Background Information and Links

This section of the Roundtable website contains background information and links that serve as important references for Roundtable participants. If you are new to the Roundtable process, you should find them helpful in understanding the Roundtable's origins.

Background

History of Dialogue Related to the U.S. Government's Commitment to Sustainable Resource Management

The Roundtable's origins are rooted in several decades of dialogue at the domestic and international levels concerning the role and commitment of the U.S. government in sustainable resource management. Knowing this history helps us see how the Roundtable, a process unto itself, is part of a larger and ongoing process of moving toward the goal of sustainable resource management. Click here to see an annotated timeline of important events in the domestic and international dialogues.

Links

This part of the website contains links to sites and resources of potential interest to the sustainable forest stakeholder community. If you cannot find a specific organization that participates in the Roundtable, please go to the Getting Involved section of the website and scroll down to the participant list.

• Publications by Roundtable Participants
• Other National Resource Sustainability Roundtables
• Regional Partnerships and Programs
• International
• National-level Resources
• State Government
• Tribal Governments and Programs
• Local and Community Resources
• Educational Resources
• Forest Certification

Publications by Roundtable Participants

• Advancing Sustainable Forest Management in the United States (Pinchot Institute, July 2006)
• Are Our Forests Sustainable? by Michael Buck, Jay O'Laughlin, and Alicia Robbins (National Forestry, June 2006)
• New Report on Community Indicators (a report on a survey of community indicator projects and a comparison of those efforts to those of the Montreal Process by Kristin Magis of the Leadership Institute (KMagis@aol.com).
• Perspectives on America's Forests (Multiple Perspectives on the National Report on Sustainable Forests 2003, special electronic monograph from the Society of American Foresters)
• Factors that Influence Successful Collaborations between the Forest Products Industry and Environmental Organizations (American Forest & Paper Association, November 2007)

Other National Resource Sustainability Roundtables

• Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable
• Sustainable Minerals Roundtable
• Sustainable Water Roundtable

Regional Partnerships and Programs

• Southern Roundtable on Sustainable Forests
• Four Corners Sustainable Forests Partnership
• USDA Forest Service (regional programs)
  • Southern Forest Resource Assessment (2002)
  • Sustainability Homepage for the Northeastern Area

International

• United Nations Forum on Forests
  • U.S. Preliminary National Report to the Third Session (May 2003)
• United Nations Sustainable Development Home Page
  • Agenda 21
  • Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
  • U.S. Country Profile for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002)
• Summary of the International Conference on the Contribution of Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management (CICI Conference, February 2003, Guatemala)
• Center for International Forestry Research
  • North American Test of Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forestry

National Resources

• USDA Forest Service
  • State and Private Forestry
  • C&I First Approximation Report (1997)
  • Local Unit Criteria and Indicator Development Project (LUCID)
  • See below for regional Forest Service activities.
• Government Accountability Office
  • Environmental Indicators Report (September 2004)
  • Comprehensive Indicators Report (November 2004)
• Federal Geographic Data Committee
  • Sustainable Forest Data Working Group
• Interagency Working Group on Sustainable Development Indicators

State Resources

• California
  • The Changing California:Forest and Range 2003 Assessment
• Illinois
  • Illinois Report on Sustainable Forest Management: Criteria and Indicators (Full Report)
  • Illinois Report on Sustainable Forest Management: Criteria and Indicators (Summary Report)
• Maine
  • 2001 Biennial Report on the State of the Forest and Progress on Forest Sustainability Standards
• Maryland
  • Maryland's Strategic Forest Land Assessment
• Minnesota
  • Sustainable Forest Resources Act
• National Association of State Foresters
  • NASF Website
  • Resolution on a national policy for sustainable forests (2006)
  • A Stewardship Handbook for Family Forest Ownerships (2005)
  • Principles and Guides for a Well-Managed Forest (2003)
• Oregon
  • Oregon Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management
  • Sustainable Forestry Indicators Project
  • Oregon Board of Forestry's 2003 Forestry Plan
  • Oregon Department of Forestry's First Approximation Report (2001)
  • Oregon Small Woodland Owners
• Vermont
  • The Vermont Forest Resource Plan 1999-2008

Tribal Governments and Programs

• Intertribal Timber Council
• Menominee Tribal Enterprises

Local and Community Resources

• Green Infrastructure Center

Educational Resources

• Criteria & Indicators for Land Owners - State-specific Templates

Forest Certification

• Comparing Forest Management Certification Systems and the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators Stakeholders frequently ask about the differences between forest certification systems and the Montreal C&I. This report, written under the auspices of the Roundtable, provides the forest stakeholder community with a clearer understanding.
• Certification Programs (in alphabetical order)
  • American Tree Farm System
  • Forest Stewardship Council (U.S. website)
  • Green Tag Forestry
  • Sustainable Forestry Initiative
• Forest Certification Resource Center