Research Guides: Sustainability: 15: Life on Land

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Cal Poly Humboldt Library would like to thank librarians at CSU East Bay for generously sharing the content developed for their own Sustainability Guide, librarians at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point for generously sharing the content developed for their list of Sustainability Course Guides and librarians at the University of Michigan for generously sharing the content developed for their Sustainable Development Goals Guide.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15 - Life on Land: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

Local Community, Campus and More

Campus Courses

Forestry 100- Critical Thinking and Social and Environmental Responsibility, 131- Forest Ecology, 222- Forest Health and Protection, 250- Introduction to Forest Operations, 302- Forest Ecosystems and People, 307- California's Forests and Woodlands, 315- Forest Management, 331- Foundation of Silviculture, 350- Forest Harvesting Systems, 353- Forest Road Location and Design, 359- Forest and Rangeland Policy, 365- Forest Economics and Finance, 374- Wilderness Area Management, 430- Forest Ecosystems, 431- Forest Restoration, 432- Silviculture, 450- Harvesting Systems Design and Cost Analysis, 471- Forest Administration and Ethics, 475- Forest Management Decision Making, 476- Advanced Forest Management.
- Sustainability focused or related. Lower and upper division courses. Some have pre- or co-requisites.
Rangeland 306- Rangeland Management Principles, 370- Rangeland Ecology, 430- Rangeland Restoration and Improvement, 460- Rangeland and Ranch Planning.
- Sustainability focused or related. Upper division. All but 306 have prerequisites.
Sociology 302- Forests and Culture. Upper division; no prerequisites. Sustainability focused. Sociology majors must also take 302M.
Soil 104- Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture, 460W- Wildland Soil Management and Erosion Control, 468- Introduction to Agroforestry.
- Sustainability focused or related. Lower and upper division. 460W and 468 have prerequisites.

Resources

Arcata Community Forest- a sustainably managed community forest. View the forest management plan.
Forestry Review Committee- reviews technical forest-related matters of concern to Humboldt County and makes recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission.
Humboldt County Resource Conservation District (HCRCD)- an organization that works with landowners, residents, and community groups to implement conservation practices. Learn about their forest health and fire resilience efforts.
Redwoods Rising- a collaborative restoration effort improving the forest and watershed conditions within Redwood National and State Parks.

National and Global Resources

Biodiversity and Health (WHO)- how biodiversity loss is impacting human health
Desertification Resources (UN)
Land Degradation Neutrality (UN)- information and resources about halting and reversing land degradation
Sustainable Forest Management (Forest and Agriculture Organization of the UN)- background and more in-depth information about sustainable forest management on a global scale

Sustainability is inherently intersectional. Due to this intersectionality, many resources and articles throughout this guide are relevant to multiple sustainable development goals. The following resources are listed in other section(s) of the guide, but are cross-listed here because of their relevance in this section.

Friends of the Dunes A local organization dedicating to conserving local coastal environments.
Mattole Field Institute (Mattole Restoration Council) Annual Spring Watershed Restoration courses offered through Environmental Science & Management 480 (5 day immersive field course, upper division). Free workshops available throughout the year; free guided hikes available in spring. Open to community members, students, and children with accompanying adults. Contact Flora Brain for enrollment in any of the program(s). Programming at the Mattole Field Institute is expanding. Contact Flora for opportunities to co-create field-based learning or research programs.

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I am a queer neurodivergent white woman with invisible disabilities. My intersecting identities influence how I view sustainability, research, and intersectionality. These experiences provide me with valuable insights, but I am aware that I must actively work to ensure that my research is representative of identities beyond my own.

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