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Comparative analysis of indicators for sustainable forest management and its implication for of new evaluation indicators
Comparative analysis of existing indicators
The criteria and indicators shown in the above section were compared and the indicators re-organized and classified into the following three categories.
1) The indicators on the physical and ecological status of the forest - material stock and flow.
2) The indicators on the human impact and interactions to the forest the indicators about human benefit and the damage.
3) The indicators on legal and information framework for the forest conservation and use indicators on a framework regulating a guiding human activities concerned with the forest use and management.
The re-organized set of indicators, based on the above criteria are listed in Table 2.
| Category | Subcategory | Indicators |
| The indicators on the physical and ecological status of the forest. |
Forest type and distribution | Extent of area by forest type relative to total forest area |
| Extent of area by forest type in protected/conservation zone |
| Fragmentation of forest type |
| Material circulation and accumulation | Total forest ecosystem biomass and carbon pool |
| Contribution of forest ecosystems to the total carbon budget, including absorption and release of carbon (standing biomass, coarse woody debris, peat and soil carbon) |
| Contribution of forest products to the global carbon budget. |
Table 2-1. Existing indicators - example of the indicators on the physical and ecological status of the forest.
| Category | Subcategory | Indicators |
| The indicator on the human impact and interaction to the forest the indicators about human benefit and the damage |
Impact of the natural disaster and the man-made disaster | Area and percent of forest affected by processes or agents beyond the range of historic variation, e.g. by insects, disease, competition from exotic species, fire, storm, land clearance, permanent flooding, salinization, and domestic animals. |
| Area and percent of forest land with significant soil erosion |
| The forest managed to protect human life | Area and percent of forest land managed primarily for protective function e.g. watersheds, flood protection, avalanche protection, riparian zones |
| Area and percent of forest land managed for river basin protection. |
| The forest managed for human benefit | Area and percent of forest land managed for general recreation and tourism, in relation to the total area of forestland. |
| Area and percent of forestland managed in relation to the total area of forestland to protect the range of cultural, social and needs and values. |
| Values of investment, including investment in forest growing, forest health and management, planted forests, wood processing, recreation and tourism. |
| The amount of allowable timber production | Values and quantities of production of nonwood forest products |
| Supply and consumption of wood and wood products, including consumption per capita |
| Value of wood and nonwood products production as percentage of GDP |
| Supply and consumption/use of nonwood products |
| Area of forest land and area of forest land available for timber production. |
| Total growing stocks of both merchantable and non-merchantable tree species on forestland available for timber production. |
| Annual removal of wood products |
| Employment in forestry | Direct and indirect employment in forest sector and the forest sector employment as a proportion of total employment. |
Table 2-2. Existing indicators - example of the indictors on the human impact and interactions to the forest the indicators about human benefit and the damage
| Category | Subcategory | Indicators |
| The indicators on legal and information framework for the forest conservation and use | Evaluation of forest plan | Undertake and implement periodic forest related planning, assessments, and policy review. |
| Enforce law, regulations and guidelines |
| Availability and extent of up to data, statistics and other information. |
| Scope, frequently and statistical reliability of forest inventories, assessments, monitoring and other relevant information. |
| Compatibility with other countries in measuring, monitoring and reporting on indicators. |
| Development of scientific understanding of forest ecosystem characteristics and functions. |
| Enhancement of ability to predict impacts on human intervention on forest. |
| Ability to predict impact on forest of possible climate change. |
| Human resource | Develop and maintain human resource skills |
Table 2-3. Existing indicators - example of the indicators on legal and information framework for the forest conservation and use
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