Canadas Report On The Montreal Process Criteria And Indicators For The Conservation And Sustainable Management Of Temperate And Boreal Forests

The seven criteria and 67 indicators of the Montreal Process reflect an ecosystem-based approach to sustainable forest management & the need to serve human communities. This report highlights accomplishments in implementing the criteria & indicators of the Montreal Process, including capacity building, data collection, forest management, institutional & regulatory policy development, and technical co-operation. After an introduction on the Process, reports from the 12 participating countries are presented. These reports demonstrate each country's degree of commitment to the Process and progress in development & implementation of the criteria & indicators. The report continues with a discussion concerning the strengths & added values provided by working within the framework of the Process and concludes with a statement on future actions to be taken by the Montreal Process Working Group. A list of criteria & indicators is appended.