The business of Criteria and Indicators in Sustainable Forest Management

2006 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 412-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Jeakins
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Forest Resource ◽  
Market Place ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Day To Day Operations

While forest companies in British Columbia have been active in the development and implementation of Criteria and Indicators (C&I) in planning for sustainable forest management, in many cases they are not yet considered to be a core business function. A business case for C&I means going beyond the current paradigm of meeting legislative requirements and identifying C&I for sustainable forest management strictly within the context of certification. Without a comprehensive business case that articulates how C&I programs affect a company's position in the market place in terms of measurable benefits, costs and exposure to risk, activities essential to sustaining the broad range of forestry-related socio-economic and ecological values may not get the prioritization and resources needed. Quantifying costs and benefits will help define how forest companies will most effectively meet their sustainable forest management objectives and identify opportunities for partnerships with government, First Nations, stakeholders and other companies in the collective management of the forest resource. Although some companies have begun to develop approaches to the business case for C&I, more work is needed in integrating the objectives and activities of SFM planning into the basic day-to-day operations of a company as well as providing training to resource managers to communicate in the language of business. Government should adopt and encourage a C&I business case approach to forest resource management by developing strong links to legislative and land use planning requirements. Key words: Criteria and Indicators, business case, sustainable forest management, certification, land use planning, forest industry

Globale Walderhaltung und -bewirtschaftung und ihre Finanzierung: eine Bestandesaufnahme | Global forest conservation and management and its financing: an appraisal

2011 ◽  
Vol 162 (4) ◽  
pp. 107-116
Author(s):  
Jürgen Blaser ◽  
Christian Küchli
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Forest Protection

Around one third of the earth's surface is under forest cover which is distributed more or less equally between industrialised and developing countries. Whereas forest areas in the temperate and boreal climate zones are more or less stable or on the increase, the scale of deforestation and forest degradation in the tropics remains dramatic. This situation is likely to continue in the decades to come because the world's ever-growing population needs new agricultural land and the pressure on resources (forest products, land, water, minerals) continues to increase as a result of globalisation and global change. Moreover, sustainable forest management has not yet become standard practice in many southern countries because forest management can rarely compete with other forms of land use in terms of economic returns. The protection and sustainable management of forest resources is basically the responsibility of each individual country and cannot be regulated and financed globally. However, enormous financial resources, i.e. on a scale of tens of billions of Swiss francs per year, are required for the introduction of comprehensive land-use planning in developing countries incorporating suitable protection of natural forests and sustainable forest management. New approaches for the valorisation of services provided by forests such as carbon sinks (e.g. REDD+) offer significant potential for improving forest protection and sustainable forest management. It augurs well that the economic internalisation of the forest and its services is in full swing at global level and that, based on the REDD+ resolutions passed at the last climate conference in Cancún, many countries have opted for the path of forest conservation and sustainable forest management.

Outdoor recreation participation in BC forest-dependent communities

2008 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-220
Author(s):  
H W Harshaw
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Outdoor Recreation ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Social License ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Recreation Participation ◽  
Recreation Use ◽  
Forest Managers

Understanding recreation behaviour can help forest managers identify public uses of forests and gauge the extent of recreation use. This paper documents recreation behaviour in nine forest-dependent communities in British Columbia and examines three questions: (1) is outdoor recreation relevant to local residents?; (2) what are the characteristics of outdoor recreation participation?; and (3) are local residents satisfied with outdoor recreation forest management outcomes and land-use planning processes? Involvement in recreation activities was varied and longstanding. Non-motorized and motorized recreation played important roles as people’s main connection to forests. Knowing about recreationists’ satisfaction with land-use planning outcomes can help forest managers assess their success in meeting land-use objectives, and may help alleviate uncertainties in forest planning and management by reducing conflict, improving quality-of-life, and contributing to the social license of forestry activities. Key words: forest recreation; sustainable forest management; recreation participation

Criteria and Indicators for sustainable forest management: lessons learned in the Southern Cone

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. LACLAU ◽  
A. MEZA ◽  
J. GARRIDO SOARES DE LIMA ◽  
S. LINSER
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Southern Cone ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Criteria And Indicators ◽  
Forest Policies ◽  
National Implementation ◽  
Montreal Process

The Southern Cone countries of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay have a common background regarding land use and land cover with a total of 46 million ha of forests whose benefits are prospering for the regional framework of the Southern Cone. The three countries do not articulate or interchange on their forest policies beyond circumstantial agreements. In this regard, and as our first research focus, we examined experiences while participating in the international Montréal Process on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests. Secondly, we focused on the progress these processes have afforded regarding respective national implementation of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management (C&I for SFM) and uptake in forest policy. Thirdly, we examined also the obstacles experienced during participation and implementation. We based our findings on content analysis of key documents and author observations. Albeit the institutional and political frameworks between the countries differ, we found common constraints on budgeting, limited human resources and institutional capacity. Communication to society and policy makers' commitment are also important weaknesses. The engagement of the three countries in the Montréal Process and the application of related national sets of C&I for SFM have provided solutions to recent land use conflicts. This also strengthened the quality and effectiveness of recently approved laws and regimes for a sustainable forest management. In conclusion, the forest dialogues of these countries, within and between each other, were reinforced by participation in C&I for SFM processes, helping to bridge the gap between decision-makers, national forest agencies, academia and other forest-related stakeholders. Common indicators and related national reports facilitated the identification of affinities for regional integration on a common basis and helped to raise the level of national forest policies increasing its strength and commitment to global forest challenges. The lessons learned should be considered to reach progress towards sustainability.

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

Upwards from the Plateau

1968 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Author(s):  
G. H. Bayly
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Wildlife Management ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Regional Planning ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
The Future

The development of the forester's leadership role in forest land management is compared to rising profile of land between a sea or lake shoreline and a range of mountains, the progression is upward but the rate of climb changes. No plateau is identified. Reference is made to forestry leadership in several fields of forest land management; administration, land use, planning, research, forest management, recreational land use and fish and wildlife management. It is noted that forest land management includes activities for which foresters were not academically trained and reference is made to the fact that non-foresters, e.g. biologists and geographers are giving leadership in forest land management and thus providing beneficial competition and stimulation. The most important leadership role in the future may relate to regional planning. The forestry profession is cautioned not to abdicate this field to those in other disciplines.

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