Comprendre la durabilité et la multifonctionalité à l'exemple de la forêt (essai)

“Learn from yesterday, act today, think of tomorrow.”. For a long time now forest management in Switzerland has been based on the concept of sustainability. Nevertheless, not all forest visitors see things in the same way as foresters. Often the foresters' work is criticized because the meaning and goals of forest interventions are not well understood and consequently not accepted by the population. Real-world examples show that direct contact between foresters and forest visitors improves the population's awareness of forest management. They also show that forests are an ideal place for education on sustainable development (ESD). ESD projects offer the participants the opportunity for hands-on involvement, fieldwork experience and cooperation with professionals. These issues breed understanding and tolerance among the different stakeholders. The SILVIVA project “World of the forester” and the project weeks of the organization “Bildungswerkstatt Bergwald” are practical examples of this concept.