• Title/Summary/Keyword: Criteris and Indicators

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Progress Analysis of Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management in Terms of Data Availability and Applicability (지속가능(持續可能)한 산림경영(山林經營)을 위한 몬트리올 프로세스 기준(基準)과 지표(指標)의 가용성(可用性)과 적용성(適用性)에 대한 분석(分析))

  • Chong, Se-Kyung;Lee, Bong Soo;Kim, Wae Jung
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.90 no.5
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    • pp.619-631
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    • 2001

  • Since the development of a new paradigm of sustainable forest management, concerns have been focused on how the sustainability of forests will be assessed and measured objectively. This study examined the conceptual displacement on what is sustainability of forests, and analyzed the progress made by international and regional initiatives on criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management in terms of comparability and compatibility. Regarding data availability and applicability of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management, the data reports gathered from Montreal Process member countries were analyzed. Within this context, Korean case were examined, using all possible existing information sources such as Forest Statistics, on 6 items of concepts of criteria and indicators, degree of difficulties, measurement units, data availabilities, problems and needs of future improvements for data gathering. The study also analyzed the applicability of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management.

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