- Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) Group
- SDI Inventory, Organized by Issue
- Working Draft, Version 3, October 8, 1996
Definition: The protection of land from damage, development, or destruction
Candidate SDI:
- Cultural Forest Land (98 USDA FS)
- Definition: area and percent of forest land managed in relation to the total area of forest land to protect the range of cultural, social and spiritual needs and values
- SDI Framework Element: Forest Land (1.2.2.3)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land
- Forest Substanance Use (103 USDA FS)
- Definition: Protected areas of Forest Land used for subsistence purposes.
- SDI Framework Element: Forest Land (1.2.2.3)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land
- Protected Forest by Age (61 USDA FS)
- Definition: Extent of areas by forest type in protected areas defined by age class or successional stage
- SDI Framework Element: Forest Land (1.2.2.3)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land
- Protected Forest by Type (60 USDA FS)
- Definition: Extent of areas by forest type in protected area categories as defined by IUCNN2 or other classification systems.
- SDI Framework Element: Forest Land (1.2.2.3)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land
- Protected Land (323 UN CSD)
- Definition: Protected area as % of total land area
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystems, Land (1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Protected Land
Definition: Sufficient laws and regulations to ensure protection of the environment
Candidate SDI:
- Biosafety Regulations (326 UN CSD)
- Definition: National biosafety regulations/guide lines
- SDI Framework Element: Law (1.3.3.3)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Regulations
- Environment Protection Expenditures (280 UN CSD)
- Definition: Environmental protection expenditure as % of Gross Domestic Product
- SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Environmental Taxes Subsidies (281 UN CSD)
- Definition: (Environmental ) Taxes and subsidies as % of government revenue
- SDI Framework Element: Income (3.1.4)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Taxes
- Forest Law Enforcement (113 USDA FS)
- Definition: number of persons designated to enforce laws, regulations, guidelines that promote the sustainable use of forests
- SDI Framework Element: Justice, Public Order and Safety (1.1.2.3.7.5)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Officers
- Forest Management Laws (107 USDA FS)
- Definition: Extent to which the legal framework (laws, regulations, guidelines) supports the conservation and sustainable management of forests, including the extent to which it encourages best practice codes for forest management.
- SDI Framework Element: Law (1.3.3.3)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Regulations
- Forest Management Laws (108 USDA FS)
- Definition: number of laws, regulations, and guidelines supporting the conservation and sustainable use of forests
- SDI Framework Element: Law (1.3.3.3)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Regulations
- Forest Property Rights (104 USDA FS)
- Definition: Extent to which the legal framework (laws, regulations, guidelines) supports the conservation and sustainable management of forests, including the extent to which it clarifies property rights, provides for appropriate land tenure arrangements, recognizes customary and traditional rights of indigenous people, and provides means of resolving property disputes by due process.
- SDI Framework Element: Law (1.3.3.3)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Regulations
Definition: Joint agreements, programs, policies, and laws between the United States and other countries to address sustainable development
Candidate SDI:
- Environmental US Aid (48 PCSD)
- Definition: dollars of US contribution to environmentally targeted development aid
- SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Maritime Agreements (298 UN CSD)
- Definition: Participation in maritime treaties/agreements (yes/no)
- SDI Framework Element: National Security and International Affairs (1.1.2.3.7.6)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Ratified Treaties
- Ratified International Treaties (347 UN CSD)
- Definition: Ratification of international agreements
- SDI Framework Element: National Security and International Affairs (1.1.2.3.7.6)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Ratified Treaties
- Ratified International Treaties (348 UN CSD)
- Definition: Implementation of ratified international agreements through national legislation
- SDI Framework Element: National Security and International Affairs (1.1.2.3.7.6)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Ratified Treaties
- Regional Trade Agreements (267 UN CSD)
- Definition: Participation in regional trade agreements (yes/no)
- SDI Framework Element: National Security and International Affairs (1.1.2.3.7.6)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Ratified Treaties
- US Aid Sustainable Development (49 PCSD)
- Definition: Development and use of new measures for assessing progress toward sustainable development in countries receiving U.S. assistance.
