Detailed Criteria and Indicator Evaluations
Criteria Tests
Indicator Tests
- Indicator B2. Access to forest resources is perceived to be fair and secure (Evaluation)
- Indicator B4. Destruction of natural resources by local communities is rare (Evaluation)
- Indicator B5. Ownership and use rights and responsibilities to resources (inter and intra generational) are clear and respect pre-existing claims (Evaluation)
- Indicator C1. The process should be inclusive with all interests represented (Evaluation)
- Indicator C2. Stakeholders should have detailed and meaningful reciprocal background information necessary to provide quality input into the public participation process. (Evaluation)
- Indicator C3. Management staff and stakeholders should recognize and respect the interests and rights of each other (Evaluation)
- Indicator C4. The decision making processes must be transparent such that participants are confident that their opinions and values will be considered during the process and be reflected in the final product (Evaluation)
- Indicator D1. Effective instruments for inter-institutional coordination on land use and forest management exist (Evaluation)
- Indicator D2. There is a permanent forest estate (PFS), adequately protected by law, which is the basis for sustainable management, including both protection and production forest (Evaluation)
- Indicator D3. Damages are compensated in a fair manner (Evaluation)
- Indicator D4. There is sustained and adequate funding and staff for the management of forests (Evaluation)
- Indicator E3. Policy and planning are based on recent and accurate information (Evaluation)
- Indicator E4. Objectives are clearly stated in terms of the major functional areas of the forest, with respect to their spatial distribution (Evaluation)
- Indicator E5. Maps of resources, management, ownership and inventories are available (Evaluation)
- Indicator E6. Silvicultural systems are prescribed appropriate to forest type, production of desired products and condition, and assure forest establishment, composition, and growth. (Evaluation)
- Indicator E7. Yield regulation by area and/or volume prescribed (Evaluation)
- Indicator E8. Harvesting systems and equipment are prescribed to match forest conditions in order to reduce impact on wildlife, soil productivity, residual stand conditions and water quality and quantity. (Evaluation)
- Indicator E9. Annual and period removals calculated by area and/or volume prescribed (Evaluation)
- Indicator E10. Mean annual increment for forest type and age class (Evaluation)
- Indicator E11. Distribution of, and changes in, the landbase available for timber production are identified. (Evaluation)
- Indicator D5. Institutions responsible for forest research are adequately funded and staffed (Evaluation)
- Indicator F1. Pre-harvest inventory satisfactory completed (Evaluation)
- Indicator F2. Transportation systems are planned and constructed prior to harvesting and according to acceptable standards (Evaluation)
- Indicator F3. Actual VS. Plan performance is measured and recorded (Evaluation)
- Indicator F4. An effective monitoring and control system audits management conformity with planning. (Evaluation)
- Indicator F5. Continuous inventories are established and measured regularly (Evaluation)
- Indicator F6. Documentation and records of all forest management activities are kept in a form that makes it possible for monitoring to occur (Evaluation)
- Indicator H2. Forest managers cooperate with public health authorities regarding illnesses related to forest management and potable water related concerns (Evaluation)
- Indicator H3. Forestry employers follow ILO working and safety conditions and take responsibility for the forest-related health risks of workers (Evaluation)
- Indicator J1. Extent to which forest planning and management processes consider and meet legal obligations with respect to duly established Aboriginal and treaty rights (Evaluation)
- Indicator J2. Assess the extent of Aboriginal participation in forest-based opportunities (Evaluation)
- Indicator J3. Extent to which forest management planning takes into account the protection of unique or significant Aboriginal social, cultural or spiritual sites (Evaluation)
- Indicator J5. Area of forest land available for subsistence purposes (Evaluation)
- Indicator L1.Mechanisms exist for sharing the economic benefits derived from forest management (Evaluation)
