Indicator - M1. Non-timber values
Consultant's Initials: |
GSA |
Source: |
CCFM |
Identification No. in source: Use all refs: |
5.4 |
Class: |
Economic |
Recommendation (after field testing) Yes or no |
No |
Revised Indicator Suggested? # |
Box A:
Principle – Yield and Quality of Forest Goods and Services are Sustainable
Criterion- Forest management is socially efficient.
Indicator - Non-timber values
Box B: Definition:
Forests provide a number of non-timber values that are difficult to measure because of the absence of information regarding their cost and use. This general lack of information on the social benefits of non-timber values is a challenge for policy-makers, planners and foresters, who must make difficult choices regarding the mix of benefits to provide. Describing the range of non-timber benefits provided by forests is a multi-dimensional problem. Indicators must, therefore, be selected that incorporate not only the importance of the forest values (worth per individual), but also the intensity of utilization (total participation levels). For non-timber values that involve forest use, proxies such as visits to forests and trends in expenditures provide a partial indication of preferences.
Box C: Attributes:
Rated on a scale of 1-5, where 1=no/bad/unimportant and 5=yes/good/important
Precisely defined? (clear) |
2 |
Useable? |
2 |
|||||||
Is it applicable to other areas/ecosystems? (robust) |
4 |
|||||||||
Sensitive? |
2 |
|||||||||
Easy to detect, record and interpret? |
2 |
|||||||||
Is it applicable to all landowners? |
||||||||||
Yes |
x |
|||||||||
No |
||||||||||
Box D: Applicability to Different Landowners. Explanation of any differences.
N/A
Box E: Overlap:
CCFM: M3, 5.4.1 M4, 5.4.2
Box F: Geo-Political Scale:
Global |
X |
|
North America |
X |
|
Intermountain West |
X |
|
Study area |
X |
|
Tenure |
X |
|
Site |
Box G: Indicator Characteristics:
Diagnostic |
||
Predictive |
||
Both |
X |
Notes:
The indicator is diagnostic, but could also have limited predictive capability if time series trends are examined.
Box H: Indicator Function:
Structure |
||
Function/Process |
||
Composition |
||
Perturbation |
||
| Not Applicable | X |
Notes:
This classification does not apply to socioeconomic systems.
Box I: Underlying Concepts:
Although this indicator suggests useful measures, it is extremely general in its definition. This is derived from the reclassification process used in the initial testing procedure. The CCFM criterion "Non-Timber Values" was reclassified as an indicator, along with its associated indicators 5.4.1 (M3), and 5.4.2 (M4). As it stands, "Non-Timber Values" cannot be considered an indicator but rather a general statement subsuming several indicators. Since each of the related indicators was tested, "Non-Timber Values" was not tested as an indicator itself.
Box J: Relevance to Sustainable/Unsustainable Management:
None.
Box K: Measurement Methods:
None.
Box L: Data Required:
None.
Box M: Data Used for the North American Test:
None.
Box N: Example Results:
None.
Box O: Assessing the Practicality:
None.
Box P: Assessing the Information Value:
None.
Box Q: Overall assessment:
Rejected –
Weaknesses:
Box R: Did you rewrite or revise to a new indicator. If so what?
No.
Box S: References:
N/A
Appendix: