National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry
NCSSF's mission is to improve the scientific basis for the design, conduct and evaluation of sustainable forest practices in the United States. NCSSF sponsors work of the highest technical quality that is relevant to the urgent needs of forest managers, practitioners and policymakers.
NEW: Sustainable Forestry Guidebook
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New: Beyond Old Growth
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NCSSF’s report “Beyond Old Growth – Older Forests in a Changing World” synthesizes overarching commonalities and significant differences among five regional workshops held in 2005-06. Workshops took place in the Northeast, the Great Lakes, the Southeast, the Pacific Northwest and the Southwest. All sought to define characteristics, functions and strategies for protecting and perpetuating older forests. VIEW THE REPORT
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Indicator Report for Sustainable Forestry
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NCSSF’s report "Considerations in the Selection and Use of Indicators for Sustaining Forests" reflects the lessons gleaned from participants at a “Thinktank” workshop. The report by the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences discusses the importance of 8 guidelines to help select indicators for sustainable forestry across the nation. It sheds light on a number of issues in choosing and applying indicators. This publication will help groups planning to develop forest sustainability indicators for their community, state, ownership, region, or nation. VIEW THE REPORT
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Sustainable Forestry Guidebook
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On September 15, 2007 the NCSSF released "Conserving Biodiversity Through Sustainable Forestry: A Guide to Applying NCSSF Research" to highlight the practical significance for practitioners and managers of the research the organization has sponsored on biodiversity and sustainable forestry. The fully illustrated Guidebook offers practical tools to apply science in the field and is accessible for anyone interested in forests and the practices associated with forest management. The goal of this publication is to help improve forest management by making biodiversity science easier to understand and illustrating on-the-ground applications. VIEW THE REPORT
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NCSSF Global Markets Forum Report
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The globalization of the world's forest industries has begun to raise questions about the competitiveness of the U.S. timber industry in the face of lower production costs from oversees competition. On February 15-16, 2005, NCSSF brought together a small group of leaders from conservation groups, industry, government, and academia to examine the potential impacts of shifting markets on U.S. forest biodiversity. VIEW THE REPORT
Click Here to view the presentations that informed the dialogue at the Forum.
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NCSSF's Findings Report
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In 2004, the National Commission on Science for Sustainable Forestry had completed approximately half of its initial five-year program to advance the science and practice of biodiversity conservation and forest sustainability. This report, published in January 2005, presents the Commission's first findings, based on results of NCSSF-funded projects and Commission deliberations to that date. VIEW THE REPORT
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Overviews of NCSSF's 2002 - 2004 Research Projects
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Short summaries of each of NCSSF's completed projects to date. Start here to find a quick reference for our projects and their results. Interested in the science behind the results? Follow the links at the end of the summaries to the full project reports, websites, tools, and other project deliverables.
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Events and Opportunities
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For more information contact Chris Bernabo , Program Director, 202-207-0007, fax: 202-628-4311
NCSSF, 1707 H St, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006
NCSSF is conducted under the auspices of the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), a non-advocacy, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the scientific basis for environmental decisionmaking.