- Indicator L2. Management of NTFP reflects the interests and rights of local stakeholders (Evaluation)
- Indicator L3. Competitiveness of resource industries (Evaluation)
- Indicator L4. Contribution to the national economy (Evaluation)
- Indicator L5. Productive capacity (Evaluation)
- Indicator L6. Opportunities exist for local and forest dependent people to get employment and training from forest companies (Evaluation)
- Indicator L7. Wages and other benefits conform to national and/or ILO standards (Evaluation)
- Indicator L8. Total employment in all forest-related sectors (Evaluation)
- Indicator L8a. Employment of local population in forest management (Evaluation)
- Indicator L9. Number of communities with a significant forestry component in the economic base (Evaluation)
- Indicator L10. Index of the diversity of the industrial base (Evaluation)
- Indicator L11. Diversity of forest use at the community level (Evaluation)
- Indicator - M1. Non-timber values (Evaluation)
- Indicator M3. Availability and use of recreational opportunities are maintained (Evaluation)
- Indicator M4. Total Expenditures by individuals on activities related to non-timber use are maintained (Evaluation)
- Indicator M6. Existence of economic rents: Total harvesting revenues exceed harvesting costs. (Evaluation)
- Indicator M7. Estimated distribution of rent capture. (Evaluation)
- Indicator Q2. Ecologically Sensitive Areas, Especially Buffer Zones along Water Courses are Protected (Evaluation)
- Indicator Q3. The status of decomposition and nutrient shows no significant change (Evaluation)
- Indicator Q4. The capacity of the forest to regenerate naturally is ensured (Evaluation)
- Indicator R1. Corridors of unlogged forests are retained. (Evaluation)
- Indicator R2. Protected areas are maintained to protect rare, unique and representative species and features (Evaluation)
- Indicator R3. Canopy opening is minimized (Evaluation)
- Indicator R4&R5. Percentage and extent, in area, of vegetation types, and structural class relative to the historical condition and total forest area (Evaluation)
- Indicator R7. Level of Fragmentation and Connectedness of Forest Ecosystem Components (Evaluation)
- Indicator R8. Rate and total area of forest land converted to non-forest land cover, classed by major forest type (Evaluation)
- Indicator R9. Road network density, type, use and location (Evaluation)
- Indicator R10. Coarse woody debris and snags should be retained at functional levels (Evaluation)
- Indicator S1. Representation of selected key and sensitive guilds occur in the community guild structure (Evaluation)
- Indicator S2. Number of known forest-dependent species classified as extinct, extirpated, endangered, threatened or vulnerable relative to the total number of known forest-dependent species (Evaluation)
- Indicator S5. Assessment of changes in the distribution and abundance of native aquatic fauna (Evaluation)
- Indicator T1. Populations of indigenous species are likely to persist (Evaluation)
- Indicator U1. Area and severity of insect attack and disease infestation (Evaluation)
- Indicator U2. Area and severity of disease infestation (Evaluation)
- Indicator U3. Area and severity of area burned (Evaluation)
- Indicator U4. Pollutant levels in the ecosystem (Evaluation)
- Indicator U5. Area and severity of occurrence of exotic species detrimental to forest condition (Evaluation)
- Indicator V1. Implementation of an in situ/ex situ genetic conservation strategy for commercial and endangered forest vegetation species (Evaluation)
- Indicator V2. Population sizes and reproductive success are adequate to maintain levels of genetic diversity (Evaluation)
- Indicator V3. Use of scientifically-based seed transfer rules and seed orchard zones in planting native species (Evaluation)
- Indicator V4. Management does not significantly change gene frequencies (Evaluation)
- Indicator W1. Percentage of area successfully naturally regenerated and artificially regenerated (Evaluation)
- Indicator Z1. Percentage of harvested area having greater than 25% of the area with degraded soil quality, including soil compaction, displacement, erosion, puddling and loss of organic matter (Evaluation)
- Indicator Z2. Water quality as measured by water chemistry, turbidity, etc (Evaluation)
- Indicator Z3. Trends and timing of events in stream flows from forest catchments. (Evaluation)