What do criteria and indicators assess?: an analysis of five C&I sets relevant for forest management in the Brazilian Amazon
| dc.creator | Pokorny, B. | |
| dc.creator | Adams, M. | |
| dc.date | 2003 | |
| dc.date | 2012-06-04T09:08:40Z | |
| dc.date | 2012-06-04T09:08:40Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T14:07:13Z | |
| dc.description | The diversity of C&I sets is often a cause for uncertainty and confusion, and probably one of the reasons for the still unsatisfactory acceptance of C&I as a support for implementation of sustainable forest management so far. In order to halt this erosion of confidence in C&I the presented paper evaluated the diversity of five C&I sets (CIFOR, ACM, FSC, ITTO and Tarapoto) relevant for the Brazilian Amazon by analyzing frequencies of C&I in relation to parameters about content and quality. The study demonstrated that the C&I sets, although addressing the social, technical, ecological and economic dimensions of sustainability, show different thematic focus. A general lack of validity was attested as well as missing specificity and practicability of the indicators. To increase objectivity and transparency, the C&I have to more clearly and unambiguously reflect what is really assessed. It is recommended to include the discussion about verifiers and assessment methods in the development of C&I sets. To avoid misunderstandings and to open to possibility for less complex more practicable C&I sets, we recommend to constrict the objective of the assessment more clearly, considering the potential clients and frame-conditions for its application. | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18668 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/74469 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.rights | Open Access | |
| dc.source | Pokorny, B., Adams, M. 2003. What do criteria and indicators assess?: an analysis of five C&I sets relevant for forest management in the Brazilian Amazon . International Forestry Review 5 (1) :20-28. ISSN: 1465-5489. | |
| dc.subject | selection criteria | |
| dc.subject | indicators | |
| dc.subject | forest management | |
| dc.subject | assessment | |
| dc.title | What do criteria and indicators assess?: an analysis of five C&I sets relevant for forest management in the Brazilian Amazon | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |