Conjunto de Herramientas para la Gestión Forestal Sostenible (GFS)

Criteria & Indicators: A Tool for Enhancing Sustainable Forest Management, from Policy to Practice

This module is addressed to all those interested in sustainability in the forest sector. It defines criteria and indicators (C&I), sets out their main uses, gives examples of existing C&I, and provides links to tools and case studies to help users in understanding and maximizing the potential of this instrument for SFM. 

This module was developed with the kind collaboration of the following people and/or institutions:

Initiator(s): Cecilia Julve - FAO Consultant

Contributor(s): Kimberly Ross Kane - International development  consultant; Bernhard Wolfslehner - European Forest Institute (EFI); Ewald Rametsteiner - FAO Forestry Department; Steve Johnson - ITTO; Michael Kleine - IUFRO.