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For the further deepening of knowledge and skills of students, the department consists of the following four courses covering different but closely related areas: environ-mental biology, ecology and environmental sciences, environmental dynamics, and rural engineering. Students can learn theories, methodologies, and practical applica-tions to important environmental and ecological issues from diversified standpoints.Geographical area where the Department conducts our study are also diverse, which include the brackish lakes Forest Science has experimental forests, Agricultural Science has experimental farms, and Marine Biological Science has a marine research center. Each section provides typical educational lectures and research activities to the students with the help of fully skilled and technical staff. The center has a policy to contribute to science and social education from the view point that forests, agricultural land and marines are an integrated system.The center offers several lectures on the interface between human activity and natural environments, and also on the biological connection between forests, agricultural land, and marine areas. The lectures are open to students from every course. The center contributes to the understanding of natural life and landscapes through experience and activity in the field sites.28The philosophy of Department of Environmental and Sustain-ability Science is the establishment of a sustainable and harmonized society between environment and human beings. In order to realise this idea, our department provides an attractive curriculum to learn and develop advanced knowledge of soil, water, animals and resources, the and advanced skills of its application. Students of our depart-ment are expected to become pioneers who can manage both nature and urbanization in a sustainable way.Forests, agricultural land, and marine areas construct a natural landscape for human life which supplies diverse and rich biological products to us. The Education and Research Center for Biological Resources consists of three sections: Forest Science, Agricultural Science and Marine Biological Science.Lake Nakaumi and Lake Shinji, where unique ecosystems exist; the Hii River whose environment has been developed through complex interactions between nature and human activities; and forest and agricultural areas nearby. Each study area has its own problems, which can be effectively resolved with knowledge and skills developed and sophisti-cated in our department.http://www.ess.shimane-u.ac.jp/http://www.ipc.shimane-u.ac.jp/ercbr/index-english.htmlDepartment of Environmental and Sustainability SciencesEducation and Research Center for Biological Resources