Transcript RMK - YPEF Young People in European Forests

Forest and
Nature Education in
Estonia
Krista Keedus
RMK Sagadi Forest Centre
Land of forests
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Land of forests
 Forest land covers
50,6% of total area
 Protected forests 25%,
strictly protected 10%
 3000 trees per every
Estonian
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People
 52% of Estonian
habitants are collecting
forest goods
 Every second Estonian
visits forest once a
month
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Timber
 458 million m3 of
growing stock
 10 million m3 felling
volume
 12 million m3 of annual
growth
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Forest industry
 Share of wood
processing industry
is 20% of
manufacturing
industry (420 million
EUR) and 9,1% of
total export
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Hunting
Game animals: 18 species of
mammals and 37 species of
birds
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12 000 moose
3000 red deers
60 000 roe deers
23 wild boars
600 brown bears
150 wolfs
800 lynxes
17 beavers
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RMK
State Forest Management Centre manages 800 000 ha of
forest land (38%)
 17 forest districts
 13 recreational areas, 5 nature parks, 40 other
protected areas
 2000 km of nature trails
 178 fireplaces, 41 tenting areas, 42 forest houses
 26 information centres, 18 nature centres, 4 nature
houses and Sagadi Forest Centre
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Nature education
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RMK
 Nature education based on
forests and forestry
 Nature programs connected
to the school curricula
 Campaigns, games, activities
 Exhibitions
 50 776 participants in
different programs 2011
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RMK
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Environmental Board
 11 nature centres
 Broad environmental
education
 Different activities in aim to
rise the environmental
awareness
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Environmental Board
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Other centres
 Tartu Environmental
Education Centre
 Other nature centres
(including nature centres of
universities and museums)
 www.keskkonnaharidus.ee
has 78 nature centres
offering programs to several
target groups by different
topics
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Main goal
To evolve person, who:
 Values the diversity of the
nature
 Understands the
relationships between
human and environment
 Acts responsibly
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Basics
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Outdoor education
Related to school curricula
Learning by doing
Case studies
Nature interpretation by
EROT-model (Enjoyable,
Relevant, Organised,
Thematic)
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THANK YOU!
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 Krista.keedus
@rmk.ee
 +372 50 79 077