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Forest and Nature Education in Estonia Krista Keedus RMK Sagadi Forest Centre

Forest and Nature Education in Estonia Krista Keedus RMK Sagadi Forest Centre. Land of forests. Land of forests. Forest land covers 50,6% of total area Protected forests 25%, strictly protected 10% 3000 trees per every Estonian. People.

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Forest and Nature Education in Estonia Krista Keedus RMK Sagadi Forest Centre

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  1. Forest and Nature Education in EstoniaKrista KeedusRMK Sagadi Forest Centre

  2. Land of forests

  3. Land of forests • Forest land covers 50,6% of total area • Protected forests 25%, strictly protected 10% • 3000 trees per every Estonian

  4. People • 52% of Estonian habitants are collecting forest goods • Every second Estonian visits forest once a month

  5. Timber • 458 million m3 of growing stock • 10 million m3 felling volume • 12 million m3 of annual growth

  6. Forest industry • Share of wood processing industry is 20% of manufacturing industry (420 million EUR) and 9,1% of total export

  7. Hunting Gameanimals: 18 species of mammals and 37 species of birds • 12 000 moose • 3000 red deers • 60 000 roe deers • 23 wild boars • 600 brown bears • 150 wolfs • 800 lynxes • 17 beavers

  8. 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

  9. Nature education

  10. 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

  11. RMK

  12. Environmental Board • 11 nature centres • Broad environmental education • Different activities in aim to rise the environmental awareness

  13. Environmental Board

  14. 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

  15. Main goal To evolve person, who: • Values the diversity of the nature • Understands the relationships between human and environment • Acts responsibly

  16. Basics • Outdoor education • Related to school curricula • Learning by doing • Case studies • Nature interpretation by EROT-model (Enjoyable, Relevant, Organised, Thematic)

  17. THANK YOU! • Krista.keedus@rmk.ee • +372 50 79 077

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