[luckylion]

In general, yes. But most advanced societies delegate these topics because it's very inefficient if you and everyone else studies wild fires, rain patterns, deer impact on soil compression and what not -- it'll be much more efficient if a few study it deeply and then present the results and concrete actions.

Division of labor goes for division of scientific labor, too.

Granted, there seems to be an increasing trust issue in taking those results as true, but that's a separate issue.