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CPP Task Force on the Environment
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On March 19, 1998, the National Science Board approved a resolution (NSB-98-65) noting
the need for expanded environmental research, education, and assessment. The resolution
stated that NSF has a legitimate role in these activities, and that this role could be
exercised most constructively in the context of a strategy coordinated by the White House
agencies and the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).
The Task Force on the Environment was established to assist the Foundation in defining the
scope of its role with respect to environmental research, education, and assessment, and
in determining the best means of implementing activities related to this area. The task
force reported to the Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP) and consisted of Dr. Jane Lubchenco,
Chair, Dr. Mary K. Gaillard, Dr. Robert Solow, and Dr. Warren Washington, and included Dr. Mary
Clutter, Assistant Director for Biological Sciences and Dr. Robert Corell, Assistant Director
for Geosciences. Dr. John Hopcroft, NSB consultant, served as a consultant to the task force.
The Task Force:
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Reviewed the scope of current NSF activities related to research, education, and assessment
on the environment;
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Developed guidance for the National Science Foundation at the policy level to be used
for designing an appropriate portfolio of activities, consistent with the overall NSTC
strategy, the goals of the NSF Strategic Plan, and activities of other agencies and
organizations that support related programs; and
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Completed a report, NSB 00-22,
approved by the Board in February 2000.
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