Forest Condition

This section describes different ways to measure forest condition, including presence of particular plant and animal groups, presence of pests and disease, nutrient cycling, and tree and forest damage and mortality.

Associated Indicators

State forestry program funding

Adequately funding state regulation of forestry is more likely to result in forestry activities being legally executed and forests being sustainably used. Adequacy could be measured as the proportion of funding needed to carry out forest and forestry monitoring, to use information in decision-making, and to review decisions and he outcomes of decisions.

Terrestrial: Forest health

This indicator is best thought of as an index of condition, composed of multiple metrics that together give a measure of "health". The term health is most relevant when compared to reference conditions defined as healthy or unhealthy.