Supagro, AgroParisTech, Agrocampus Ouest et Bordeaux Sciences Agro.

L’objectif de ce parcours est de préparer les étudiants à relever les défis de la gestion des espaces forestiers dans les pays tropicaux en leur donnant les moyens de confronter les connaissances forestières et les spécificités écologiques de ces milieux aux enjeux socio-économiques et politiques de la zone intertropicale.
Le rôle de la forêt dans les processus de développement durable renvoie à des problématiques complexes, objets de controverses, de débats et d’engagements internationaux : conservation de la biodiversité,régulation des mécanismes qui régissent les changements climatiques, maîtrise de la déforestation, interactions forêt-agriculture et agroforesterie, valorisation des produits forestiers ligneux et non ligneux, aménagement forestier et réglementation de l’exploitation forestière, etc.

Si vous êtes intéressé(e) par une entrée en M1 : voir le site du master international 3A ici

Si vous êtes intéressé(e) par une entrée en M2 : voir la page du master international 3A Parcours "Gestion Environnementale des Ecosystèmes et Forêts Tropicales"  ici

Voir la grille des ECTS 2017-2018

Ce Master est coaccrédité avec l'Université de Montpellier.

Le parcours "Biodiversité végétale et gestion des écosystèmes tropicaux" (BioGET) du master mention "Biodiversité, Ecologie et Evolution" vise à

• former les étudiants de manière interdisciplinaire à la connaissance et à la gestion des écosystèmes tropicaux, notamment dans leur composante végétale, et en prenant en compte les enjeux socio-économiques et politiques
• les préparer à construire un projet professionnel de carrière scientifique ou d'expertise à l'international.

Plus d'informations sur le site du parcours ICI.

L'UFR G-ENV encadre et co-encadre des doctorants inscrits à AgroParisTech (écoles doctorales ABIES et GAIA) et ailleurs. Depuis ces débuts, il a formé de nombreux doctorants dans les thématiques de recherche des ses enseignants-chercheurs : agroécologie, anthropologie du développement, écologie, sciences de gestion, sciences de l'environnement, sciences sociales...

Enfin, l'UFR ouvre ou co-organise des modules doctoraux qui s'appuient sur certains enseignements proposés dans les formations :

• Analyse stratégique de la gestion environnementale,
• Négociation pour la gestion des ressources naturelles
• Politiques de la nature et stratégies des ONGE
• Sociologies de l'action organisée et gestion de l'environnement

 

L'UFR Gestion de l'environnement propose plusieurs cursus de formation aux niveaux Ingénieurs, Masters et Post- Masters. L'UFR encadre également des doctorants inscrits à AgroParisTech (écoles doctorales ABIES et GAÏA) et ailleurs, et organise ou co-organise une série de modules doctoraux. L'UFR propose également un certains nombre de modules ouverts à la Formation courte.

 

Orientations pédagogiques

Les orientations pédagogiques reposent explicitement sur :

• la formation par la recherche même pour des profils à finalité opérationnelle,
• un ancrage au terrain important, essentiellement à l'international (Afrique, Amérique latine, Asie).

Les enseignements portés par l’UFR G-ENV abordent la gestion de l’environnement au sein des sciences de gestion par différents aspects de la discipline : stratégie et management stratégique, management international, dispositifs et instruments de gestion,  approches critiques en management et altermanagement, comptabilité, négociation, évaluation des dispositifs de gestion et des politiques publiques, analyse de doctrines de gestion environnementale ;  et par des approches interdisciplinaires qui associent des compétences en sciences de gestion à des compétences en sciences de l'environnement . Outre les cours, ils mobilisent des méthodes d’enseignements qui font largement appel aux approches projets, dont différentes approches interdisciplinaires de l’environnement (diagnostics collectifs de terrain, jeux de rôles),  et d’approches en gestion (les cas en stratégie,  l’élaboration de scénarios prospectifs).

Ingénieur et Master

Formation GEEFT « Gestion Environnementale des Écosystèmes et Forêts Tropicales », labellisée excellence européenne Erasmus mundus, ouverte aux étudiants :

• d'AgroParisTech (Formation des Ingénieurs Forestiers, ingénieurs agronomes),
• des Écoles nationales supérieures d'agronomie,
• du Master international STAAE « Sciences et technologie de l'agriculture, de l'alimentation et de l'environnement » (Master 3A) coaccrédité avec Montpellier SupAgro,
• du Master européen "Sustainable tropical forestry" (Sutrofor),
• de l'École Nationale Supérieure des Technologies et Industries du Bois (ENSTIB).

Master BEE « Biodiversité, Écologie et Évolution » parcours BioGET « Biodiversité végétale et gestion des écosystèmes tropicaux » co-accrédité avec l'Université de Montpellier

Post-Master

• Mastère spécialisé « Forêt, Nature et Société - Management international » (MS FNS-MI), en collaboration avec HEC Paris
• Mastère spécialisé « Politiques publiques et stratégies pour l’environnement » (MS PPSE)

Doctorat

Les doctorants inscrits à AgroParisTech (écoles doctorales ABIES et GAÏA) et ailleurs peuvent participer aux modules doctoraux portés par l'UFR :

• Analyse stratégique de la gestion environnementale,
• Écologie des forêts tropicales (au titre de modules mutualisés avec le master BGAE  spécialité Ecologie fonctionnelle et développement durable),
• Forêts tropicales et changement global (au titre de module mutualisé avec le master BGAE spécialité Ecologie fonctionnelle et développement durable),
• Ethno-écologie et environnement (au titre de module mutualisé avec le master BGAE spécialité Biologie, écologie, évolution, environnement).
• Pour s'inscrire dans les modules doctoraux : GAÏA.

Formation courte

Un certains nombres de modules d'enseignements adossés aux formations GEEFT et du MS FNS-MI sont ouverts en tant que programmes courts de formation continue. Plus d'informations ici.