Transitioning to Sustainability Through Research and Development on Ecosystem Services and Biofuels: Workshop Summary

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/12195

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Transitioning to Sustainability Through Research and Development on Ecosystem Services and Biofuels

Workshop Summary

(2008)

The National Research Council's Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability hosted "Transitioning to Sustainability through Research and Development on Ecosystem Services and Biofuels: The National Academies' First Federal Sustainability Research and Development Forum" on October 17- 18, 2007.

The forum discussed sustainability research and development activities related to ecosystem services and biofuels. The objective of the forum was to identify research gaps and opportunities for collaboration among federal agencies to meet the challenges to sustainability posed by the need to maintain critical ecosystem services, to support the development of alternatives to conventional fossil fuels, and to manage oceans and coastal areas. The forum focused primarily on federal activities, but included the participation of representatives from the private sector, universities, and nongovernmental organizations. This book is a summary the discussions from the forum.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; Policy and Global Affairs; Science and Technology for Sustainability Program; Patricia Koshel and Kathleen McAllister, Rapporteurs

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National Research Council. 2008. Transitioning to Sustainability Through Research and Development on Ecosystem Services and Biofuels: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/12195.

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130 pages | 6 x 9 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-11982-5
Ebook: 978-0-309-18571-4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/12195

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xii
1 Introduction and Overview	1-6
2 Ecosystem Services R&D	7-18
3 Biofuels R&D	19-28
4 Common Themes	29-34
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda	35-42
Appendix B: List of Organizers and Panelists	43-46
Appendix C: Descriptions of Agency Activities Presented at the Forum on Ecosystem Services and Sustainability	47-68
Appendix D: Descriptions of Agency Activities Presented at the Forum on Biofuels and Sustainability	69-86
Appendix E: Biographical Information: Roundtable on Science and Technologyfor Sustainability	87-102
Appendix F: Federal Sustainability R&D Forum Workshop Participants	103-106
Appendix G: Biographical Information: Federal Sustainability R&D Forum Speakers and Panelists	107-118

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