- SDI Framework Element: National Security and International Affairs (1.1.2.3.7.6)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Indicators
Definition: Adequate infrastructure to define public policy with respect to sustainable development
Candidate SDI:
- Environmental Strategy Programs (342 UN CSD)
- Definition: Programmes for national environmental strategies (yes/no)
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions (1.3.4.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Programs
- Forest Planning Policy (105 USDA FS)
- Definition: Extent to which the legal framework (laws, regulations, guidelines) supports the conservation and sustainable management of forests, including the extent to which it provides for periodic forest-related planning, assessment, and policy review that recognizes the range of forest values, including coordination with relevant sectors.
- SDI Framework Element: Law (1.3.3.3)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Regulations
- Forest Policy (110 USDA FS)
- Definition: Number of plans released each year related to sustainable forest management
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions (1.3.4.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Plans
- Forest Policy Hearings (106 USDA FS)
- Definition: Number of people who attend public hearings related to sustainable forest management
- SDI Framework Element: Law (1.3.3.3)
- Element Characteristic: Number of People
- Forest Product Trade Policy (115 USDA FS)
- Definition: Number of trade policies supporting sustainable forest management
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions (1.3.4.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Trade Policies
- Forest Valuation (114 USDA FS)
- Definition: extent to which economic policies and measures support the conservation of forests
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions (1.3.4.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Policies
- Land Reform Policy (301 UN CSD)
- Definition: Land reform policy (yes/no)
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions (1.3.4.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Policies
- Land Use (299 UN CSD)
- Definition: Area of land ecosystems organized by use
- SDI Framework Element: Ecosystems, Land (1.2.2)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Land
- Local Resource Management (302 UN CSD)
- Definition: Decentralized local level natural resource management
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions (1.3.4.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Programs
- Mandated EIA (346 UN CSD)
- Definition: Mandated EIA (yes/no)
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions (1.3.4.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Programs
- National Councils for Sustainable Development (344 UN CSD)
- Definition: National Councils for Sustainable Development (yes/no)
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions (1.3.4.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Programs
- Public Forest Hearings (109 USDA FS)
- Definition: total number of public hearings related to sustainable forest management
- SDI Framework Element: Organizing People (1.3.2.3)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Hearings
- Sustainable Development Strategies (343 UN CSD)
- Definition: Sustainable development strategies (yes/no)
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions (1.3.4.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Programs
Definition: Adequate education of the concepts involved in sustainable development
Candidate SDI:
- Agriculture Research Spending (313 UN CSD)
- Definition: Cost of extension services provided and investment in agricultural research (US$)
- SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Forest Defendant Species (63 USDA FS)
- Definition: The number of forest dependent species;
- SDI Framework Element: Species Diversity (1.2.1.2.4)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Species
- Forest Ecosystem Research (119 USDA FS)
- Definition: dollars designated for research aimed at improving forest management and understanding of forest ecosystem characteristics and function
- SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Forest Management Schools (111 USDA FS)
- Definition: total number of colleges which offer courses in sustainable forest management
- SDI Framework Element: Intellectual and Cultural Organizations (1.3.4.10)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Schools
- National Standard Schools (54 PCSD)
- Definition: number of school systems that have adopted K-12 voluntary standards for learning about sustainable development
- SDI Framework Element: Educational Institutions (1.3.4.3)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Schools
- Silviculture Logger Education (152 CEQ)
- Definition: number of states that have received grants to develop and test the incorporation of silviculture and ecology instruction into planned or ongoing logger education
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions (1.3.4.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of States
- Sustainable Development Schools (53 PCSD)
- Definition: Increased number of curricula, materials, and training opportunities that teach the principles of sustainable development.
- SDI Framework Element: Intellectual and Cultural Organizations (1.3.4.10)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Schools
Definition: Adequate expenditures on research and development related to sustainable development
Candidate SDI:
- Forest Research Labs (121 USDA FS)
- Definition: Total number of research organizations that conduct research on sustainable forest management
- SDI Framework Element: Intellectual and Cultural Organizations (1.3.4.10)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Laboratories
- Net Resource Transfer (276 UN CSD)
- Definition: Ratio of net resource transfer/Gross Domestic Product (%)
- SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- ODA (277 UN CSD)
- Definition: Total ODA given or received as percentage of Gross Domestic Product (%)
- SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Sustainable Development Spending (282 UN CSD)
- Definition: Amount of new or additional funding for sustainable development given/ received since 1992 (US$)
- SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- US Foreign Aid (47 PCSD)
- Definition: dollars of federal money dedicated to international aid or developing nations
- SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent