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SCIENCESCIENCEBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY andand
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRYSUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
A Findings Report of the
NATIONAL COMMISSION on SCIENCE for SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
NCSSFNCSSFJanuary 22, 2005January 22, 2005
NCSSF MissionNCSSF MissionProvide Solutions for Sustainable Provide Solutions for Sustainable
ForestryForestry
““To improve the scientific basis for the To improve the scientific basis for the
development,development, implementationimplementation andand
evaluationevaluation of sustainable forestry of sustainable forestry
practices in the United States.”practices in the United States.”
NATIONAL COMMISSION on SCIENCE NATIONAL COMMISSION on SCIENCE for SUSTAINABLE FORESTRYfor SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
A Program Conducted by theNational Council on Science for the Environment “NCSE”
www.ncssf.orgwww.ncssf.org
How NCSSF WorksHow NCSSF Works
From: Doing Research To: Delivering Results
Synthesis Project Results Provide Useful Information and Identify Gaps
Research Project Results Develop New Knowledge and Applications
Tool Development Projects Pilot Demonstrations
Project Results and Synthesize into Findings NCSSF Deliberations and Implications for Users
NCSSF Program EvolutionNCSSF Program Evolution
BiodiversityBiodiversity
BiodiversityBiodiversityThe variety and abundance of all life forms in
a place … and
the processes,
functions and
structures that
sustain variety
and allow it to
adapt to change
First Findings ReportFirst Findings Report
Sustainable ForestrySustainable Forestry
The suite of forest policies, plans and practices that seek to
sustain a specified
array of forest
benefits in a
particular place, i.e.,
conditions, values,
functions, uses,
products, &
services.
““First Rule of Sustainable Forestry”First Rule of Sustainable Forestry”
Keep forestlands in forest uses for forest
values
1865-1920: forests converted at rate of
13,000 ac/day
2000: “open spaces” being converted at rate
of 4,000 ac/day
NCSSF FindingsNCSSF Findings
Biodiversity at multiple scales – from site
to watershed to landscape
Disturbance dynamics shape diversity – in
the past and in the future
Indicators make sustainable forestry
practicable
Adaptive management is key to success
ScaleScale
DisturbanceDisturbance
Future Range of Variation (FRV)Future Range of Variation (FRV)
Legacy effects are lasting
Climate change is continual
More people with changing resource
demands, values, risk tolerance
Invasive species create new challenges
New technologies, “toys,” knowledge
IndicatorsIndicators
Adaptive ManagementAdaptive Management
Linking Values to SustainabilityLinking Values to Sustainability
Forest Values to be SustainedForest Values to be SustainedProblems to be SolvedProblems to be Solved
IndicatorsIndicators
Plan: Plan: Assessment, StrategiesAssessment, Strategies
ActionsActions
Monitoring & ResearchMonitoring & Research
EvaluationEvaluation““Audit”Audit”
ADAPTATIONADAPTATION
Why is NCSSF Different?Why is NCSSF Different? Links practitioners and
scientists from design to implementation
Focus on the product and application!
Integrates ecological and social sciences
Builds a scientific base for natural resource professionals and education
Academia Building a scientific base for natural
resource professionals Results will infuse curricula (e.g., NTFP) Social scientists at the table – building more
theory around public participation Reinforces interdisciplinary research,
management and science
What People say about NCSSF What People say about NCSSF and its Findingsand its Findings
What People say about NCSSF What People say about NCSSF and its Findingsand its Findings
Government Links practitioners and scientists from
design to implementation Focus on the product – building in the “hand
off” from the beginning Integrates ecological and social sciences Moves from “biodiversity rhetoric” to a
science base for integration with sustainability
Industry Focus on biodiversity is on-target Conclusions on scale, disturbance and
indicators are on-target Provides a basis for prioritizing landscapes
to achieve biodiversity conservation Surfaces the critical threat of forest
conversion to non-forest use Variability is good!
What People say about NCSSF What People say about NCSSF and its Findingsand its Findings
Work in ProgressWork in Progress
NCSSF 2005 New WorkNCSSF 2005 New WorkEmphasis on Delivering Results:
Design “hand off” process for 2006 Applications workshops for users Illustrated implementation guide
book Applications of ecosystem
functions scorecard SFM certification “outcomes
assessment” protocol (FSC/SFI) HRV update to FRV approach Adaptive mgmt. implementation Economics of SFM practices
Increased awareness & understanding of SFM and biodiversity by policy makers, managers, practitioners and researchers
High quality research results published widely in peer reviewed journals
Communication of usable information to foresters and stakeholders
Application of NCSSF knowledge & tools to SFM policies, management and practices
NCSSF Measures of SuccessNCSSF Measures of Success
Biodiversity Through Forest Biodiversity Through Forest ManagementManagement
The CommissionThe CommissionScience CapabilitiesScience Capabilities
Ann Bartuska - USFS Joyce Berry - CSU Norm Christensen** - Duke John Gordon* - Yale Al Lucier- NCASI David Perry - OSU/UHI Ron Pulliam - UGA Hal Salwasser*** - OSU
Stakeholder NeedsStakeholder Needs
Greg Aplet - Wilderness Soc. Jim Brown – ODF/OR GNRO Bruce Cabarle - WWF Nils Christoffersen - WR Sharon Haines - IP Al Sample - Pinchot Inst. Tom Thompson – USFS Scott Wallinger - MWV
* Chair 2000-2001; ** Chair 2002-2003; *** Chair 2003-2005
F
Former members: Chip Collins - TFG, Wally Covington - NAU, Phil Janik - USFS, Mark Schaefer - NatureServe, Mark Schaffer - DoW
Jerry Rose – NASF
Joel Holtrop – USFS
Ajit Kirshnaswamy – NNFP
Si Balch – New England FF
Paul Trianosky – S.E. TNC
James Agee – U. Wash.
John Helms – U.C. Berkeley
Draft Report - Peer ReviewDraft Report - Peer Review
Linking Science to PracticeLinking Science to PracticeUser Needs Survey, Projects and WorkshopsUser Needs Survey, Projects and Workshops
Survey of practitioners, managers & policymakers
Eastern and Western interactive workshops
Identify gaps & prioritize user needs
Adapt NCSSF program to address key needs
Synthesize and translate science into usable tools and information – handoff to users
NCSSF Projects – 2001-2004NCSSF Projects – 2001-2004 Fundamentals
State-of-science review (R) User needs, product utility (W) Biodiversity in forest planning (S) Biodiversity indicators (A) Ecosystem function indicators (A) Conservation theories and field
validation (B) Relative risk assessment (B) Conservation at multiple scales (A) Forest purposes in context (C)
Historical Influences Native American land uses (B) European settlement land uses (B) 20th century forest management (A) Non-native invasive species (A) Non-wood forest products (A) Management and ownership (B)
Managing for Resilience and Productivity Public values and attitudes (C) Biodiversity and wood-production forestry (C) Fire, forest “health,” biodiversity (S,C) Hydrology, water, biodiversity (A) Managing non-native invasive species (C) Old growth forest diversity (C) Risk management (B) Ecological restoration (A,C) Fragmentation effects (A) Decision support systems (A,C) Conservation incentives for private, non-
industrial forests (C) Monitoring protocols (C) Global wood market effects on forests (C)