C-7 Evaluating Indicators in Framework

C-7 Evaluating Indicators in Framework

This worksheet is useful for examining a set of indicators within a particular framework, in this case, the Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators framework. List all indicators and then check off which criteria each indicator relates to. It is possible for an indicator to relate to multiple criteria. Once all the indicators have been reviewed, check to see that all the criteria have sufficient indicators. In the example below, there are no indicators for Criteria 7 and Criteria 5 and 6 only have one indicator. This set is somewhat biased towards the first four criteria.

Indicator	Criteria 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Tons of CO₂ released as result of burning wood					X
Acres of forest in protected area categories	X
Number of forest species occupying smaller portion of range	X
Ratio of net growth to removal for wood products		X	X
Percent of forest damaged by fires		X	X
Percent of forest area with significant soil erosion				X
Percent of water bodies with low dissolved oxygen				X
Percent of GDP from forest-related products						X

Montréal Process Criteria

1. Conservation of biological diversity

2. Maintenance of productive capacity of forest ecosystem

3. Maintenance of forest ecosystem health

4. Conservation and maintenance of soil and water resources

5. Maintenance of forest contribution to global carbon cycle.

6. Maintenance and enhancement of long-term multiple socio-economic benefits to meet the needs of society.

7. Legal, institutional and economic framework for forest conservation and sustainable management