Common use of Criteria and Indicators for ESFM Clause in Contracts

Criteria and Indicators for ESFM. Evaluation of forest conservation and management systems must be enhanced by implementing mechanisms to monitor and review the sustainability of forest management practices over time. To ensure this occurs, the sustainability indicators presented in Table 1 and detailed in Attachment 9, must be monitored (these include the framework of regional indicators developed by the Montreal Implementation Group (MIG)). By 1 April 2000 an evaluation framework must be developed to provide the basis for the 5-year review of ESFM* under the forest agreement*. FOREST VALUE / CRITERIA INDICATOR 1.1. b Area of forest type by growth stage distribution by tenure.

Criteria and Indicators for ESFM. Evaluation of forest conservation and management systems must be enhanced by implementing mechanisms to monitor and review the sustainability of forest management practices over time. To ensure this occurs, the sustainability indicators presented in Table 1 2 and detailed in Attachment 9, 7 must be monitored (these include the framework of regional indicators developed by the Montreal Implementation Group (MIG)). By 1 April 2000 30 September 2002 an evaluation framework must be developed to provide the basis for the 5-five year review of ESFM* under the forest agreement*. 1.1.a. FOREST VALUE / CRITERIA INDICATOR 1.11 Understorey vegetation layer. b 1.1.b Area of forest type ecosystems by growth stage distribution by tenure. 1.1. e Fragmentation of forest ecosystem. 1.2. a A list of forest dwelling species. 1.