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ŠUMARSKI LIST 11-12/2005 str. 41     <-- 41 -->        PDF

A. Šajković: ODNOS STUDENATA ŠUMARSTVA PREMA PRIRODI I RESURSIMA Šumarski list br. 11–12, CXXIX (2005), 583-595
As for the attitudes of the Forestry students towards the forests, in the survey
from the 2003. the majority agrees that our forests should continue to be a part
of the untouched nature. The majority also predicts deviations in animal and
floral balance as a direct result of the arrival of a greater number of people and
tourism development. All in all, students classify forests as an ecological category,
meaning that in the economical sense, its usage for both recreational and
other public services, should be charged for. In addition, they think that only
the state, closely cooperating with forestry experts, can ensure the further existence
of the forests. That sort of opinion can be interpreted as existentialism.


Moreover higher sensitivity of the respondents towards the forests as an
ecological category was visible from the results of the survey from 2003.
which reveal that more than 50 % do not perceive statements regarding the
forests disappearance as too exaggerated, they are worried about the future
of the forests species and are against building more highways and tourists
objects in the forests. Therefore we could say that forest do not represent solely
a source of the economical benefit for the respondents but also an ecological
value that needs to be protected.


Next, the majority of respondents does not put too much trust in the legislative,
in their opinion the law does not sufficiently protects the forests from
the processes of the wood exploitation.


Statistical significance of t-tests from the 1996 and 2003 is visible through
eight variables. According to t- test, students in 2003 recognize the need for
construction of tourist objects in forests in much larger numeber than they did
in 1996 and are more satisfied with the legislative system which regulates
wood exploitation. They are also more likely to perceive wood as a source of
energy, mostly because it is renewable. Next, the majority of the students of
the forestry department in 2003 agrees that forest do not need to be protected.
Most of them aren’t particularly interested in ending the processes of
exploitation due to their beleif that man should take advantages of forests:
wood and financial benefit. Probably they have acquired certain knowledge
regarding our forests that made them beleive that there is enough wood for
exploitation in our forests due to the sustainable management. Then, respondents
in 2003, as oppose to the ones from 1996, are more likely to support the
idea of state taking care of the forests. The reason for that could be existential
view of the situation, in other words most of the graduates from the Forestry
University will work for the state companies which are in charge for forest
management. Supporting that is the fact that respondents in 2003 agreed in
higher number that specialized experts and people with deegre in forest management
are the ones who should be taking care of the forests.


In conclusion, the primary source of environment related information for
students is the University. The secondary is television and radio and the third
are friends and neighbors. Others, not as significant are scientific literature
(18,2 %), Internet (15,5 %) and daily news (3,5 %). Thus, can be said that students
are predominantly oriented to audiovisual information sources, just like
the others these days.


K e y w o rd s : forestry occupation, environment, resources, forests, level of
knowledge.