Aldo Leopold's biocentric vision of forest conservation shows that the land ethic is “an evolutionary possibility and an ecological necessity”. (Aldo Leopold 1949) In Leopold's words and in our current social status, land is considered property, but not part of a biotic community. In this case, forest management in British Columbia is believed to be in competition with the community, which must transform into cooperation with the community. The process and purpose of conservation education in our provincial institutions; Since forest resources have been the main source of income and economic development in British Columbia for over a century, the government has been committed to forestry and land management for years; the conservation system is totally based on economic motivations, people decide whether species are worth economic value or not. These three existing problems in British Columbia run counter to the pace of growth of the biotic community and the land ethic. Forestry education is always one of the largest industrial chains in British Columbia. But in our forestry education system, we are partial to how to increase the volume of our education, but not the content of our education and the actual students our system is supposed to teach. As Leopold says, “we have more education but less soil, fewer healthy forests and as many floods as in 1937.” (Leopold A., A Sand County almanac, and sketches here and there, 1949) The education we are receiving at this time is based on self-interest and “there is no mention of obligations to the land.” (Leopold A., A Sand County almanac, and sketches here and there, 1949) Marc J. Dourojeanni, visiting professor at the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto, states: “The main issues in forestry education should be those... ... half of the paper ... and there. New York: Oxford University Press. Dourojeanni, M.J. (n.d.). How good is forestry education today?. Unasylva. Retrieved October 30, 2013, from http://www.fao.org/docrep/50630e/50630e04.htmKessler, W., & Booth, A. (n.d.). Professor Leopold, What is education for?. JSTOR. Retrieved October 30, 2013, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/3783540Pierce, J.C. (2000). Political culture and public policy in Canada and the United States: just a border apart?. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press.Marshall, F. (n.d.). The importance of a land ethic in managing private and owned forests in British Columbia. Quarterly digital publication for forestry operators in Canada and abroad. Retrieved October 30, 2013, from http://www.silviculturemagazine.com/articles/fall-2013/importance-land-ethic-management-private-and-tenered-forestlands-british-columbia
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