Forests are major components of the earth's natural resources and they are increasingly critical to the welfare of the U.S. economy, environment, and population. Desires to improve forest management and productivity, preserve biodiversity, maintain ecologic integrity, and provide societal services, such as recreation and tourism, necessitate a strong forestry-research base.
Given the clear importance of forestry research in sustaining forests for the future, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service asked the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the National Academies to undertake a study of the nation's capacity in forestry research. The Committee on National Capacity in Forestry Research was appointed to carry out the study, which was conducted to review the current expertise and status of forestry research and to examine the approaches of natural resources education and forestry-research organizations to meet future needs.
- National Capacity in Forestry Research
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- DEFINING FORESTRY-RESEARCH CAPACITY
- THE VALUE OF FORESTRY RESEARCH
- KEY PLAYERS
- KNOWLEDGE BASE AND PRIORITIES
- ASSESSING THE STATUS OF FORESTRY RESEARCH
- ENHANCING FORESTRY-RESEARCH PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
- CREATING INTELLECTUAL AND SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH CAPITAL
- INCREASING STRENGTH, COLLABORATION, AND DIVERSIFICATION IN FORESTRY RESEARCH
- ENSURING PROGRESS
- 1 Need, Context, and Foundation for Forestry Research
- THE CURRENT STUDY
- Boundaries of the Assessment
- DEFINING FORESTRY-RESEARCH CAPACITY
- INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR FORESTRY-RELATED RESEARCH
- EARLY FORESTRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
- THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING, PROTECTING, AND ENHANCING TODAY'S FORESTS FOR TOMORROW
- FUTURE CHALLENGES
- FORESTRY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
- 2 The Essential Knowledge Base for Forestry Issues
- KNOWLEDGE BASE REQUIRED
- Foundation Education and Research Priorities
- Emerging Education and Research Priorities
- Stewardship and Sustainability of Public Lands
- Sustainable-Management Criteria and Indicators
- Forest Certification
- Forest-Industry Priorities
- New Forestry-Research Challenges
- WORKSHOP INPUT ON AN ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- 3 Current Forestry-Research Capacity in the United States
- ASSESSING FORESTRY-RESEARCH CAPACITY
- A PORTRAIT OF THE FORESTRY-RESEARCH WORKFORCE
- USDA Forest Service
- Research Scientists
- Research Productivity
- Research Quality
- Research Advisory Body
- Professional Forestry Schools and Colleges
- Faculty
- Forestry Extension
- Private Industry
- Total Forestry Research Workforce by Sector, Function, and Sustainable Forest Management Criteria
- INVESTMENT IN FORESTRY RESEARCH
- Forest Service Research Support
- Other Federal Forestry-Research Funding
- Leveraging Research Support
- University Research Support
- Contributions of the Forest Products Industry
- Other Sources of Research Support
- EVALUATING RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN FORESTRY RESEARCH
- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- Personnel
- Research Quality, Productivity, and Efficacy
- Fiscal Strength
- Toward Greater Capacity
- 4 Preparing Forestry Scientists and Users of Forestry Science
- THE FUTURE OF FORESTRY EDUCATION
- TRENDS IN ENROLLMENT AND GRADUATION
- FORESTRY AS AN ACADEMIC SUBJECT
- CURRICULUM AS A CONCEPT
- MODELS FOR FORESTRY EDUCATION
- Broad Trends in Forestry Education
- WHAT ABOUT RESEARCH?
- WHAT ABOUT CURRICULA?
- ADEQUACY AND CAPACITY OF UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS TO MEET NEAR-FUTURE NEEDS
- Disciplinary Breadth of Forestry Education
- Numbers of Scientists
- Diversity of Scientists
- Future Demand for Scientists
- INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTEGRATIVE CAPABILITIES
- Institutional Arrangements
- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- 5 Capacity of Forestry-Research Organizations to Meet Future Research Needs
- CONTINUITY THROUGH TIME: RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS
- University System
- Forest Industry
- USDA Forest Service
- FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH
- ACCESS TO PEOPLE WITH APPROPRIATE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
- FOCUS ON HIGH-PRIORITY GOALS AND NEEDS
- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- 6 Summary and Conclusions
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- CONCLUSIONS
- References
- Appendix A AGENDA
- Appendix B BREAKOUT GROUP QUESTIONS
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Publications
- POLICY AND RESOURCES
- NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS SERIES AND RELATED TITLES
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