Plantation Management
Certification
Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management
Criteria and indicators to measure sustainable forest management were initiated in 1992. Australia is one of 12 countries involved in the application of the Montreal Process criteria and indicators.
The seven criteria identified by the Montreal Process describe the broad forest values that society seeks to maintain. These criteria are applied to planted and native forests.
They include vital functions and attributes, socio-economic benefits, and the laws and regulations that constitute the forest policy framework. Indicators provide measures of change in these criteria over time.
Australia has used the Montreal Process criteria and indicators to develop a framework of regional (sub-national) level criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management in Australia. The framework is not legally binding, nor is it a compliance document or an operations manual. It provides a list of indicators that forest managers must consider in assessing progress towards sustainable forest management. These principles are considered in Sustainable Forest Management Certification Schemes.
