"Sustainable forest management" (SFM) has been formally defined, by the UN General Assembly, as follows:
[a] dynamic and evolving concept [that] aims to maintain and enhance the economic, social and environmental values of all types of forests, for the benefit of present and future generations" (Resolution A/RES/62/98)
The indicator is composed of two sub-indicators that measure progress towards several dimensions of sustainable forest management.
The sub-indicators are:
1. Proportion of forest area under a long-term management plan
2. Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
A dashboard is used to assess progress related to both sub-indicators to provide a clear view of areas where progress has been achieved.
Concepts:
Forest:
Land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly...
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"Sustainable forest management" (SFM) has been formally defined, by the UN General Assembly, as follows:
[a] dynamic and evolving concept [that] aims to maintain and enhance the economic, social and environmental values of all types of forests, for the benefit of present and future generations" (Resolution A/RES/62/98)
The indicator is composed of two sub-indicators that measure progress towards several dimensions of sustainable forest management.
The sub-indicators are:
1. Proportion of forest area under a long-term management plan
2. Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
A dashboard is used to assess progress related to both sub-indicators to provide a clear view of areas where progress has been achieved.
Concepts:
Forest:
Land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use.
Explanatory notes:
Forest is determined both by the presence of trees and the absence of other predominant land uses. The trees should be able to reach a minimum height of 5 meters.
Includes areas with young trees that have not yet reached but which are expected to reach a canopy cover of at least 10 percent and tree height of 5 meters or more. It also includes areas that are temporarily unstocked due to clear-cutting as part of a forest management practice or natural disasters, and which are expected to be regenerated within 5 years. Local conditions may, in exceptional cases, justify that a longer time frame is used.
Includes forest roads, firebreaks and other small open areas; forest in national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas such as those of specific environmental, scientific, historical, cultural or spiritual interest.
Includes windbreaks, shelterbelts and corridors of trees with an area of more than 0.5 hectares and width of more than 20 meters.
Includes abandoned shifting cultivation land with a regeneration of trees that have, or are expected to reach, a canopy cover of at least 10 percent and tree height of at least 5 meters.
Includes areas with mangroves in tidal zones, regardless whether this area is classified as land area or not.
Includes rubberwood, cork oak and Christmas tree plantations.
Includes areas with bamboo and palms provided that land use, height and canopy cover criteria are met.
Excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems, such as fruit tree plantations, oil palm plantations, olive orchards and agroforestry systems when crops are grown under tree cover. Note: Some agroforestry systems such as the "Taungya" system where crops are grown only during the first years of the forest rotation should be classified as forest.
Forest area with management plan
Forest area that has a long-term documented management plan, aiming at defined management goals, which is periodically revised.
Explanatory notes:
A forest area with management plan may refer to forest management unit level or aggregated forest management unit level (forest blocks, farms, enterprises, watersheds, municipalities, or wider units).
A management plan must include adequate detail on operations planned for individual operational units (stands or compartments) but may also provide general strategies and activities planned to reach management goals.
Includes forest area in protected areas with management plan.
Independently verified forest management certification
Forest area certified under a forest management certification scheme with published standards and is independently verified by a third-party.
Units of measure
SUB-INDICATOR Proportion of forest area under a long-term forest management plan (SDG 15.2.1 sub-indicator 4)
UNIT Percent (%)
Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme (SDG 15.2.1 sub-indicator 5)
1000 hectares