About the Working Party

The Working Party will specifically focus on analyzing the development of indicators and indicator sets as well as studying changing requirements for indicators for sustainable forest management. In addition, the Working Party aims at analyzing methodologies for developing and reviewing indicators and indicator sets as well as reviewing scientific options and making policy relevant recommendations for the further advancement of existing C&I for SFM processes, such as FOREST EUROPE, the Montreal Process, the Tehran Process for Low Forest Cover Countries etc. and through its research support related international efforts, such as those by UNFF, FAO, UNECE, EU, Eurostat and EEA.

STATE OF KNOWLEDGE

The Working Party will specifically focus on analyzing the development of indicators and indicator sets as well as studying changing requirements for indicators for sustainable forest management. In addition, the Working Party aims at analyzing methodologies for developing and reviewing indicators and indicator sets as well as reviewing scientific options and making policy relevant recommendations for the further advancement of existing C&I for SFM processes, such as FOREST EUROPE, the Montreal Process, the Tehran Process for Low Forest Cover Countries etc. and through its research support related international efforts, such as those by UNFF, FAO, UNECE, EU, Eurostat and EEA.

WORKING PARTY MEMBERS

List of Working Party members: PDF

Working Party Representatives

Coordinator
Deputy Coordinator
New Zealand
Deputy Coordinator
Iran

Past Working Party Events

Working Party Resources

IUFRO Spotlights

IUFRO Spotlight #62 - How and why criteria and indicators have changed forest management since the Rio Summit

25 years of using criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management has had significant positive impacts, though challenges do remain, according to two new publications