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Indicator A.b . Development and maintenance of sustainable forest management knowledge . First update. Strategy A: Promote a sound legal system, effective and adequately funded government, leading-edge research, and sound economic policies.
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Indicator A.b.Development and maintenance of sustainable forest management knowledge First update
Strategy A: Promote a sound legal system, effective and adequately funded government, leading-edge research, and sound economic policies A.b. Development and maintenance of sustainable forest management knowledge Desired trend: • Oregon student and family forest landowner participation in forest education programs is increasing • Forest resource research funding, higher education forest resource instruction, natural resource professional society membership, and forestry extension staffing are maintained or increasing.
Strategy A: Promote a sound legal system, effective and adequately funded government, leading-edge research, and sound economic policies A.b. Development and maintenance of sustainable forest management knowledge Relevance: • Management practices that determine forest sustainability depend largely upon an informed citizenry and human skill and ingenuity. • It is important to improve public understanding of forest ecosystems and the complex issues regarding our forest resource management. • Human resources in the form of high quality, adequately trained and equipped scientists, land managers, forest workers, and government program administrators provide essential links in ensuring sustainable forest management objectives are achieved.
Strategy A: Promote a sound legal system, effective and adequately funded government, leading-edge research, and sound economic policies A.b. Development and maintenance of sustainable forest management knowledge
Strategy A: Promote a sound legal system, effective and adequately funded government, leading-edge research, and sound economic policies A.b. Development and maintenance of sustainable forest management knowledge . Desired trend: • Oregon student and family forest landowner participation in forest education programs is increasing • Forest resource research funding, higher education forest resource instruction, natural resource professional society membership, and forestry extension staffing are maintained or increasing. Condition Trend Information Mixed or Fair Uncertain Partial
Strategy A: Promote a sound legal system, effective and adequately funded government, leading-edge research, and sound economic policies A.b. Development and maintenance of sustainable forest management knowledge Condition Good Mixed or Fair Poor All five metrics are Two or more of the 90 % or more five metrics are less • of recent historic levels. than 90 % of recent historic levels.
Strategy A: Promote a sound legal system, effective and adequately funded government, leading-edge research, and sound economic policies A.b. Development and maintenance of sustainable forest management knowledge Trend Improving Deteriorating Uncertain Positive trends since Negative trends since the last report on the last report on all five metrics two or more of the five metrics.
Strategy A: Promote a sound legal system, effective and adequately funded government, leading-edge research, and sound economic policies A.b. Development and maintenance of sustainable forest management knowledge Information Quality Adequate Inadequate Partial Current and time series data Data more than five years old complete for all five metrics. or incomplete for two or more metrics.