Development and Testing of a Criteria and Indicators System for Sustainable Forest Management at the Local Level

The concept of criteria and indicators (C&I) for sustainable forest management (SFM) is suitable for defining, measuring and assessing sustainability in forestry. Within this study, the concept was developed further to a C&I system for application at the local level and tested as a case study at the Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd. in Canada. The research involved: development of a generic set of local level C&I, identification of verifiers and norms, field testing the C&I, development of indicator measurement databases, assessment of the state of the forest and its management, and the application of adaptive management procedures. Based on the generic C&I system for SFM and the comprehensive field test, the study provides a model for evaluating sustainability in the management of temperate forests around the world.

Autorentext

The Author: Thorsten Mrosek, born 1972 in Dinslaken (Germany); 1992-1998 undergraduate studies in forestry at the University of Göttingen; 1998-2001 MSc and Ph.D. studies in forestry at the University of Toronto as well as Researcher and Management Assistant at the Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd. (Canada); 2002 Ph.D. graduation; 2001-2003 Head of MSc forestry program, Coordinator of BSc forestry program, Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Applied Sciences of Eberswalde (Germany); since 2004 Researcher (Post-doctoral) and Lecturer at the University of Münster, researching sustainable forest management, forestry and wood-processing industry cluster analysis and management, forest policy, multiple forest use and forest conservation.

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The concept of criteria and indicators (C&I) for sustainable forest management (SFM) is suitable for defining, measuring and assessing sustainability in forestry. Within this study, the concept was developed further to a C&I system for application at the local level and tested as a case study at the Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd. in Canada. The research involved: development of a generic set of local level C&I, identification of verifiers and norms, field testing the C&I, development of indicator measurement databases, assessment of the state of the forest and its management, and the application of adaptive management procedures. Based on the generic C&I system for SFM and the comprehensive field test, the study provides a model for evaluating sustainability in the management of temperate forests around the world.

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Contents: Background on the concept of criteria and indicators (C&I) for sustainable forest management (SFM) Development of an advanced C&I system for SFM at the local level, including: a generic set of local level C&I, indicator verifiers and norms, as well as procedures for C&I assessment and adaptive management Testing of the entire C&I system as a case study at the Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd. in Canada, including detailed indicator measurement and assessment results Providing a model for evaluating sustainability in the management of temperate forests around the world.