Biodiversity (FOREST EUROPE criterion)

FOREST EUROPE criteria
C1. Forest resources and carbon
C2. Health and vitality
C3. Productive functions
C4. Biodiversity
C5. Protective functions
C6. Socio-economic functions
A. Overall policies, institutions and instruments for sustainable forest management
B. Policies, institutions and instruments by policy area
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Biodiversity is the C4 criterion in the FOREST EUROPE system.

Criterion's description: Maintenance, conservation and appropriate enhancement of biological diversity in forest ecosystems.

Related indicators

• C4.1. Tree species composition
• C4.2. Regeneration
• C4.3. Naturalness
• C4.4. Introduced tree species
• C4.5. Deadwood
• C4.6. Genetic resources
• C4.7. Landscape pattern
• C4.8. Threatened forest species
• C4.9. Protected forests.

Related institutions

• Foundation for Biodiversity Research
• France Nature Environnement
• Public Interest Group for Forest Ecosystems

Related policy processes

• Alpine Convention
• Carpathian Convention
• Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats

Related policy instruments

• Alpine Convention
• Carpathian Convention
• Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
• Developing the EU Biodiversity Research Strategy
• EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy
• EU Biodiversity Action Plan
• LIFE
• Strasbourg Declaration

Note

• Improved Pan-European Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management as adopted by the MCPFE Expert Level Meeting, 7-8 October 2002, Vienna, Austria