What do criteria and indicators assess?: an analysis of five C&I sets relevant for forest management in the Brazilian Amazon
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 eva...
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| 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. |
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| spelling | CGSpace186682025-01-24T14:20:00Z What do criteria and indicators assess?: an analysis of five C&I sets relevant for forest management in the Brazilian Amazon Pokorny, B. Adams, M. selection criteria indicators forest management assessment 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. 2003 2012-06-04T09:08:40Z 2012-06-04T09:08:40Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18668 en Open Access 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. |
| spellingShingle | selection criteria indicators forest management assessment Pokorny, B. Adams, M. What do criteria and indicators assess?: an analysis of five C&I sets relevant for forest management in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title | What do criteria and indicators assess?: an analysis of five C&I sets relevant for forest management in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_full | What do criteria and indicators assess?: an analysis of five C&I sets relevant for forest management in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_fullStr | What do criteria and indicators assess?: an analysis of five C&I sets relevant for forest management in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_full_unstemmed | What do criteria and indicators assess?: an analysis of five C&I sets relevant for forest management in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_short | What do criteria and indicators assess?: an analysis of five C&I sets relevant for forest management in the Brazilian Amazon |
| title_sort | what do criteria and indicators assess an analysis of five c i sets relevant for forest management in the brazilian amazon |
| topic | selection criteria indicators forest management assessment |
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