Status of Forest Management Research in the United States

摘要

Recent investments in forestry research evaluation have resulted in a growing body of literature evaluating the impacts of specific forestry research innovations. Despite these accomplishments, gaps remain in our knowledge and skills. First, agriculture and forestry research evaluations have almost exclusively analyzed completed research projects that have already produced innovations that are being, or have been, adopted. Second, most of the forestry research evaluations that have been conducted are narrowly focused case studies that may not be representative of a broad research area or discipline. Third, although research innovations produce a variety of impacts-including impacts on employment, trade, market structure, and the environment-most of the forestry research evaluations conducted thus far have measured just the economic efficiency of the research investment. Finally, evaluations have focused primarily on forest products and utilization research.