Forest resources and carbon (FOREST EUROPE criterion)

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FOREST EUROPE criteria and 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	Roundwood

C3.3	Non-wood goods

C3.4	Services

C3.5	Forests under management plans

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 and 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

Forest resources and carbon is the C1 criterion in the FOREST EUROPE system.

Criterion's description: Maintenance and appropriate enhancement of forest resources and their contribution to global carbon cycles.

Related institutions

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