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Criterion 1: Extent of Forest and Tree Cover
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1.1 Area of natural and man-made forests
1.2 Area of dense, open and, scrub
forest
1.3 Area under trees outside
forest
1.4 Forest area diverted for non-forestry
use
1.5 Extent of encroachment in forest areas
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Criterion 2: Maintenance of Ecosystem Health and Vitality
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2.1 Extent of natural regeneration
2.2 Extent of secondary forests
2.3 Extent of forest area under:· noxious
weeds
· pests and
diseases of epidemic proportions 2.4 Extent of forest area affected
by:·
grazing
·
fire
· storms
· floods
· droughts
· wind
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Criterion 3: Maintenance and Enhancement of Bio-diversity
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3.1 Extent of protected areas
3.2 Number of threatened, keystone,
flagship and endemic species of plants and animals
3.3 List of flora and fauna
3.4 Degree of non-destructive harvest
3.5 Percentage of cover by forest type and/or
species
3.6 Existence of mechanisms for the conservation of genetic resources
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Criterion 4: Conservation and Enhancement of Soil and Water
Resources and other Environmental Functions
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4.1 Extent of watershed areas under management
4.2 Area under shelter and green
belts
4.3 Duration of stream-flow and water
yield
4.4 Extent/degree of soil
erosion
4.5 Change in level of water table
4.6 Change in sediment load
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Criterion 5: Maintenance and Enhancement of Forest Productivity
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5.1 The extent of forest area under forest management plans
5.2 Changes in growing stock of wood and
NWFPs
5.3 Difference between annual allowable and actual
cuts
5.4 Annual NWFP removal/extraction
5.5 Area of afforestation and new plantations including
agroforestry
5.5 Degree of technological inputs
5.6 Contribution of forest to GDP through total economic value
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Criterion 6: Extent of Forest Resource Utilization
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6.1 Per capita wood and non-wood forest produce consumption
6.2 Import and export of wood and
non-wood forest products
6.3 Recorded and unrecorded removals of wood and NWFPs
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Criterion 7: Socio-economic, Cultural and Spiritual Needs
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7.1 The Degree of contribution of forest management activities to food
security including other livelihood needs
7.2 Level of recreation, cultural,
religious and aesthetic needs
7.3 Gender Related Indices in Forestry (GDI in HDR of
UNDP)
7.4 Degree of application of traditional knowledge
7.5 Direct and indirect employment in forestry and forest
industries
7.6 Contribution of forest to the income of forest-dependent people
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Criterion 8: Policy, Legal and Institutional Framework
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8.1 Existence of national forest policy and legal framework
8.2 Extent of community, NGO and private
sector participation in forestry activities
8.3 Investment in forestry research and development
8.4 Human resource capacity building mechanisms
8.5 Existence of forest resource
accounting mechanisms
8.6 Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms
8.7 Existence of mechanisms for information
dissemination
8.8 Existence of transfer of technology
8.9 Fiscal and monetary incentives for investing in forestry
activity
8.10 Benefit sharing mechanism for stakeholders engaged in
forest management activities
8.11 Existence of conflict management mechanisms
8.12 Changes in number of forest offences
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