forestry; silviculture
Academic discipline covering forest management, conservation, and silviculture. Often used in university department names.
He is majoring in forestry at university.
He is majoring in forestry at university.
Knowledge of forestry is essential for sustainable forest management.
I studied forest management in the forestry department.
林学 is the academic study of forestry taught at universities, while 林業 refers to the actual forestry industry or timber business.
Compound of 林 (forest) and 学 (study, learning). A straightforward Sino-Japanese academic term.