Forested Landscapes in Perspective Prospects and Opportunities for Sustainable Management of America's Nonfederal Forests (1998) / Chapter Skim
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The remaining portion spreads across the western United States, where the dominant landowner is the federal government. Between 1987 and 1992, nonfederal forestland decreased slightly in parts of the West and Southeast regions of the United States, while increasing in the North and South Central regions.
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Private program initiatives commonly focused on nonfederal forests include service initiatives of forest industry, forestry advice and counsel by forestry consultants, and management assistance from various nonprofit organizations. In recent years, public attention to the use and management of federal forests, especially national forests, has frequently overshadowed many public and private programs directed at nonfederal forests.
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; · improvement of coordination and simplification of existing federal programs for nonfederal forests and the fostering of cooperation among the many public and private partners with interests in nonfederal forests; · strengthening of federal assistance and protection programs for nonfederal forests, and encouragement of innovative approaches to emerging issues involving the use, management, and protection of nonfederal forests;
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Policies, Planning, and Organizing RECOMMENDATION 2. Improve the ability of the federal government to focus on the national interest in nonfederal forests, especially the ability to identify national interests in nonfederalforests and to deliver programs and support that will enable accomplishment of these national interests (Chapter 64.
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At the very least, a national policy for nonfederal forests should lead to the maintenance and, as appropriate, the expansion of area covered by forests; a broad and well-balanced range of forest values and uses; contributions to social, economic, and community well-being; beneficial global consequences; cooperation among multiple owners of forest ecosystems; decisions about forests based on sound scientific evidence; and sustained investments in forests that are commensurate with the values and benefits provided. Strategic Planning Processes Effective strategic planning processes that are capable of drawing attention to emerging issues involving nonfederal forests are also lacking, at least in part because of the fragmentation of major programs affecting nonfederal forests among several federal agencies.
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In many respects, however, the appropriateness of existing purposes and resulting linkages between the federal government and other public or private organizations that have an interest in nonfederal forests has become a concern to many in an era of federal reductions. For example, historically the federal government has helped to build the states' capacity to carry out forestry programs (especially wildfire management and
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Hence, thereis substantial opportunity for enhancing the exercise of the federal role in nonfederal forests, especially by more clearly specifying program goals and purposes, improving the coordination of program implementation within the federal government
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The magnitude of social and ecological benefits provided by the nation's nonfederal forests is directly related to the willingness of public and private organizations to invest wisely in the use, management, and protection of these forests. If one were to add up the current budgets for the various federal programs focused on nonfederal forests, the national interest as measured by federal expenditures would be on the order of $500 million to $1 billion.
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More frequent compilations of this sort could prove especially useful in anticipating issues involving nonfederal forests and in designing suitable program responses by public and private organizations. Challenges to research and information management programs range from limited understanding of landowners' concerns about risk, uncertainty, and capital requirements to public apprehension about appropriate combinations of educational, technical-assistance, and regulatory programs.
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Industrial forests are managed by executives responsible to boards of directors and stockholders. Tribal governments are ultimately responsible to their tribal members for governance of their forests, within the parameters of the trust responsibility of the federal government for Native American lands.
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This responsibility points to the following specific recommendations: . Federal policies and programs for nonfederal forests should be consistent with international environmental and trade agreements to which the United States is a party.
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