Entwicklung eines Indikatorenkatalogs zur Evaluierung einer nachhaltigen Waldbewirtschaftung auf betrieblicher Ebene | Development of an indicator catalogue for the evaluation of sustainable forest management at the forestry unit level

2004 ◽  
Vol 155 (11) ◽  
pp. 476-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harald Vacik ◽  
Bernhard Wolfslehner
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Time Scale ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Management Unit ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Unit Level ◽  
State Response ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
Pressure State ◽  
The Eu

The Paneuropean Operational Level Guidelines for Sustainable Forest Management (PEOLG) were adopted in 1998 by 37 signatory states and the EU in the wake of the 2nd Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe in Lisbon. These recommendations provide a limited insight on operational definitions of mode, extent and time scale of valuable measures in forest management and planning. In this paper a set of criteria and indicators at forest management unit level is proposed by means of a Pressure-State-Response (PSR) model. The demands for the development of the indicator set, the adapted PSR approach and the methodogy of the Delphi survey are demonstrated. The paper concludes with a discussion of experiences gained within the process of the development and the implications for the evaluation of sustainable forest management at forest management unit level.

scholarly journals Workshop über Kriterien und Indikatoren für eine nachhaltige Bewirtschaftung des Schweizer Waldes | Workshop about Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management in Switzerland

1999 ◽  
Vol 150 (11) ◽  
pp. 437-442
Author(s):  
Rodolphe Schlaepfer ◽  
Rlta Bütler
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Management Unit ◽  
Financial Sustainability ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Unit Level

A workshop about «Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management in Switzerland» was organized by the Swiss Forest Agency, in order to enhance knowledge about the paneuropean criteria and indicators and their possible applications. The workshop results are to be used as recommendations for the discussions in progress about sustainable forest management targets and the need for future relevant scientific data. In particular, two criteria turned out to be insufficient for Swiss requirements: Maintenance, conservation and appropriate enhancement of biological diversity in forest ecosystems (Criterion 4), as well as Maintenance and appropriate enhancement of protective functions in forest management (Criterion 5). Further pertinent indicators were proposed. Additionally, there were many demands for giving more weight to «financial sustainability». The workshop concluded that there was a need to define targets for sustainable management of the Swiss forests and that better relations need to be created between international criteria and indicators and their application at the canton and management unit level.

scholarly journals With great power comes great responsibility: an analysis of sustainable forest management quantitative indicators in the DPSIR framework

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Paillet ◽  
T. Campagnaro ◽  
S. Burrascano ◽  
M. Gosselin ◽  
J. Ballweg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Dpsir Framework ◽  
European Forests ◽  
State Response ◽  
Management Indicators ◽  
The One ◽  
Quantitative Indicators ◽  
Pressure State

AbstractThe monitoring of environmental policies in Europe has taken place since the 1980s and still remains a challenge for decision- and policy-making. For forests, it is concretized through the publication of a State Of Europe’s Forests every five years, the last report just been released. However, the process lacks a clear analytical framework and appears limited to orient and truly assess sustainable management of European forests. We classified the 34 quantitative sustainable forest management indicators in the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework to analyse gaps in the process. In addition, we classified biodiversity-related indicators in the simpler Pressure-State-Response (PSR) framework. We showed that most of the sustainable forest management indicators assess the state of European forests, but almost half could be classified in another DPSIR category. For biodiversity, most indicators describe pressures, while direct taxonomic state indicators are very few. Our expert-based classification show that sustainable forest management indicators are unbalanced regarding the DPSIR framework. However, completing this framework with other indicators would help to have a better view and more relevant tools for decision-making. The results for biodiversity were comparable, but we showed that some indicators from other criteria than the one dedicated to biodiversity could also help understanding threats and actions concerning it. Such classification helps in the decision process, but is not sufficient to fully support policy initiative. In particular, the next step would be to better understand the links between DPSIR and PSR categories.

Using perceptual maps to communicate concepts of Sustainable Forest Management – Collaborative research with the Office of the Wet'suwet'en Nation in British Columbia

2005 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-386
Author(s):  
S. Denise Allen
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
North Central ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Perceptual Maps ◽  
Forest Resources Management

This article discusses collaborative research with the Office of the Wet'suwet'en Nation on their traditional territories in north-central British Columbia, Canada, a forest-dependent region where contemporary and traditional forest resources management regimes overlap. In-depth personal interviews with the hereditary chiefs and concept mapping were used to identify social-ecological linkages in Wet'suwet'en culture to inform the development of culturally sensitive social criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management (SFM) in this region. The preliminary results demonstrate how the CatPac II software tool can be applied to identify key component concepts and linkages in local definitions of SFM, and translate large volumes of (oral) qualitative data into manageable information resources for forest managers and decision-makers. Key words: social criteria and indicators, sustainable forest management, qualitative research, Wet'suwet'en

scholarly journals Advancing the cause? Contributions of criteria and indicators to sustainable forest management in Canada

2011 ◽  
Vol 87 (04) ◽  
pp. 488-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Duinker
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Practical Experiences ◽  
Forest Values

The aim of the paper is to take stock, based on my personal scholarly and practical experiences, of the progress made in Canada with criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management (C&I-SFM). Some developmental history is reviewed, and applications at national and local levels are summarized. In my opinion, Canada's work in developing and applying C&I-SFM has been beneficial, particularly in focussing forest-sector dialogues, in sensitizing people to the wide range of forest values, and in retrospective determinations of progress in SFM. Improvements over the next decade are needed in several areas: (a) improving data-collection programs; (b) linking C&I-SFM more directly into forest policy development; (c) shifting from retrospective to prospective sustainability analysis; and (d) applying C&I-SFM to non-industrial forests such as protected areas and urban forests. The C&I-SFM concept is sound. We have yet to tap its full potential in the pursuit of forest and forest-sector sustainability.

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