Foreword Acknowledgements Acronym and Abbreviations List Chapter 1: Forests and Higher Forestry Education in a Changing World 1.1 Factors Affecting Forests and Higher Forestry Education 1.1.1 Challenges Influencing Forests and Forestry Education 1.1.2 Global and Regional Solutions in a Changing World 1.1.3 The Evolving Role of Higher Forestry Education 1.2 The Forestry Education Survey 1.3 Overview and Status of Higher Forestry Education in the Region 1.4 References Chapter 2: Reshaping Higher Forestry Education in the AP region 2.1 Transforming Forestry 2.2 Degree Programme Trends 2.3 Emerging ProgramMEs 2.4 References Chapter 3: Current Higher Forestry Education Trends 3.1 Enrolment Trends 3.1.1 Interpretation of the Results for the Asian Sub-Region 3.1.2 Interpretation of the Results for the Pacific Sub-Region 3.2 Teaching Quality 3.2.1 Student - Instructor Ratios 3.2.2 Instructor Qualifications 3.3 Employment Rates 3.4 Accessibility of Education 3.4.2 Tuition Fees and Financial Aid 3.4.2 International Exchange 3.5 Summary 3.6 References Chapter 4: Forestry Education Efforts in the AP Region 4.1 Analysis of Higher Forest Education 4.2 Gaps in Forestry Education in the AP Region 4.3 Importance of Capacity Building 4.4 New Initiatives to Improve Forestry Education 4.5 Summary Chapter 5: Summary and Recommendations 5.1 Changing Higher Forestry Education 5.2 Efforts in the Region and Recommendations for the Future 5.3 Solutions and Recommendations for Capacity Building 5.3.1 Course Recognition and Curricula Collaborations 5.3.2 Develop Accessible Learning 5.3.3 International Cooperation 5.4 Conclusion Appendix 1 Number of Forestry-related Degree Programme Students in 2016 Appendix 2 Degree Programme List - (Ⅰ) Forestry Degree Programme List - (Ⅱ) Forest Science Degree Programme List - (Ⅲ) Biodiversity and Conservation Degree Programme List - (Ⅳ) Urban Forestry Degree Programme List - (Ⅴ) Community-Based Forest Resources Management Degree Programme List - (Ⅵ) International Forestry Degree Programme List - (Ⅶ) Wood and Forest Products Degree Programme List - (Ⅷ) Economics in Forestry and Environmental Sciences Degree Programme List - (Ⅸ) Water Resources Sciences and Management Degree Programme List - (Ⅹ) Ecotourism/Parks and Recreation Degree Programme List - (Ⅺ) Other ProgramMEs Appendix 3 Degree Programme Enrolment - Forestry Degree Programme Enrolment - Forest Science Degree Programme Enrolment- Biodiversity and Conservation Degree Programme Enrolment - Urban Forestry Degree Programme Enrolment- Community-Based Forest Resources Management Degree Programme Enrolment-International Forestry Degree Programme Enrolment- Wood and Forest Products Degree Programme Enrolment-Economics in Forestry and Environmental Sciences Degree Programme Enrolment - Resources Sciences and Management Degree Programme Enrolment- Ecotourism/Parks and Recreation Appendix 4 Number of Forestry-related Faculty Members in 2016 Appendix 5 Tuition Fees Appendix 6 Forestry Education Survey Appendix 7 Case Studies References