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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Breakout Group Questions." National Research Council. 2002. National Capacity in Forestry Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10384.
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Appendix B BREAKOUT GROUP QUESTIONS

Workshop on National Capacity in Forestry Research

July 15 & 16, 1999

Lecture Room

National Academy of Sciences

2101 Constitution Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20418

Breakout Session I

July 15, 1999

    1) Blue Group: What are critical forestry issues and priorities for forestry research?
    2) Green Group: What are critical forestry issues and priorities for forestry research?
    3) Red Group: What are critical forestry issues and priorities for forestry research?
    4) Yellow Group: What are critical forestry issues and priorities for forestry research?

Breakout Session II

July 16, 1999

    1) Blue Group: Is there an adequate knowledge base?

    —Identify major gaps in the knowledge base needed for forestry research.

    2) Green Group: Is there adequate research capacity?

    —Identify strengths and weaknesses of current research capacity

    3) Red Group: Are there adequate interdisciplinary and scale applications?

    —Identify needed interdisciplinary and spatial applications and incentives.

    4) Yellow Group: Are university curricula and programs adequate?

    —Identify strengths and weaknesses of university curricula and programs to provide researchers.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Breakout Group Questions." National Research Council. 2002. National Capacity in Forestry Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10384.
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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.

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