The science/policy interface in logic-based evaluation of forest ecosystem sustainability |
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Authors: | Keith M. Reynolds K. Norman Johnson Sean N. Gordon |
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Affiliation: | a USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA;b Department of Forest Resources, College of Forestry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA |
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Abstract: | Numerous efforts around the world are underway to apply the Montreal criteria and indicators to assess the sustainability of temperate and boreal forests. In this paper, we describe a logic-based system for evaluating the sustainability of forests at regional and national levels. We believe that such a system can make evaluation of sustainability more consistent and transparent. This effort also makes two points abundantly clear: (1) a systematic way to organize expert judgment about ecological, economic, social and institutional relationships (here, using ‘fuzzy logic’) is crucial to building such a system and (2) that the structure of this logic-based system reflects a policy framework and a series of decisions about values and what is meant by ‘sustainability’. |
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Keywords: | Montreal Process Forest Ecosystem Sustainability Criteria and indicators Logic Model Knowledge base Decision support |
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