1. The Montréal Process : Criteria & Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management Presented by: Mark Gillis, Canadian Forest Service On behalf of the Montreal Process Liason Office, April 2005

2. The MP Review of Indicators of SFM Presentation Outline – –Background: Global Forest Environment International C & I MP actions to date –Current Action: The Montreal Process indicator review Opportunities for involvement in review by international experts –Future Focus

3. Global Forest Environment Pre-1992 to 1980s –Public concern over forest management –Enhanced awareness and scrutiny –Shift toward sustainability Brundtland Commission (1987) –“Sustainable Development” Earth Summit (Rio de Janeiro – 1992) –Rio Declaration –Agenda 21 –Statement of Forest Principles

4. International Criteria and Indicators (C&I) Nine regional/international processes –Involve some 150 countries –Common understanding of sustainability –Tools to measure sustainability –Common rules, while recognizing differences International meetings/workshops –ISCI, Helsinki, Aug/96 –CICI, Guatemala, Feb/03 –ECCI, Cebu City, Mar/04 –IPF/IFF/UNFF

5. MP Reporting Schedule/Milestones Jun/94 – Working Group formed Feb/95 – Santiago Declaration Feb/97 – Progress Report Oct/97 - First Approximation Report Dec/99 – Forests for the Future + Santiago Declaration, 2 nd edition Apr/00 – Year 2000 Progress Report Nov/00 – Technical Notes Jan/01 – Scaling National C&I to Local Level Sep/03 – First Montréal Process Forest Overview Report June/05 - Feb/06 – revision of MP indicators

6. Current MP Action MPWG to hold side event at UNFF-5 (May/05) MPWG to co-host meeting with MCPFE/ITTO to explore possibilities for common definitions and protocols common to C&I processes (Sep-Oct/05) MPWG review of its indicators of SFM (June/05-Feb/06)

7. MP TAC Indicator Review Timeline June 2005 – TAC receives suggestions for international expert involvement in review. Aug 2005 – each MP country submits their suggestions of indicators that require review to TAC. Aug 2005 – TAC proposes list of international experts to MPWG for invitation to participate in TAC meetings.

8. MP TAC Indicator Review Timeline Aug 2005 – TAC convenor sollicites comments from international bodies to add into review process. Sept – Nov 2005: - TAC integrates cross reference to other C&I processes into its indicator review. - TAC expert meeting(s) to agree on recommendations for indicator revision. - TAC reviews outcome against other C&I.

9. MP TAC Indicator Review Timeline Nov – Feb 2006 – TAC solicites feedback from member countries and expert participants. Feb 2006 – TAC submits revised indicators to MP Working Group. Feb – June 2006 – TAC contributes to publication of new MP C&I.

10. Opportunities for expert involvement in MP indicator review MP TAC seeking involvement of international experts/organizations to: –Provide written comments – Aug/05 & Nov/05 to Jan/06. –Volunteer expert participation with TAC at indicator review meeting(s) Oct to Nov/05. Please Note: Organizations &/or experts interested to participate are asked to contact either the TAC convenor directly or the MP Liason office by June 2005.

11. MP Next Milestone MPWG to meet again in Feb/06 - Focus on revised indicators. For further contact or information: http://www.mpci.org/home_e.html