Cultural and spiritual values (FOREST EUROPE indicator)

FOREST EUROPE criteria and related indicators
C1. Forest resources and carbon  C1.1. Forest area C1.2. Growing stock C1.3. Age structure and/or diameter distribution C1.4. Carbon stock
C2. Health and vitality  C2.1. Deposition of air pollutants C2.2. Soil condition C2.3. Defoliation C2.4. Forest damage
C3. Productive functions  C3.1. Increment and fellings C3.2. Soil condition C3.3. Non-wood goods C3.4. Services C3.5. Forests under management plans
C4. Biodiversity  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
C5. Protective functions  C5.1. Protective forests-soil, water and other ecosystem functions C5.2. Protective forests-infrastructure and managed natural resources
C6. Socio-economic functions  C6.1. Forest holdings C6.2. Contribution of forest sector to GDP C6.3. Net revenue C6.4. Expenditures for services C6.5. Forest sector workforce C6.6. Occupational safety and health C6.7. Wood consumption C6.8. Trade in wood C6.9. Energy from wood resources C6.10. Accessibility for recreation C6.11. Cultural and spiritual values
A. Policies, institutions, instruments for SFM  A1. National forest programmes or similar A2. Institutional framework A3. Legal/regulatory frameworks and international commitments A4. Financial instruments A5. Informational needs
B. Policies, institutions, instruments by policy area  B1. Land use and forest area B2. Carbon balance B3. Health and vitality B4. Production and use of wood B5. Production and use of non-wood goods and services B6. Biodiversity B7. Protective forests B8. Economic viability B9. Employment B10. Public awareness and participation B11. Research, training and education B12. Cultural and spiritual values
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The FOREST EUROPE C6.11 indicator refers to Cultural and spiritual values.

Indicator's description: Number of sites within forest and other wooded land designated as having cultural or spiritual values.

Related institutions

• Confederation of European Forest Owners
• France Nature Environnement

Related policy processes

• Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

Related policy instruments

• Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

Note

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