The Montréal Process CI set is clearly close to the developed CI, except it mentions policy CI, which are the responsibility of the related
government. Another difference is the stakeholders’ capacity of learning related to complexity, which is not considered in the Montréal Process CI set. The set
also mentions explicitly FMU contribution to the carbon cycles.
4.1.3.4. Finnish CI Set
The Finnish certification standards represent suitable performance requirements to which forest organizations can commit when establishing their
environmental management systems based on ISO 14001, the European Union regulations and most of the FSC principles, criteria and indicators. It will also
conform to the forthcoming Pan-European operational guidelines and will be applied through group certification schemes in Finnish smallholder family forestry.
Such a scheme will guarantee that costs remain acceptable for forest owners and an effective system for the promotion of SFM practices. The list of Finnish CI is
given in Appendix 2. Table 4.8. shows a comparison of developed CI with Finnish CI.
Table 4.8. A comparison of developed CI with Finnish CI
The developed CI Finnish CI
Aspec t
Code Item
No. of Indicato
rs Code
Item No. of
Indicator s
Policy - -
- -
Ecolo gy
P. 1 Ecosystem integrity is
maintained -
C.1.1 Biodiversity is maintained 4
C Maintenance, conservation
and appropriate enhancement of biological diversity in forest
ecosystems. 8
C.1.2 Maintenance of ecological sensitive areas
3 C
- C.1.3 Ecosystem function is
maintained 3
C
C C
Maintenance and appropriate enhancement of forest
resources and their contribution to global carbon
cycles; Maintenance of forest
ecosystem health and vitality; Maintenance and appropriate
enhancement of protective functions in forest
management notably soil and water.
9 4
5 Produ
ction Econo
my P. 2
Forest products and services are sustained
- C.2.1 Forest has normal series of
diameter size-gradation, normal volume and normal
increment. 4
C Maintenance and
encouragement of productive of forests wood and non-
wood 11
C.2.2 Normality in non-timber forest products and services
3 Maintenance and
encouragement of productive of forests wood and non-
wood
Social P. 3
Forest is managed in the multi-stakeholder
environments -
C.3.1 Rights of all stakeholders are established fairly and
acknowledged 3
C Maintenance of other socio-
economic and cultural functions and conditions
economy and employment, public participation in decision
making, cultural and multiple- use of forests
10 C.3.2 Fair benefit distribution among
the stakeholders 4
Maintenance of other socio- economic and cultural
functions and conditions economy and employment,
public participation in decision making, cultural and multiple-
use of forests
C.3.3 Stakeholders have a learning capacity related to the
complexity of forest ecosystem management
3 -
Code ‘P’ is Principle; ‘C’ is Criterion; ‘-‘ Does not exist Finnish CI set does not include policy CI. The learning capacity of
stakeholders in relation to the complexity of forest ecosystem management is not well considered. Otherwise, the Finnish CI set is close to the developed CI
set.
4.1.3.5. African Timber Organization CI Set
