What do criteria and indicators assess? An analysis of five C and I sets relevant for forest management in the Brazilian Amazon

B. Pokorny, M. Adams

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The diversity of criteria and indicators (C and I) sets is often a cause for uncertainty and confusion, and probably one of the reasons for the still unsatisfactory acceptance of C and I as a support for implementation of sustainable forest management. In order to address this erosion of confidence in C and I this paper evaluates the diversity of five C and I sets (CIFOR, ACM, FSC, ITTO and Tarapoto) relevant for the Brazilian Amazon by analysing frequencies of C and I in relation to parameters about content and quality. The study demonstrated that the C and I sets, although addressing the social, technical, ecological and economic dimensions of sustainability, exhibit different thematic foci. A general lack of validity was attested as well as missing specificity and practicability of the indicators. In order to increase objectivity and transparency, the C and I have to reflect more clearly and unambiguously what is actually assessed. It is recommended to include a discussion about verifiers and assessment methods in the development of C and I sets. To avoid misunderstandings and to introduce the possibility for less complex and more practicable C and I sets, the authors recommend constriction of the objective of the assessment to more clearly serve the potential clients and frame-conditions for its application.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)20-28
Número de páginas9
PublicaciónInternational Forestry Review
Volumen5
N.º1
DOI
EstadoPublished - mar. 2003
Publicado de forma externa

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Forestry
  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Ecology

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Pokorny, B., & Adams, M. (2003). What do criteria and indicators assess? An analysis of five C and I sets relevant for forest management in the Brazilian Amazon. International Forestry Review, 5(1), 20-28. https://doi.org/10.1505/IFOR.5.1.20.17434