Northeastern Area Association
of
In 2003, the Northeastern Area, the
Northeastern Area Association and State Foresters and the Northeastern Forest
Resource Planners Association together devised a set of matrices to monitor
sustainable forest management. These measures address the Montréal Process
Criteria and Indicators.
Criterion
1: Conservation of Biological
Diversity
1. Area of forest land relative to total
land and area of reserved forest land
2. Extent of area by forest type and by
size class, age class, and successional stage
3. Degree of forest land conversion,
fragmentation, and parcelization
4. Status of forest/woodland
communities and species of concern (with focus on forest-associated species)
Criterion 2: Maintenance of Productive
Capacity of
5. Area of timberland
6. Annual removal of merchantable wood
volume compared to net growth
Criterion
3: Maintenance of
7. Area and percent of forest land affected by
potentially damaging agents
Criterion 4: Conservation and
Maintenance of Soil and Water Resources
8.
Area and percent
of forest land with diminished soil quality
9. Area and percent of forest land
adjacent to surface water and area of forested land by watershed
10.
water quality in forested areas
Criterion5: Maintenance of
11.
Criterion 6: Maintenance and Enhancement
of Long-term Multiple Socio-economic Benefits to Meet the Needs of Societies
12.Value and volume of wood and wood products production,
consumption, and trade
13.Outdoor recreational facilities and activities
14.Public and private investments in forest health,
management, research, and wood processing
15.
16.Employment and wages in forest-related sectors
Criterion 7: Legal, Institutional, and Economic
Framework for
17.Existence, type, and monitoring of forest management
standards/guidelines
18.Existence, type, and frequency of forest-related
planning, assessment, and policy review
Base
Indicators of
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