Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Toolbox

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Updated Pan-European indicators for sustainable forest management as adopted by the FOREST EUROPE Expert Level Meeting

Year of publication 2015
This document contains the updated set of Pan-European Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management both quantitative and qualitative. Since the first set of Pan-European Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management in 1998 and its improvement in 2003, experience has shown that criteria and indicators are a very important tool for European forest policy. Based in the improvement of knowledge and data collection systems as well as the current and upcoming information needs an update of the indicators is needed. Thus, the Expert Level Meeting (ELM) on January 2015 decided to update the existing set of Pan-European Indicators for SFM. An Advisory Group, representing countries and relevant organizations expertise in Europe, was set up to facilitate the updating process, a participatory process to consult with countries and stakeholders was established (through two online consultations and a workshop) and a wide range of experts have been consulted. The first online consultation was conducted from mid-December to end of January, the second online consultation on March and the FOREST EUROPE Workshop on Updating the Pan-European Indicators for SFM was held on April 2015 in Madrid. The updated list of indicators, as presented, is a result of this participatory process and the work of the Advisory Group. It is presented in the framework of the existing Criteria and structured following a linkage between the qualitative and the quantitative indicators’ proposal.
Type of Tool
Guidelines, manual, kits for trainers
Scale of Application
Forest Management Unit, National
Region
Europe
Biome
All
Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)
Primary Designated Function
All
Management Responsibility
All