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Theory into practice: implementing ecosystem management objectives in the USDA Forest Service.

Kelly F Butler1, Tomas M Koontz

  • 1School of Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Environmental Management
|May 20, 2005
PubMed
Summary

The United States Forest Service has adopted ecosystem management objectives, with success linked to collaboration and scientific integration. Implementation challenges arise from adaptive management and integrating social-economic data, requiring new resources and expertise.

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Area of Science:

  • Natural Resource Management
  • Ecosystem Management
  • Forestry Science

Background:

  • Ecosystem management is a debated approach to natural resource management.
  • Despite ongoing debates, many organizations formally adopt ecosystem management principles.
  • Successful implementation of ecosystem management theories into practice remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service's translation of ecosystem management theory into policy objectives.
  • To assess the perceived success of implementing these ecosystem management objectives across the national forest system.

Main Methods:

  • Document analysis of agency policies and objectives.
  • Interviews with key personnel within the Forest Service.

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  • Survey responses from 345 Forest Service managers at various levels.

    • Main Results:

    • The Forest Service has integrated numerous ecosystem management components into its objectives.
    • Managers perceive high attainment in collaborative stewardship and scientific information integration.
    • Adaptive management and socio-economic information integration are perceived as least attained objectives.

    Conclusions:

    • Successful implementation of ecosystem management objectives is associated with committed forest managers.
    • Areas requiring substantial new resources and knowledge bases pose implementation challenges.
    • Prior experience in collaboration and scientific integration facilitates objective attainment.